Confidence among UK services sector firms at highest level in 15 years

Confidence among UK services sector firms at highest level in 15 years as bosses eye end of lockdowns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 Confidence among firms in Britain’s services sector has risen to its highest level for nearly 15 years … Read more

Alcohol withdrawal rates among hospitalized patients rose 34% during the COVID-19 pandemic

Alcohol withdrawal rates have skyrocketed amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers found a 34 percent increase in hospitalized patients experiencing symptoms such as headaches, nausea, tremors and seizures due to not using alcohol after a period of heavy drinking.  What’s more, the rates from March to September in 2020 were consistently higher compared … Read more

Small child with no shoes is among about 40 migrants to arrive at Dover in two boats today

Small child with no shoes is among 66 migrants to arrive at Dover in two boats today as extreme sea conditions ease Border Force intercepted at least two boats carrying 66 people today   Immigration officers brought them into Dover Marina, Kent, for processing  A young boy who seemed to be around eight years old was … Read more

Rashida Jones among celebs supporting #TimesUp Globe… after HFPA vows to ‘bring in Black members’

The Time’s Up organization is encouraging people to support its new #TimesUpGlobes protest campaign over the lack of diversity in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The growing movement comes just days after a scathing report by the Los Angeles Times revealed the HFPA, which runs and organizes the Golden Globe Awards, currently doesn’t have any Black … Read more

Covid UK: Donald Trump among rich celebrities who claimed furlough cash

Famous names worth billions have claimed thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money from the government to furlough staff during the coronavirus pandemic. They include well-known figures like Guy Ritchie, Cara Delevingne, Petra Ecclestone, the Queen’s nephew David Linley and even former US President Donald Trump. The job retention scheme was designed to help employers keep and … Read more

Prince’s ruffled silk shirt from Purple Rain among items set to fetch more than $100,000 at auction

The ruffled shirt worn by Prince in the hit 1984 film Purple Rain and one of his guitars are among the items set to fetch more than $100,000 at auction next month. Prince’s trademark shirt alone is expected to fetch a whopping $60,000.  The custom-made, silk garment comes with a ‘Prince’ label sewn into the … Read more

History beyond the clouds: 1968 Earthrise photo and lunar landing images among 600 snaps being sold

It was a photo of Earth which put human existence into perspective. The 1968 ‘Earthrise’ image, which was taken by astronauts from NASA‘s Apollo 8 mission, showed our planet as it looked from 240,000 miles away – a blue and white ball rising above the grey landscape of the moon and surrounded by pitch black. … Read more

Photographer says he has seen ‘first ever’ YELLOW penguin among colony on South Georgia 

Photographer says he has seen ‘first ever’ YELLOW penguin among colony on South Georgia Yves Adams, a wildlife photographer, claims he captured images of a ‘never before seen’ yellow penguin The young king penguin is seen sporting a bright yellow plumage while lounging in the surf of South Georgia Yves spotted the unusual looking bird … Read more

NHS unveils blueprint to tackle Covid vaccine hesitancy among BAME Brits

The NHS has unveiled its ‘blueprint’ to improve coronavirus vaccine uptake among ethnic minority groups.   Local faith and community leaders team up with doctors to host online virtual events where they will answer questions and address concerns people have about the jabs.  They will also distribute leaflets in 20 languages – including Arabic, Punjabi and … Read more