Britain announces 84 more Covid-19 deaths in the lowest increase on a Friday since March 20, taking the UK’s preliminary total to 41,381 Today’s preliminary figure does not include fatalities in care homes in England Means total revealed later today by Government has potential to be much higher Lowest daily rise since March 20, when there … Read more
Former NASA astronaut and geologist Kathy Sullivan has become the first woman to dive to lowest point on Earth, known as Challenger Deep, inside the Mariana Trench. Sullivan, 68, emerged from the submersible DSV Limiting Factor (LF) on Sunday, which performed a successful expedition at more than 35,000 feet below the ocean’s surface. LF, built … Read more
New car registrations sank 89 per cent to the record-lowest May for motor sales since 1952, according to official figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Just 20,247 motors were registered – down from 183,725 in May 2019 – as ‘click and collect’ sales during the month failed to spark UK … Read more
The UK has announced 113 more Covid-19 deaths today, the lowest since lockdown began, taking the official count to 38,489. Today the Department of Health reported the lowest figure in almost ten weeks – 74 people died on March 23, after which the crisis spiralled out of control. However, the weekends always see a significant … Read more
Sales of residential homes fell to the lowest level since records began in 2005 last month, new figures from HM Revenue & Customs show. In April there were 38,060 transactions completed, which is less than half the number seen at the same point a year ago. Having been given the green light to get moving … Read more
Average mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record as the property market officially reopened for business this week, but banks have not cut costs by as much as the Bank of England rate cut. Finance experts at Moneyfacts say the average two-year fixed rate is now at a record low of just 2.09 … Read more
Britain has suffered a further 269 coronavirus deaths – the lowest figure in six weeks since March 29 (214). A total of 31,855 have now died of COVID-19 across the UK. However, there is always a dip in daily deaths at the weekend and the true toll is likely to be higher in reality due to a … Read more
Germany has recorded its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since March 11 after only 679 people were added to the tally today. The increase from 162,496 to 163,175 confirmed cases is a rise of just 0.4 per cent, possibly influenced by a long May Day weekend. The daily death toll was only 43, the … Read more
Spaniards have been soaking up the sun and exercising outside for the second day since the coronavirus lockdown was eased as the country’s daily death toll rose by the lowest amount in six weeks. New coronavirus fatalities in Spain rose by 164 to 25,264 today, according to data from the Health Ministry, marking the lowest one-day increase since … Read more
With all driving tests suspended until 20 June 2020 due to coronavirus, there’ll be a backlog of learners desperate to take their practical test come the summer. If the lockdown has lifted by then, test bookings are expected to be choc-a-bloc for weeks. But should learners be going to their nearest test centre or hand-picking a … Read more