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Over-55s become cautious about cashing in on their homes with equity release drawdowns dropping by more than a fifth last year By Helen Crane For Thisismoney.Co.Uk Published: 07:46 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 07:46 GMT, 29 January 2021 Older homeowners were more cautious about taking cash out from their properties in 2020, as drawdowns … Read more
Rental costs in pockets of some cities across Britain have fallen drastically in the last 12 months, two separate reports show. Rents in Birmingham, Edinburgh and London fell between 5 and 8 per cent in the last year, data from SpareRoom shows – and in one capital postcode, they have plummeted 26 per cent. Meanwhile, … Read more
The number of monarch butterflies wintering on the California coast has plummeted to a record low, according to entomologists. Fewer than 2,000 monarchs were recorded in November and December, compared to 200,000 barely three years ago. In the 1980s, the monarch butterflies migrating south to groves from Marin County to San Diego was estimated at … Read more
Travel chaos is set to grip parts of Britain today as the country endures chilly but bright weather – as forecasters warn milder conditions and the risk of flooding are just around the corner. Last night temperatures nearly hit -10C in parts of the country, with Katesbridge in Northern Ireland and Sennybridge in Wales enduring … Read more
More proof Britain’s Covid crisis is on the way out? Government’s own data shows deaths in London began falling LAST WEEK as symptom-tracking app claims daily cases have HALVED in a fortnight Public Health England’s daily data shows the average number of deaths has fallen four days in a row in London The Covid Symptom Study … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Shares in Babcock plunge by almost one fifth as British defence giant warns it could be forced to write down value of its contracts By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 15 January 2021 Shares in Babcock plunged by almost one fifth yesterday … Read more
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon is set to announce a dramatic sales slump over the key Christmas period after being impacted by coronavirus restrictions. Investors in the pub group will be keen to see the full extent of the impact of November’s lockdown in England as well as tighter tiered restrictions in December when it posts … Read more
Premier Inn owner Whitbread axes 1,500 jobs as sales plunge due to coronavirus restrictions – but it says cuts are less than expected By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:46 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 21:46 GMT, 14 January 2021 Whitbread has confirmed it has axed 1,500 jobs as sales … Read more
Boris Johnson will decide tomorrow whether to introduce stricter coronavirus restrictions as he faces calls from Labour to bring in a national lockdown. The Prime Minister has warned that curbs were ‘probably about to get tougher’ as Government sources said more areas of England could be plunged into Tier Four in days. Under the strict … Read more
Camila Alves takes the plunge in glittering gown as she cuddles up to Matthew McConaughey: ‘No one I’d rather be doing with…’ By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 19:12 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 19:12 GMT, 2 January 2021 Camila Alves cuddled up to her husband Matthew McConaughey in a snap she shared to … Read more