Housebuilding to fall by a third as construction sites reopen with strict new rules By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 Housebuilders across the UK are returning to work – but experts have warned the Covid-19 pandemic may cut their annual output … Read more
Bird watchers report a drop in swift and swallow sightings as experts blame a freak Mediterranean storm that killed thousands of birds in April In April heavy winds over Greece forced migrating birds to be flown off course Thousands of these birds migrating from Africa were found dead in the streets UK bird surveys have … Read more
Retailers suffer worst slump on record with sales of goods across the UK plummeting by almost a fifth in April By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:34 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 23:34 BST, 12 May 2020 Sales of goods across the UK plummeted by almost a fifth in April as the … Read more
Bonfire of fixed-rate savings accounts: Best buy offers up in smoke as providers blame coronavirus for pulling deals Some 62 one, two, three and five-year fixed-rate deals have gone since March Savings rates have continued to slide since the coronavirus hit Britain Challenger bank Aldermore pulled all its non-easy-access deals from sale It said the … Read more
House prices now predicted to fall 7% this year thanks to coronavirus lockdown and much of the decline has already taken place, estate agent says By Camilla Canocchi for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 18:09 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 18:17 BST, 12 May 2020 Property prices are forecast to fall 7 per cent this year as … Read more
House prices in April 2020 were still 2.7 per cent higher compared to the same time last year despite the coronavirus outbreak, new monthly data from Halifax reveals. However, property values were down by 0.6 per cent in April compared to in March, the biggest monthly fall in two years, according to the lending giant. … Read more
The race to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus is setting up impractical expectations that simply cannot be met, health experts say. Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has said a jab will not be available for at least 12 to 18 months. But a few institutions, such as Oxford University … Read more
Gordon Ramsay has shared a sweet video of his son Oscar taking a fall during their beachside stroll on Monday. The chef, 53, shared the sweet video of his youngest son, 13 months, losing his balance and falling in the shallow water during the walk close to their home in Cornwall. Gordon’s outing with his … Read more
Have you found yourself reaching for a soothing glass of wine or three, or a hefty gin and tonic each night during lockdown? While there’s nothing wrong with enjoying a tipple, several of my patients, and even some of my friends, have said that since the lockdown began, they have found themselves drinking more than … Read more
Germany‘s number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country’s lockdown measures earlier this week. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 945 to 161,703, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The death toll rose by 94 … Read more