Will making saw huge spike in 2020: we explain how to write yours

The number of Britons making financial plans for after they die saw a huge increase in 2020, according to an online will-writing company .  Farewill said that it helped 267 per cent more people make online and telephone wills in 2020 than in 2019. The biggest increase was among under-35s, it said, with a 300 … Read more

Financial compensation bill to hit £1bn after a spike in failed firms

Investors could face higher bills after compensation bill for victims of mis-selling and collapsed firms tops £1bn By Rachel Rickard Straus For The Mail On Sunday Published: 11:46 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 11:46 GMT, 14 February 2021 Savers and investors face higher product and advice charges this year as a result of a … Read more

Only four areas saw a spike in Covid infection rates during first week of February, figures reveal

Only four areas in England saw a spike in Covid infection rates during the first week of February, official figures revealed today. All key metrics now indicate that England is well past the peak, with the number of Covid patients being admitted to hospital dropping to its lowest level so far this year and in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Call for probe into spike in care home deaths

Campaigners have ramped up their demands for a public inquiry into Britain’s care home Covid crisis because deaths are still spiralling.  Coronavirus fatalities in care homes have hit the highest levels since May, official figures revealed yesterday. More than 2,500 residents had the virus mentioned on their death certificates in England and Wales over the seven days … Read more

Covid-19 is blamed for spike in AVALANCHE deaths

Covid-19 has been blamed for a spike in avalanche deaths, with experts saying skiers are going off-piste to avoid crowds and ignoring warnings because they are sick of following coronavirus rules. So far this winter, 14 people have died as a result of avalanche accidents in Switzerland, including eight people over the last weekend alone. … Read more

Cody Simpson imitates Rhys Ifans’ iconic character Spike from the movie Notting Hill

Cody Simpson imitates Rhys Ifans’ iconic character Spike from the movie Notting Hill… and wears a VERY naughty T-shirt By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:57 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 05:58 GMT, 11 January 2021 Proving he’s a man of many talents, Cody Simpson showed off his acting chops in a … Read more

Apple App Store grossed $64 billion last year as lockdown saw sales spike over 25 percent from 2019

Apple’s App Store generated a record $64 billion in revenue last year as coronavirus lockdowns saw sales shoot up more than 25 percent from 2019 Analysts estimate gross sales from the amount Apple paid to developers  Paid apps earning rose 28 percent compared to a mere 3.1 percent in 2019 Google Play only grossed $38.6 billion, … Read more

Human migration over the past 500 years has resulted in spike in vitamin D deficiencies

When? September. By who? Cordoba University in Spain. What did scientists study? 50 Covid-19 hospital patients with Covid-19 were given vitamin D. Their health outcomes were compared with 26 volunteers in a control group who were not given the tablets. What did they find? Only one of the 50 patients needed intensive care and none died. … Read more

First lockdown led to spike in unhealthy diets and alcohol consumption

First lockdown led to increase in unhealthy behaviours including drinking more alcohol and eating less fruit and veg – with women and young people faring worst More than 1,000 participants signed up to a daily lifestyle survey in April  The average person consumed one portion less of fruit and veg per day  Analysis indicated people … Read more

Coronavirus can affect the brain because its ‘spike’ protein is capable of crossing blood barrier

Covid-19 may be able to infect the brain because it carries a protein capable of getting through the barrier at the top of the spinal cord, a study suggests. University of Washington researchers found the virus’ spike protein, which it uses to latch onto human cells, can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, taking the … Read more