House sales in the UK soared by a quarter in January – despite lockdown – as buyers make a ‘sprint finish’ to beat next month’s stamp duty holiday deadline. More than 120,000 residential property sales were recorded last month, according to new figures released by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The figure is a 24.1 … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today unveiled a lockdown exit roadmap for Scotland which will see the stay at home rule lifted and the return of some non-essential shops on April 5. The Scottish First Minister said her ‘deliberately cautious’ plan will start with more pupils heading back to classrooms on March 15 after a limited reopening of … Read more
Campsites and holiday lets across Britain saw a surge in bookings as Boris Johnson mapped out his roadmap out of lockdown last night, with some rentals selling out within minutes. Holidays abroad may still be on hold, but Britain’s travel industry was given a shot in the arm by the news that staycations will be allowed … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon launches rival lockdown roadmap for Scotland vowing to be even MORE cautious than Boris Johnson with return of regional ‘tiers’ Nicola Sturgeon to set out lockdown exit strategy for Scotland this afternoon Immediate priorities for reopening will be education and more social interaction She has already confirmed that Scotland will return to geographic … Read more
A campaign has today been launched to make June 21 a Bank Holiday so Britons can properly celebrate the end of all coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Boris Johnson yesterday unveiled his ‘cautious’ lockdown exit strategy, which could see life in England return to something close to normal by June at the earliest. Under the plan, the … Read more
Britons are living under the sixth strictest lockdown in the world – and the second harshest in Europe – according to an analysis by the University of Oxford. Researchers have ranked the pandemic responses of 180 countries on a ‘stringency map’ by looking at how Covid restrictions have affected schools, offices, social gatherings, international travel … Read more
Kerry Katona has said she’d happily let her eldest daughters Molly, 19, and Lilly-Sue, 18, join a dating app. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, the Atomic Kitten star, 40, who met her fiancé Ryan Mahoney on Bumble, said that as long as her children are ‘safe’ she has no qualms with letting them search for love … Read more
Jessica Norris, 27, from Bolton, had battled depression since she was teenager One of Britain’s top pole dancers killed herself after being prevented from competing during the coronavirus lockdown, an inquest has heard. Two time winner of Miss Pole Dance UK Jessica Norris, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, had battled depression since she was a teenager but … Read more
Matt Hancock today slapped down Professor Neil Ferguson after he suggested the government’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown could be speeded up if things go well. The Health Secretary insisted there is no question of the timetable for easing restrictions being upgraded despite the unusually optimistic view from the leading epidemiologist. The spat came amid growing … Read more
A surge in firms hiring admin staff shows employers are looking at reopening offices after lockdown, a jobs market expert has today claimed. As it was today announced unemployment figures have reached a five-year high, James Reed, from recruiting firm Reed, said the number of jobs available on his company’s site was actually growing. He … Read more