Homebuyers rushed online to look for their next home within half an hour of the Chancellor’s immediate stamp duty cut. Rightmove reported a 22 per cent jump in traffic to its site within 30 minutes of Rishi Sunak confirming the cut in his mini-Budget today. The property search website said the cut would produce savings … Read more
No excess deaths have been recorded in England and Wales for the second week in a row as the Covid-19 crisis continues to fizzle out for now. Government statistics reveal 8,979 deaths from all causes were recorded across the seven-day spell that ended June 26 — 3.4 per cent fewer than average. Coronavirus is likely … Read more
Number of people dying in England and Wales drops BELOW average for the first time since coronavirus hit Britain in March, official statistics show By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 09:44 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 09:58 BST, 30 June 2020 The number of people dying each week in England and … Read more
The average British adult has around £598’s worth of unused gadgets just gathering dust about their home — equal to some £16.5 billion of tech — a study has found. However, these forgotten gems may not stay so precious, as smart phones, tablets, computers, and consoles have depreciated by some 20 per cent in the last year. … Read more
Children at home during coronavirus lockdowns on the East Coast have gained an average of 7lbs since March, a new survey shows. New Jersey children put on the most weight, at an average of 10.2lbs, closely followed by kids in New York and Massachusetts, who gained an average of nearly 10lbs. American schools include daily … Read more
London becomes the first region in England to see deaths fall BELOW average as Covid-19 crisis continues to fade and coronavirus death toll plummets to 10-week low In London 891 people died of all causes between May 30 and June 5, down from 917 average for that week At least 47,820 people have died across … Read more
Average UK household contains a small car’s worth of plastic including food packaging, textiles and white goods — but only four per cent is recycled, study shows Experts from Exeter created a tool to asses the ‘invisible’ plastic in our homes In 2018, the team found that each UK resident had around 1,043 lbs of plastic … Read more
Lost your keys? Replacing a car fob has become 29% more expensive than it was in 2013 Motorists are losing their car keys in record numbers – and if you can’t find yours it’s bad news, the average bill for a replacement set is £215. Analysis of 1,500 claims made to key insurer Keycare found … Read more
Top fixed rates are disappearing: Average account now pays just 0.3% compared with 0.75% ten years ago By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 2 June 2020 | Updated: 23:18 BST, 2 June 2020 Savers are being urged to snap up top one-year fixed rates before they disappear — but you should … Read more
Marine species are edging closer to Earth’s poles at an average pace of 3.7 miles per year as climate change causes global ocean temperatures to rise Experts reviewed 258 studies into shifting habitat ranges with climate change They used this to make a database, BioShifts, that covers some 12,000 species Marine species are moving poleward six times faster … Read more