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Facebook’s profits increased by 53 per cent last year compared to 2019, as the tech giant benefitted from more people being at home during the pandemic and saw an increase in use of their platforms. Their results for the final quarter of 2020, reported on Wednesday, came as Apple announced that it too had had … Read more
Young people now care much more about pensions, with interest often sparked after they save a £5,000 pot, new research claims. Over the past three years, there has been a 58 per cent rise in 18 to 34-year-olds who feel confident that they will be able to afford retirement. What that requires varies according to … Read more
Cancer operations fell by 800 in the first fortnight of 2021 as hospital admissions for Covid-19 cases surged, new figures suggest Estimated 800 cancer surgeries were delayed between January 3 and 17 NHS England said urgent cancer cases were being treated with top priority But experts have described figures as ‘worrying’ and warned of consequences … Read more
UK economy bounced back by 16 per cent between July and September but national debt is the highest for 60 years and GDP is almost NINE PER CENT below where it was at the end of 2019 UK GDP increased by an estimated 16 per cent between July and September That represents the largest quarterly … Read more
The number of people dying with heart disease in England has surged back above average since the first wave of coronavirus, even though dementia deaths have plummeted. Public Health England data shows that at least 1,189 more people than usual have died of heart diseases since the end of May. But during the same time, … Read more
New weekly coronavirus infections in US nursing homes surged by 44% last month compared to September and deaths rose by 10% in seven days in mid-October, report reveals Over the course of the week ending in October 18, there were 8,575 new COVDI-19 cases in US nursing homes, an American Health Care Association report finds … Read more
‘Diseases of despair,’ including substance abuse, alcohol dependency and suicidal thoughts, have spiked in the US over the last decade, a new study suggests. Researchers found a 68 percent rise in Americans diagnosed with one of these disorders between 2009 and 2018. Increases for suicide-related thoughts were highest among teens under age 18, rising by … Read more
More than 10 million Americans have now been infected with coronavirus sine the pandemic began, according to the latest data. The U.S. is the first country in the world to cross that grim threshold, with 105,927 new cases reported among Americans Sunday alone. As of Sunday, 56,768 people in were hospitalized for the infection. Hospitalizations … Read more
HMRC admits missing all call waiting time targets this year as inquiries surged amid the pandemic HM Revenue & Customs ‘did not deliver customer service we would have liked’ It conceded these problems were likely to continue to hamper service next year Call wait times started rising in March and peaked at 14 minutes 59 … Read more
‘You can ride a horse on the road so why not an e-scooter?,’ asks Halfords boss as the sales of the vehicle surge 450% amid growing calls for legalisation The privately-owned use of e-scooters remains illegal on public roads in Britain Rental e-scooters are permitted though, offering a loophole that many exploit Halfords said the … Read more