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Child eating disorders soar amid the pandemic as isolation from friends and cancelled exams promote stress, experts say Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health asked parents to look out for signs Social media use can give children unrealistic ideas of how body should look Some paediatricians had seen eating disorders quadruple compared to last … Read more
South Africa bans alcohol sales, makes masks compulsory and closes many of the country’s beaches as coronavirus cases soar again after restrictions were eased Alcohol will be banned and beaches closed in South Africa, it was announced The country’s president announced a raft of new measures to battle coronavirus He blamed a surge in cases … Read more
Sales at online fashion retailer Missguided soar 45% since April, paving way for potential stock market flotation By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 19 December 2020 Sales at online fashion retailer Missguided have soared 45 per cent since April, paving the way for a … Read more
Just like granny used to make! Sales of retro desserts like trifle and sticky toffee pudding soar as nostalgic shoppers seek ‘comfort’ at Christmas, Waitrose figures reveal Waitrose sales figures show demand for retro desserts and puddings has surged Trifle sales are up 35 per cent on last year and cherry pie sales are up … Read more
Dixons’ electric lockdown: Sales soar as families rush online to kit out home offices – and buy games consoles for the kids By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 16 December 2020 Shares in Britain’s biggest electricals chain Dixons Carphone rocketed 12 per cent after … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus cases have risen by more than a third in one week, after 20,263 people tested positive today. Official figures also revealed 232 people have died after contracting the virus – in a 22.8 per cent spike on the 189 deaths seen on this day last week. Today’s case total is the highest Monday figure … Read more
Teaching unions push breaking schools up early for Christmas over fears of coronavirus Heads in England have already been granted the option of closing on Thursday However some have decided to close even earlier amid a rise in cases Unions are pressing for an immediate switch to online learning in virus hotspots By Josh White … Read more
House prices are forecast to keep on climbing next year in spite of Brexit, the Covid crisis and whether or not the Government extends the stamp duty holiday, a property portal has claimed. Rightmove said asking prices rose almost 7 per cent this year and predicts a further 4 per cent increase in 2021. It … Read more
Airbnb shares more than doubled in price as it made a triumphant debut on the US market on Thursday with the home-sharing company now valued at $100 billion. Shares soared 115 percent when it opened at $146 on the Nasdaq on Thursday, far above the initial public offering price of $68 apiece that raised $3.5 … Read more
Russia has dramatically increased naval and air operations near Britain, raising fears Moscow is exploiting the pandemic to test UK responses. The Royal Navy has been forced to deploy 17 times this year to escort Russian vessels passing through British waters, figures reveal. This is up 26 per cent on last year. Moscow has also increased … Read more