Padstow in Cornwall is the No.1 place that Britons plan to visit for the very first time this summer

Revealed: Padstow is the No.1 place that Britons plan to visit for the very first time this summer followed by the Lake District and Arthur’s Seat A poll of 2,000 adults found two-thirds are planning a UK staycation this year  Four in ten said they planned to visit parts of the country they’d never been … Read more

Britons eye up villas in Spain and Greece as restrictions ease

With travel restrictions easing, the number of Britons browsing online for a more permanent place in the sun is on the rise, new findings suggest. In rank order, Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and Greece are the top five most sought after locations for Britons looking online to snap up a home abroad, property site Rightmove … Read more

Millions of Britons now hold cryptocurrency like bitcoin

Not so long ago, sandwiched somewhere in between the EU referendum and the coronavirus pandemic, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies briefly became the hottest global topic. With prices soaring, many blindly took a punt, worried they would miss out on a chance for a quick and large profit – the only way was up and all that … Read more

Boris Johnson pleads with Britons to be ‘sensible’ when pubs reopen

‘Don’t let everyone down’: Boris Johnson pleads with Britons to be ‘sensible’ when pubs reopen on ‘Super Saturday’ with police braced for chaos and fears of coronavirus case surge Boris Johnson has appealed for the public to show restraint on ‘Super Saturday’ Lockdown easing in England from tomorrow with pubs set to open once more … Read more

Half of Britons tested at home ‘don’t get results for at least FOUR DAYS’

Half of Britons with tell-tale Covid-19 symptoms don’t get test results for at least four days after they first become ill, it emerged today.  Scientists have warned the huge delays are rendering Number 10‘s contact tracing scheme useless, and could allow the epidemic to spiral back out of control.  SAGE says close contacts need to … Read more

Is the UK risking a second wave? 26% of Britons admit being less strict about social distancing

Is the UK risking a second wave? A quarter of Britons admit they are being less strict about social distancing including more than 40 PER CENT of young people – as the country comes back to life with almost half of staff now commuting to work Some 26% said they were paying less attention to … Read more

Johnson ‘set to green-light holidays to 95 destinations’ – but only a dozen will let Britons enter

Boris Johnson ‘is set to green-light holidays to 95 destinations’ – but only a dozen will have air bridges in place to let Britons enter from Day One on Monday Boris Johnson is set to announce Britons can travel to the majority of the EU Other permitted destinations will include all British overseas territories and … Read more

Britons working from home during the coronavirus lockdown have spent almost £2 BILLION

Britons working from home during the coronavirus lockdown have spent almost £2 BILLION on new desks, headphones, laptops and other office equipment, survey reveals Seven million workers have spent £233 on average, according to Uswitch.com And half a million are thought to have blown more than £500 on office essentials Headphones were the most popular … Read more

Almost a QUARTER of Britons drunk at least four times a week during lockdown

The number of Britons drinking alcohol at ‘problematic’ levels has risen dramatically during the coronavirus lockdown, research suggests.  Data from nearly 12,000 Britons revealed almost a quarter of adults were drinking more than four days a week in lockdown. In comparison, the rate was just 14.2 per cent pre-pandemic.   The number of Brits binge drinking at … Read more