Resolution Foundations warns Covid rules could cause economy to shrink by 6% more than predicted

Tough measures put in place to control the spread of a new Covid variant in the UK could lead to slower economic growth next year than first predicted, a leading think tanks has today warned. The Resolution Foundation says the economy could be six per cent smaller by Easter than first forecast by the UK’s … Read more

Will Ferrell sports 1970s retro style on the set of dark comedy series The Shrink Next Door in LA

Will Ferrell sports 1970s retro style on the set of dark comedy series The Shrink Next Door in Downtown LA By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 03:24 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 03:24 GMT, 17 November 2020 Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd  are set to star in the upcoming dark comedy series The Shrink Next … Read more

UK economy to shrink 11% with unemployment at 2.6m, B of E warns

Britain’s economy will shrink by 11% and unemployment will rise to 2.6million amid Boris Johnson’s latest lockdown, bank of England warns Governor Andrew Bailey said the Bank expects the economy to shrink again   He said economic output would be 11% lower at end of the year than at the start  Added that unemployment would rise … Read more

Britain’s economy will shrink by 11% and unemployment will rise to 2.6million, bank of England warns

Britain’s economy will shrink by 11% and unemployment will rise to 2.6million amid Boris Johnson’s latest lockdown, bank of England warns Governor Andrew Bailey said the Bank expects the economy to shrink again   He said economic output would be 11% lower at end of the year than at the start  Added that unemployment would rise … Read more

Woman wears a corset 18 HOURS a day because she wants to shrink her tiny 21.5-inch waist

A single mother who wants to break the record for the world’s smallest waist has revealed that she wears a corset for 18 hours a day to shrink her already tiny 21.5-inch torso. Sammy Wilson, 26, from Georgia, started waist training in April 2019 to help add some curves to her frame after losing weight. … Read more

New coronavirus curbs ‘would cost £250m A DAY’: Economy could shrink by 5%, experts warn

Partial lockdowns which discourage eating out and a return by workers to the office could shrink the economy by up to 5 per cent, a think-tank warned yesterday. The Centre for Economics and Business Research calculated the bill for major restrictions covering sectors such as hospitality at up to £250million a day. This would mean … Read more

Widespread face mask use could shrink `R´ and stop second wave

The widespread use of face masks in Britain could keep the reproduction rate below one and stop a second wave of coronavirus, a study suggests.   Modelling by the universities of Cambridge and Greenwich found if half of Brits wore masks it would prevent the crisis from spiralling back out of control.   The researchers said mask-wearing … Read more

Researchers shrink complex brain-reading tech that can take up an entire room to the size of helmet

Mind-reading helmet that picks up brain’s electrical signals to be released this year after researchers shrink complex tech that can take up an entire room Two helmet-sized devices developed by Kernel can read a wearer’s brain activity The device stands in stark contrast to much bulkier brain-scanning machines Kernel says it will be ready to … Read more

Credit card approvals will fall and interest-free terms will shrink

Banks will increasingly tighten lending criteria over the next three months, approvals for credit cards and loans will fall and interest-free term lengths will shrink, banking giants and building societies predict. The Bank of England’s latest credit conditions survey revealed lenders by a large margin believe the availability of unsecured credit for households will decrease … Read more

Britain’s economy will shrink by 15 per cent between April and June experts warn

Britain’s economy will shrink by 15 per cent between April and June – the steepest contraction on record, experts warn The UK will enter deepest recession since the financial crisis, experts warn   Rescue measures could cause Government borrowing to shoot up to £180billion Michael Gove hinted yesterday that a new era of austerity is on … Read more