This Bristol home sees price boosted by millions thanks to Banksy

Houses on the same street and of similar size should all sell for roughly the same price. That’s the general rule – and a logical one, too. Sometimes, however, that neat little equation is blown apart.  Never more so than last month when Aileen Martin was selling her blue-painted terrace house in the Totterdown area … Read more

Whether you want drifts of snowdrops, or just fancy a few of their delicate blooms

Monty revisits one of his classic books, Gardening at Longmeadow, in an occasional series.  The first batch of the snowdrops in my Spring Garden were planted 15 years ago. They were from a friend’s garden, and they’ve gradually been spreading by seed, although every few years I do lift and divide a clump or two.  … Read more

Naya Rivera’s Los Angeles home is on the market for $2.7M 

Late Glee star Naya Rivera’s Los Angeles home is on the market for $2.7million.  Rivera was 33 when she drowned during a boating accident while she was with her now five-year-old son Josey at California‘s Lake Piru on July 8, 2020. Her body was found five days later.  The four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in LA‘s Los … Read more

Boris Johnson begs families to stay home and Chris Whitty appears in TV ad as part of new campaign

Boris Johnson last night begged families to stay at home as the Covid death toll hit a grim new record. He said infections were rising at an alarming rate, despite the lockdown imposed at the start of the week. And he warned the only way to prevent thousands more deaths was to follow the rules. … Read more

Chris Whitty appears in new TV advert warning people to ‘stay at home’

A new TV advert fronted by Professor Chris Whitty is urging everyone in England to stay at home in a throwback to the messaging during the first lockdown. The chief medical officer is the face of the ad which is part of a campaign encouraging the public to control the spread of Covid-19. It comes … Read more

97% civil servants want to continue working from home after lockdown

Almost ALL civil servants want to be allowed to continue working from home after the lockdown ends with seven in 10 saying they are doing LONGER hours by not coming in to the office 97% of those polled by FDA union wanted to do their job from home sometimes Almost a third said they wanted … Read more

Samsung’s profits SOAR to $8bn thanks to rise in working from home

Samsung’s profits have soared by more than 25 per cent in three months as working from home during the pandemic has driven demand for its technology. The South Korean tech giant said their operating profits have soared to $8.23billion (9 trillion won) as a result of their fourth quarter successes which they announced on Friday.  … Read more

Family raffle off their £180,000 Lake District home for £2.50 a ticket to help cancer charity

Family raffle off their £180,000 Lake District home for £2.50 a ticket to help cancer charity after their three-year-old daughter was struck down by the disease Samantha Wilkinson, 36, is raising money for Neuroblastoma UK with the raffle  In 2018, her then 19-month-old daughter Oonagh was diagnosed with cancer   Family, from Dalton-on-Furness, selling 120,000 raffles for … Read more

John Terry’s wife Toni flaunts toned physique as she works out at home

She has been married to her footballer husband for 13 years. And Toni Terry showed off her incredibly toned physique as she gave a glimpse at her home workout regime in an array of Instagram videos on Thursday evening. The WAG, 39, who tied the knot with John Terry in 2007, looked sensational in a … Read more

100,000 Brits abroad have five days to get home or face being banned without negative Covid test

Grant Shapps today revealed that the diktat forcing travellers to present a negative covid test when travelling to the UK will come in ‘next Wednesday or Thursday’ to give 100,000 Britons abroad the chance to get home. The Transport Secretary has said nobody will be able to depart to the UK by plane, train or … Read more