Britain had the highest excess death toll in Europe last summer after the first wave, a study by the Office for National Statistics revealed today. The ONS report found the UK suffered 6.7 per cent more deaths than normal from the start of 2020 to the week ending June 26. Spain had the second-highest level (5.9 … Read more
An interactive map has revealed the areas in England and Wales hardest hit by coronavirus deaths – as official data showed monthly virus fatalities were down in February for the first time since August. Figures from the Official for National Statistics show how fatalities throughout the crisis have been concentrated in major cities, with London, Manchester, … Read more
Investment platform Interactive Investor snaps-up 50,000 personal investing accounts from Equiniti in £49m deal II has bought Equiniti’s share dealing, ISA and SIPP accounts for £48.5m Sale and migration of around 50,000 customers set to complete this summer If customers find that after six months they would have paid less with Equiniti, Interactive Investor will refund … Read more
How many people have died of Covid in YOUR town? Interactive map reveals 99.5% of all districts in England and Wales have suffered victims – as data shows January was the second deadliest month on record Office for National Statistics data shows 36 out of 7,209 districts had not recorded a single Covid fatality They … Read more
NASA has launched an ‘interactive map’ of Mars that lets you track the Perseverance rover as it begins its exploration of the Jezero crater on the Red Planet. Perseverance landed on Mars after a nail biting ‘seven minutes of terror’ on Thursday that involved plummeting through the atmosphere at 12,000 miles per hour. It was … Read more
Revealed: The interactive map of Japan that pinpoints neighbourhoods with noisy children so those who want a quieter life can avoid them The guide is called the Dorozoku Map. Dorozoku is an online term for loud people The map is powered by comments submitted by irritated residents Their remarks pop up when icons on the … Read more
Around 65,000 people in England are catching Covid-19 each day but the outbreak is no longer shrinking, according to analysts tracking the second wave. London-based Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) – a consultancy firm that uses official data to estimate daily infections across the country – predicted that cases plunged to 62,552 on January 14. … Read more
A website built by the University of Cambridge has been created to reveal the risk of infection from coronavirus in indoor spaces. The app has various customisable settings which include level of ventilation, number of occupants and the level of activity and mask wearing. Anyone can use it to find out the level of risk … Read more
A fifth of all critical care units in England were full last week, NHS figures show as the number of Covid patients in hospital continued to spiral. Some 27 of 140 major NHS trusts had no space on the specialist wards, designed to care for the most seriously ill patients who need constant monitoring, on … Read more
Coronavirus outbreaks are spiralling fastest in former Tier One areas and the North of England, official data has revealed. Of the ten councils registering the biggest surges in Covid infections in the most recent fortnight, eight were in the North of England — including three in Cumbria and three in Liverpool. The remaining two were … Read more