Britain’s £221billion consumer debt pile shrank by nearly £7.5billion in April, the largest fall ever recorded by the Bank of England. As households cut their spending during the coronavirus lockdown, the amount households they borrowed slumped to £11.8billion, almost half of the figure for February. Although the amount households paid back also dropped, the spending … Read more
Car production in the UK limped to fewer than 200 vehicles last month – a massive drop from 71,000 the same month a year earlier – as plants were forced to close during the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 197 cars left Britain’s factories, all of which were ‘premium, luxury and sports cars’ that are … Read more
April was the deadliest month ON RECORD in England and Wales: Official figures show 88,000 people died amid the coronavirus pandemic – TWICE as many as last April By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:03 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 10:10 BST, 28 May 2020 A total of 88,153 people died … Read more
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, April and May 2021 have become the most popular months for Britons to book overseas package holidays for. That’s according to UK data gathered over the past month by TravelSupermarket, which revealed that the most booked destination is Paphos in Cyprus, followed by the Costa Blanca then Orlando. … Read more
Almost three-quarters of a million MOTs were still carried out last month, despite the government giving motorists a six-month test exemption from 30 March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Motorists were urged to not use their cars during stricter lockdown rules in April, with only front-line and essential workers allowed to continue driving and have … Read more
Retail sales plummeted by a FIFTH in April as Britons stopped buying fuel and clothing amid coronavirus lockdown – but purchases of alcohol were UP By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:54 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 08:54 BST, 22 May 2020 Retail sales plummeted by nearly a fifth last month as … Read more
Government borrowed £62BILLION in April the highest on record as it bailed out millions of businesses and workers with coronavirus lockdown wreaking havoc on the economy Government borrowing topped £62billion in April, the highest ever recorded Borrowing in April was around the same as the total amount for the previous year Public debt is on … Read more
Sweden suffered its deadliest month in nearly 30 years in April, figures reveal as country continues to adopt a more relaxed approach to fighting Covid-19 April saw the most deaths recorded in a month in Sweden since December 1993 A total of 10,458 deaths were recorded in the country of 10.3 million inhabitants Sweden has … Read more
Visits to Britain’s shops plunged by record 85% in April By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 BST, 17 May 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 17 May 2020 Visits to Britain’s shops plunged by a record 85 per cent last month. High Streets saw footfall drop by 81.8 per cent compared with April … Read more
A sunny spring may partly explain why coronavirus cases have fallen dramatically in the UK in recent weeks, according to scientists. COVID-19 spreads via droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes and, under the right conditions, can survive on objects for hours where it stays infectious. But Professor Keith Neal, an epidemiologist at the University of Nottingham, … Read more