Savvy mother transforms daughter’s ‘toy dumping ground’ Wendy house into an incredible outdoor cafe for just £14 – and fans say it’s ‘so gorgeous they could cry’ A mother has transformed her tired Wendy house in to an amazing outdoor cafe Becky Alice, thought to be of Preston, Lancashire, shared the renovation online She posted pictures … Read more
Blueprint to revive house sales: Sellers must wait in gardens and clean before and after viewings in plan being drawn up for Ministers By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 A blueprint to revive house sales under strict social distancing rules is … Read more
Emma Thompson left new life in Venice after just four days and flew back to isolated home in Scotland when Italy’s lockdown took hold The actress moved to her Scotland home days after getting Italian citizenship She had said she felt European and moving to Venice was her dream after Brexit Emma Thompson has stayed … Read more
Sir Michael Palin, 75, reveals he accidentally set fire to his house while resting after heart surgery… and was pulled to safety by his 86-year-old neighbour The Monty Python legend, 76, was recuperating at home after open-heart surgery in September to repair two valves The comedian was told to relax for three months but this … Read more
The averge UK property prices ‘unexpectedly’ increased in April despite the coronavirus lockdown, fresh figures from Nationwide suggest. The average cost of a home across the country rose by 0.7 per cent compared to March, and on an annual basis, house prices rose by 3.7 per cent. At a record £222,915, the average house price is … Read more
The White House has ordered intelligence investigations into whether China initially downplayed and hid the emerging coronavirus threat, a Wednesday report revealed, as Donald Trump continues to place blame for the size of the pandemic. Intelligence agencies received directives from the White House last week seeking information on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, … Read more
There’s an old stone building with gothic architecture and, inside, a labyrinth of nooks and crannies begging to be explored in games of hide and seek. Below the floorboards there’s a secret cellar, complete with trapdoor, where spiders, cobwebs and spooky shadows lurk — just the place for a ghost story. The description of this … Read more
How can my house be using ‘industrial’ amounts of power? TONY HETHERINGTON investigates By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:20 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 25 April 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning … Read more
Dr. Deborah Birx was missing from Friday’s White House press briefing after video of her reaction to President Donald Trump’s suggestion the previous day -that government officials study the idea injecting disinfectants as a possible cure for coronavirus – went viral. Birx was spotted at the White House Friday morning, taping an interview for Fox News … Read more
What happens after you stop the property market? In an ironic twist for some house price watchers, who regularly deride its index as meaningless due to being based on asking prices, this week Rightmove declared its latest statistics on values, property coming to market and sales agreed were ‘not meaningful’. The pause button was pressed … Read more