Britain’s coronavirus R rate is still at its lowest ever level and England’s outbreak has almost halved in a fortnight, official figures revealed today, but there are signs the speed of the decline may have started to slow. The rate – which measures the spread of the virus – remains below the crucial level of one, Sage … Read more
Yorkshire boosts loyalty factor: Building Society offers existing savers a top rate of 3.5% By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 23 February 2021 Yorkshire BS’s Loyalty Regular Saver offers a top rate of 3.5% Around 1.6 million loyal members of Yorkshire BS can now earn … Read more
West Virginia has the nation’s highest percentage of obese adults, the highest drug-overdose death rate and the highest number of residents with diabetes. But the Mountain State is also leading the nation in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout with the highest per capita distribution of the shots – second only to Alaska, according to the Centers … Read more
Fifteen per cent of all local authorities in the UK now have smaller coronavirus outbreaks than before the second wave spiralled out of control in September, MailOnline can reveal. Department of Health figures showed 59 out of 380 councils across the country had a lower infection rate in the week ending February 16, the latest … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus R rate has fallen again, official data revealed today, as separate estimates showed cases have fallen in England by nearly 50 per cent in a fortnight. Sage scientists said the figure – which measures the spread of the disease – is between 0.6 and 0.9 for the UK, with cases falling by between … Read more
Marcus account by Goldman Sachs re-opens to new savers paying a top rate of 0.5% By Sylvia Morris For Daily Mail Published: 00:01 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 10 February 2021 The popular Marcus account by Goldman Sachs bank is re-opening to new savers from today. It will pay a top 0.5 … Read more
Stress can alter the body’s ability to develop an immune response to vaccines, suggests recent research from Ohio State University, in the U.S. So, as the Covid jab is rolled out, there may be an even greater imperative to tackle it. ANGELA EPSTEIN asked Dr Alka Patel, a GP based in London, to assess a … Read more
Covid lockdown ‘WON’T lead to a soaring divorce rate’ across the UK, shows new research Pro-marriage campaigners claim official commitment helps couples in distress The Marriage Foundation claims 1pc of mothers and fathers want to divorce They claim the past 11 months of lockdown have seen relationships strengthen However, the foundation claims cohabiting couples are … Read more
The admission was startling. A fortnight ago, as Britain passed the grim milestone of 100,000 Covid deaths, the Prime Minister told the nation he was ‘deeply sorry’ for every life lost and insisted his Government ‘did everything we could’. It was an unusually sombre pause for Boris Johnson, whose dogged determination throughout the pandemic saw … Read more
Britain’s jobless rate soars to five-year high after a record 395,000 lay-offs in the three months to November alone By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:59 GMT, 26 January 2021 Britain’s unemployment rate has hit its highest level in nearly five years. The number of jobless … Read more