Traditional thatched cottages could disappear from the landscape in 20 years’ time because of a shortage of the right type of straw, Historic England warns Historic England said thatched houses could be thing of the past within 20 years High rents taking toll on thatchers, who can’t afford to pay for business premises Thatching straw … Read more
New York, Venice, the Maldives — these and more popular holiday destinations are at risk of being flooded or totally submerged by sea level rise, experts have warned. While cities like New Orleans and Tokyo will face increased risk of flooding, places like the Seychelles and Fiji may disappear beneath the waves entirely. According to … Read more
A Tory council today vowed to continue to rip up a ‘disastrous’ cycle lane in West London despite Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists trying to stop them. Workmen last night managed to remove 38 plastic bollards on Kensington High Street before left-wing demonstrators glued themselves to their van, forcing them to stop. But defiant Kensington and … Read more
The Fortnum & Mason CEO today gloomily predicted a third of British retail brands will disappear by March after an 80% plunge in footfall due to lockdown and shoppers avoiding the West End. Ewan Venters said the Government’s new strict tier system, which bans people meeting anyone outside their household indoors, would restrict the number … Read more
During the first lockdown, you couldn’t avoid them popping up all over the place, spreading ‘inspirational’ phrases like butter and showing off their fashionable displays of houseplants. But this time around, where are the celebrities? Apart from Lily James – to whom huge thanks for providing delicious gossip fodder with that jaunt on a scooter in … Read more
Borrowers relying on £500 overdraft buffers will be stung when they vanish as Bank of England finds rates for going into the red are at a record high Overdraft rates have more than doubled since March to 22.52% Banks were required to lower customers’ borrowing costs for 3 months Regulators gave them the green light … Read more
Free money! How the Bank of England used quantitative easing to make £150bn UK debt disappear Since March 2009, £745bn has been created out of thin air under the scheme Money was used to buy Government bonds from banks and other investors But £100bn of these have run to maturity without being sold back to … Read more
President Donald Trump has highlighted declining new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in former hotspots Florida, Texas and Arizona, asserting that the pandemic ‘will disappear’ – even as deaths topped 2,000 in 24 hours for the first time since May. Trump said at a press conference on Friday night at his golf club in New Jersey … Read more
There are currently no three-bedroom family homes for sale in London that cost less than £325,000, according to property websites Rightmove and Zoopla. The cheapest family house in the capital with three bedrooms is currently on the market for ‘offers in excess of £325,000’. While it has a garden and a modern bathroom, the terrace property … Read more
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus may fade quickly in those who have mild illnesses, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among patients who barely experience symptoms, or none at all, antibodies drop sharply over the first three months and then by roughly half every 36 days. Continuing at that rate, the antibodies would disappear within about … Read more