UK economy will rebound at fastest rate since WW2 to rise 8% in 2021 as Britons spend billions saved during lockdown, experts forecast National income is set to rise by 8 per cent in 2021 – fuelled by billions in savings The upbeat forecast comes on the day Britain leaves the European Union Economy will … Read more
Pockets of Britain have seen property prices surge despite the pandemic, with some areas seeing double-digit percentage growth, according to latest data from Halifax. Homes in parts of London, as well as Yorkshire, the West Midlands and northern Scotland have seen the biggest percentage increases over the past 12 months, according to one of Britain’s biggest … Read more
House prices of £2million properties in rural areas have risen by the fastest rate in a decade as wealthy people in cities hunt for countryside retreats across the UK. Homes in the southwest, the Cotswolds and Scotland were most popular as well as luxury properties in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Norfolk. While countryside homes like … Read more
Britons are the second most optimistic nation in Europe when it comes to their 2021 pay prospects according to research conducted by the global job site, Indeed. Despite, swathes of job losses this year and the highest unemployment rate seen in over 4 years, Britons are twice as optimistic as the French and Italians about … Read more
Why don’t my company pensions built up before 1988 rise with inflation? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 08:24 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 08:24 GMT, 21 December 2020 I have two final salary pensions neither of which give me any annual uplift in respect of service (and thus … Read more
Thurrock has been named as the Tier 4 region with the highest and fastest rising rate of covid-19 infection, seeing the largest week-on-week jump in England as 90 per cent of the country sees rates rise. Analysis shows Thurrock in Essex is experiencing the fastest spread of infection, with 1,841 new cases recorded in the seven days to … Read more
UK records 35,928 new Covid cases as mutant strain causes rise in infections of nearly 95% compared to last Sunday – as death toll increases by 326 taking total number of victims to 67,401 By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 16:28 GMT, 20 December 2020 | Updated: 16:30 GMT, 20 December 2020 The UK has … Read more
Coronavirus cases are up 25 per cent on last Saturday as 27,052 Britons tested positive – pushing the number of cases in the UK past two million, it has been revealed today. Latest figures show 534 people died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus – 14 more than last Saturday and 45 more … Read more
Hospitals in virus hotspots are now treating up to three times as many Covid-19 patients as they did at the peak of the first wave. Experts said that we are seeing the start of a third wave as hospital bosses warned of further ‘mass cancellations’ of routine operations and appointments. Latest Department of Health figures … Read more
Coronvirus cases RISE in England for first time in a month: Lockdown effects wore off within a week of it ending as infections surged to 567,300 led by a spike London, ONS figures show Office for National Statistics report shows infections are rising again, led by a spike in London In three weeks the reports … Read more