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Stress busters! From a sauna in a bag to a massaging helmet, which gadgets does our expert rate…

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Stress can alter the body’s ability to develop an immune response to vaccines, suggests recent research from Ohio State University, in the U.S. So, as the Covid jab is rolled out, there may be an even greater imperative to tackle it. ANGELA EPSTEIN asked Dr Alka Patel, a GP based in London, to assess a … Read more

How did Britain end up with the worst Covid-19 death rate in the world?

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The admission was startling. A fortnight ago, as Britain passed the grim milestone of 100,000 Covid deaths, the Prime Minister told the nation he was ‘deeply sorry’ for every life lost and insisted his Government ‘did everything we could’. It was an unusually sombre pause for Boris Johnson, whose dogged determination throughout the pandemic saw … Read more

Britain’s jobless rate soars to five-year high

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Britain’s jobless rate soars to five-year high after a record 395,000 lay-offs in the three months to November alone By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:59 GMT, 26 January 2021 Britain’s unemployment rate has hit its highest level in nearly five years. The number of jobless … Read more

UK jobless rate creeps up to 5 per cent as employment slides

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UK jobless rate creeps up to 5 per cent – the highest since 2016 – as employment slides with 800,000 fewer people on payroll than before the pandemic struck.. but the true damage is being masked by furlough ONS figures show unemployment has hit 5 per cent, highest level since 2016 Employment has fallen as … Read more

One in four homeowners on highest mortgage rate – and some wrongly think it helps pay it off quicker

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One in four homeowners is paying their lender’s highest mortgage rate – and some even think it helps them pay off their loan faster… Borrowers could save £4,080 per year by ditching their standard variable rate  This is the ‘default’ rate when your initial term ends and it can be up to 6%  Some thought … Read more

New mortgage lender claims it will let you lock in your interest rate for THIRTY years

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A new mortgage lender is planning to offer UK borrowers the ability to fix the rate of interest on their mortgage for up to 30 years. Perenna, which raised £7.3million during its latest funding round and plans to launch this summer, wants to bring ‘fixed for life’ mortgages to the UK market.  UK borrowers will … Read more

Covid England: Over-60s’ hospital mortality rate 13 times higher

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Almost 13 times more over-60s have died from coronavirus in England’s hospitals compared to those in younger age groups, official figures reveal. NHS England data shows 56,000 Covid deaths were recorded in over-60s by January 14 — but only 4,500 in the under-60s. The stark figures underline how the disease preys on the elderly, while … Read more

Covid UK: Daily death rate hits 1,820 peak though infections fall

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Britain today recorded its deadliest day of the Covid pandemic for second day in a row with 1,820 more victims, as the overall death toll creeps ever closer to the grim 100,000 milestone. Department of Health data shows nearly 20,000 fatalities have been recorded in 2021 already, with today’s figure being a 16 per cent … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death rate hits new high with 1,610 new fatalities

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Britain today announced a record 1,610 new coronavirus deaths in the country’s deadliest day of the pandemic so far — but cases are down by a quarter as the third lockdown continues to drive down the infection rate. Today’s grisly death toll marks a sharp 30 per cent rise on the 1,243 announced last Tuesday and … Read more