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Government borrowing soared to £34.1BILLION in December the third highest monthly figure EVER amid growing fears over the £2.1TRILLION debt mountain Government borrowing £34.1billion in December, third highest month on record The UK’s debt pile hit £2.13trillion at the end of the year, 99.4 per cent of GDP Total borrowing April-December was highest since records … Read more
Three boroughs in and around London have become the UK’s Covid hot-spots for infection rates – with as many as 1 in 15 people having had the virus in one area alone. London’s Barking and Dagenham, the neighbouring borough of Redbridge, and the commuter area of Thurrock, in Essex, are all in the grips of … Read more
House prices soared at a rate of £275 a week to hit a record high by the end of last year, figures reveal Despite the pandemic, house prices soared by 6 per cent according to Halifax Mortgage approvals are at 13-year high but estate agents warn prices could fall Property prices rose by £275 a … Read more
DFS Furniture reveals online sales soared during the pandemic but now Tier 4 shutdowns and border closures threaten its prospects Online sales rose 76% over the 24 weeks to December 13 It helped boost overall sales by 19 per cent compared with last year But the firm is being forced to close 52 showrooms that … Read more
It’s not just looks that can be deceptive. In the world of investing there is an array of stock market-listed investment trusts that have names which give little away as to what the managers who run them do all day. The list is exhaustive and includes the likes of Foreign & Colonial – the country’s … Read more
Charity donations soared by £800million in the first months of coronavirus pandemic, research suggests The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) found a rise in donations despite uncertainty The public donated a total of £5.4billion between January and June this year CAF said some causes suffered huge losses as donors shifted to support NHS By Daily Mail … Read more
Drug offences soared by 30 per cent during the coronavirus lockdown as overall recorded crime dropped by a quarter compared to 2019, new figures show. Total recorded crime fell by 121,873 in April compared to the same month last year after Britain was plunged under draconian coronavirus restrictions, according to an Office for National Statistics report published today. … Read more
Mind the train! Newlyweds pose for photos on RAILWAY TRACK to get the beauty spot behind in shot Unnamed couple kissed on a path over the track near Whitby, North Yorkshire Image released by Network Rail to warn of new craze for level crossing pictures Total of 1,239 trespasses on UK railways last month – the … Read more
Super-confident rats are invading UK homes through toilets and letterboxes after breeding soared and food became scarce in lockdown, pest control firm says Pest control company Rentokil said lockdown caused rats to become confident They have seen 22% increase in call-outs for services compared to past six years Rats have gained confidence due to fewer … Read more
Public Health England’s Excel bungle has drastically changed the outlook of England’s coronavirus outbreak, with infection rates in the North soaring overnight. Following the revelation that almost 16,000 ‘missed’ cases had been added to the system, infection rates spiralled in every authority of the country except four at the weekend — all of which were … Read more