Detached home prices grow three times faster than flats as Covid makes housing ladder hard to climb

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

BUSINESS LIVE: AstraZeneca product sales grow

BUSINESS LIVE: AstraZeneca reports profit climb; Royal Mail revenues rise; Ted Baker sales fall by almost half By This Is Money Published: 08:15 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 08:39 GMT, 11 February 2021 AstraZeneca has revealed annual profits more than doubled in 2020 thanks to strong performances in oncology and biopharmaceuticals helping to cushion the … Read more

Which investment trusts should you trust to grow your cash?

As any market-watcher knows, investment trusts have enjoyed a good run recently. Listed on the stock exchange and run by professional managers, they spread your money across dozens of different companies. The past year has seen trusts grow in popularity – with some doubling investors’ money within a year. Listed on the stock exchange and … Read more

Oil price hits highest level in over a year as recovery hopes grow

Oil price hits highest level in over a year as vaccination programmes raise hopes of a recovery By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 8 February 2021 Oil prices hit their highest levels for over a year amid signs that the global economy is recovering. … Read more

Fears grow for missing British teacher, 48, after he disappeared in Myanmar a week ago

Fears are growing for the safety of a British teacher who has disappeared in Myanmar as protests rage across the country against the military crackdown and imprisonment of the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Ian Richmond who lives and teaches at a school in Tachileik, on the border with Thailand, has not been since … Read more

Genius in a bottle: Grow succulents in terrariums for charming tabletop glass houses

Genius in a bottle: Grow succulents in terrariums for charming tabletop glass houses Modern terrariums come in all shapes and sizes and contain plants and animals  Within them a miniature habitat provides ideal conditions for specialist plants  Terrariums can be almost any size and you can make a micro-garden in pickle jar By Nigel Colborn … Read more

Doctors refuse to work across Myanmar in protest over military coup as activist groups grow online

Doctors in Myanmar are refusing to work on non-emergency patients in protest against the military coup after soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids on Monday.  Soldiers and tanks are patrolling major cities but the military takeover, which has ended the country’s brief experiment with democracy, has … Read more

Dani Dyer dresses her newborn son Santiago in £169 Givenchy baby grow

Dani Dyer’s baby boy is just over a week old but he’s got a designer wardrobe to rival the biggest celebs. Proud mum Dani has shared another sweet snap of her newborn son Santiago, this time dressed in a Givenchy baby grow. The Love Island star has previously showed off her first child’s Fendi outfit, … Read more