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The UK gave out 312,770 Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday, official figures show, which marks the third consecutive day that the UK has missed the 400,000-a-day target needed to reach 15 million people by mid-February. The Department of Health figures showed that 312,770 vaccines were administered across the UK on January 26 – of which 311,060 … Read more
House prices rose at the fastest pace for nearly six years last month, as the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline continued to drive up the market. The average price of a home increased by 6.5 per cent to £229,721 in the year to November, according to Nationwide, adding almost £14,000 to the … Read more
The introduction of a new pension dashboard scheme enabling retirement savers to view details of all their pots from current and previous employers in one place is being delayed until 2023. The dashboard was originally supposed to be launched in 2019 with the aim of helping millions of people rediscover lost pension pots in an … Read more
Britain’s retailers have cut jobs at the fastest rate since the financial crisis in 2009 and could see yet more job losses in the coming months, a report has revealed. A survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) found the employment balance, which measures the number of retailers laying off and hiring staff over … Read more
Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million today, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic gathering pace even as countries remain divided in their response to the crisis. In the United States, which has the highest number of cases in the world with 3.91 million infections, President Donald Trump warned: ‘It will probably, unfortunately, … Read more
SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Trident Resources is setting a cracking pace in its bid to create a diversified UK mining royalty company By Alastair Ford, Proactive Investors, For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:18 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 14:18 BST, 15 July 2020 What a few weeks it’s been for Trident Resources. The company listed on … Read more
Marine species are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an average pace of 3.7 miles per year as climate change causes global ocean temperatures to rise Experts reviewed 258 studies into shifting habitat ranges with climate change They used this to make a database, BioShifts, that covers some 12,000 species Marine species are moving poleward six times faster … Read more
Average mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record as the property market officially reopened for business this week, but banks have not cut costs by as much as the Bank of England rate cut. Finance experts at Moneyfacts say the average two-year fixed rate is now at a record low of just 2.09 … Read more
Retail sales begin year rising at the fastest pace since last March but the amount we’re spending on fuel and online slips Retail sales increased by 0.9% month-on-month in January, new ONS figures say But, in the three months to January, amount of goods snapped up slipped 0.8% Higher prices at the pumps triggered a … Read more
Japan teetering on brink of recession after output shrinks at fastest pace for nearly six years By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 Japan is teetering on the brink of recession after output shrank at the fastest pace for nearly six years. … Read more