Coronavirus deaths in England are falling faster than SAGE experts thought they would, official data show and scientists say lockdown rules could be loosened faster. Models produced by the SPI-M group of scientists predicting the future of the Covid outbreak in February suggested the daily death count would stay above 200 until mid-March. But the average … Read more
Our fixed mortgage is coming to an end from April. We have been with the same lender for the last five years and are happy to stick with it as it offers competitive rates we’re happy with. When we took out the mortgage for our three-bedroom home, it was a 30 year term meaning of … Read more
Trends in COVID-19 cases are finally starting to diverge in lockdown-loving California and open-all-hours Florida, data reveals. California is now seeing about half as many new COVID-19 cases a day compared to Florida, a Financial Times analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday, California saw 5,750 new cases – or about 14 per … Read more
Women experience ‘significantly faster’ declines in cognition than men and are at higher risk of dementia, scientists warn Researchers from the US analysed on 26,088 people who took cognitive tests This included 11,775 men and 14,313 women with an average starting age of 58 The team found the memory abilities of men and women decline at similar … Read more
The price of a detached house shot up three times faster than that of a flat in 2020, as lockdown drove buyers to seek out bigger homes with gardens. Detached homes saw their value increase by 10 per cent or £43,364 last year, with the average cost reaching £486,595 by December. This was according to … Read more
Hopes for a speedier lifting of lockdown were given a boost today as private government data showed hospitalisation rates were nosediving faster than expected. Modelling by Sage presented to Downing Street and leaked to The Times predicts hospital admissions and deaths will more than halve over the next month. Patients battling coronavirus in hospital currently … Read more
The faster 800: Jalapeño, spinach and Parmesan omelette By Dr Claire Bailey & Justine Pattison Published: 00:02 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 10 January 2021 One of our favourite recipes. The jalapeño peppers make the omelette sing. Enjoy it as a flavourful breakfast or have it for lunch with half a plateful … Read more
The Kent coronavirus variant may be deadlier than the original strain because it multiplies faster inside the lungs, SAGE scientists warned today. Britain’s Covid fight was dealt another blow on Friday when Boris Johnson revealed the new variant was about 30 per cent more lethal than the virus which first came out of China. It … Read more
Scanning sewage for new coronavirus variants is a viable strategy for speeding up detection of new strains which may be more infectious, a study has found. Wastewater analysis has previously been identified as a good way of spotting signs of local infection, but now Covid is rife around the world the focus has shifted towards … Read more
The world of cryptocurrency is dominated by the entity which started it all; Bitcoin. It is the oldest, most valuable, and best known digital currency by a distance. The number two by all these measures is Ethereum. Its value has actually risen faster in recent times but it does not receive anywhere near the same … Read more