I found a property for sale that was available in October 2019. At the time, it had an asking price of £1.75million. It didn’t sell and is now back on the market for £50,000 more – or £1.8million. Is this a case of people putting houses back on the market for a bit more than … Read more
Homeless New Yorkers have been dying from the novel coronavirus at more than double the rate of the citywide population, a new report finds. The homeless mortality rate for those sleeping in shelters was 321 deaths per 100,000 people compared to the New York City average of 200 per 100,000. That’s a rate 61 percent … Read more
School children under the age of 15 have a higher risk of being struck by lightning than dying from coronavirus, according to statistics. Analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics by scientists from the University of Cambridge shows that the coronavirus risk to children is extremely low. The death rate for youngsters aged … Read more
Size ISN’T everything… for apes: Female gorillas’ social rank is dictated by their age rather than their body size – and it also makes them more attractive to mates Study found dominant females are not the biggest ones in the group Instead, females who were older and had group tenure were the highest ranking Also … Read more
Great Ormond Street paediatrician who nearly died from coronavirus is found to have antibody levels FORTY times higher than normal amid hopes his blood could help others recover as well Alessandro Giardini, 46, spent seven days on a ventilator after catching Covid-19 Doctors discover his antibody level is around 40 times that of the typical … Read more
Coronavirus is more common among Premier League footballers and staff than it is across England as a whole, data revealed today. Six players and members of staff from three separate top-flight clubs tested positive for COVID-19 – a rate of 0.8 per cent from 748 people swabbed. But that figure is almost three times higher than … Read more
My mum died recently leaving the family home to me and my older brother. He has been living there for several years, since my mum had a stroke and went into a nursing home. He wants to stay in the property, and I am okay with that, as my wife and I do not really … Read more
Councils facing a £5billion cash shortfall caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic could charge families higher council tax for worse public services. Before the lockdown local authorities bought shopping centres and office blocks to make up for lost money after government cuts. Since 2016 local authorities have borrowed £6.6billion in total to pay for this type of retail. … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Junior miners enjoy ride on higher gold price – and Bank of America sees the yellow metal surging to $3,000 an ounce By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 15:20 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 15:20 BST, 15 May 2020 Gold juniors have rallied this year as punters on … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus crisis may have killed 34 per cent more people than the Government’s daily statistics update shows. Office for National Statistics data today revealed that 29,710 people in England and Wales had COVID-19 mentioned on their death certificate by April 24. The Department of Health had, by that time, counted only 22,173 fatalities linked … Read more