World sees record spike in coronavirus cases with 307,930

The world has seen its largest one-day spike in coronavirus cases with 307,930 new infections reported in 24 hours, according to the World Health Organisation.  The new record is just the second time that global cases have passed 300,000 in a day, beating the previous high of 306,857 on September 6.  India contributed nearly a … Read more

Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth sets the record straight about leaving Thor behind

Is this his last Thor film? Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth, 37, sets the record straight on rumours he is leaving the Marvel superhero role By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:05 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 01:23 BST, 14 September 2020 Natalie Portman is set to wield the mythical hammer in the … Read more

Craig David triggers bidding war as record labels scramble to sign him

Craig David ‘triggers huge bidding war as record labels scramble to sign him… following his hugely successful music comeback’ By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 02:00 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 02:01 BST, 11 September 2020 He’s one of the UK’s most successful male recording artists, having bagged 20 Top 40 singles and seven Top … Read more

1,200 year old Anglo-Saxon coin could sell for record £80,000 at auction

A 1,200-year-old silver coin will go under the auction hammer for the second time in six years next week, and could break its own record to become the most expensive Anglo-Saxon coin to ever be sold at auction. The penny, found by a treasure hunter in Pevensey, East Sussex, during a hailstorm six years ago, … Read more

Elon Musk loses record $16.3 billion in just ONE DAY amid rout in US technology stocks

Elon Musk lost a record $16.3 billion after Tesla shares plummeted by 21 per cent losing more than $100 billion off its market value yesterday – the company’s biggest ever drop. To add insult to injury, the electric car maker was snubbed for inclusion in the S&P 500 Index. Musk’s drop in net worth is the … Read more

France’s health minister rules out another lockdown as country records its record daily peak

France’s health minister RULES OUT another nationwide lockdown as country records 8,975 new cases – its highest EVER – but only 28 new hospitalisations French Health Minister Olivier Veran warned France to be vigilant as cases rise  The minister ruled out that there would be the need for another lockdown ‘I cannot envision a general lockdown,’ … Read more

US Weather: Record temperatures due to affect 43m on West Coast

Around 43 million Americans are under an excessive heat watch and have been told to stay indoors as record-high temperatures are expected to hit the West Coast for Labor Day weekend. Forecasters warned that a dangerous heat wave is headed for much of California, southern Nevada and western Arizona over the next three days, with temperatures … Read more

House prices are soaring and homes are selling in record time but experts say they’ll crash

The property market has enjoyed a record-smashing summer.  House prices jumped to a new high in August after the biggest monthly rise in 16 years, according to new Nationwide figures.  And demand is off the scale, with buyers flooding back since the market re-opened in mid-May after being frozen during lockdown. But is now really … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Computacenter rallies to record high in tech boom

MARKET REPORT: Computacenter rallies to record high after demand for its products and services soared under lockdown By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 2 September 2020 The vital importance of Britain’s usually reclusive IT geeks during the Covid crisis has been underlined once again … Read more

US government deficit set to hit record $3.3 trillion this year

US government debt is set to exceed the size of the economy in 2021 for the first time since WWII and deficits are forecast to hit a record $3.3 trillion this year The Congressional Budget Office published its latest report on federal deficits and debt on Wednesday  Federal debt held by the public is projected … Read more