The price of gold is set to surge to record highs this year analysts have said as investors flock to ‘safer’ assets amid the coronavirus pandemic. The US dollar gold price reached a nine-year high today and is currently hovering at around the $1,856 mark. The all-time record is $1,920. A new record high for … Read more
Conservationists are being forced to clean up after inconsiderate Britons who flock to beauty spots and camp overnight but refuse to tidy up after themselves. As lockdown restrictions have eased in the UK, many people have taken camper vans or tents into the countryside with friends as a form of impromptu staycation. However, as camp … Read more
Supermarket sales have risen £3.2billion to a new record high as people working from home splash out on tea, coffee and biscuits. Grocery sales for the 12 weeks to July 12 skyrocketed by 16.9 per cent – the fastest since records began in 1994. Shoppers spent an additional £24million on tea and coffee and £19million on biscuits as people … Read more
Chancellor announces inflation-busting pay rise for almost a million public sector workers on Covid front line but care workers will miss out Doctors, police officers and teachers are among those to receive increases Teachers and doctors see the largest boost – 3.1% and 2.8% respectively Rishi Sunak said: ‘These past months have underlined what we … Read more
HOROSCOPES: Your spirits will rise this week, Leo By Sally Brompton for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 19 July 2020 Leo 24 JULY-23 AUG Despite your upbeat persona, you tend to worry about stuff that has already happened. Now, a particularly sensitive New Moon and a tricky … Read more
Goldman Sachs bankers on course for a 24% pay rise after pandemic sparks upsurge in trading and investments By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 Bankers at Goldman Sachs are on course for a 24 per cent pay rise this year, despite … Read more
France has agreed a £7billion payrise and hiring spree for its healthcare workers after they took to the streets in protest following the coronavirus crisis. The money will largely cover pay rises for existing staff – with nurses, care workers and non-medical staff getting the bulk of it – while 15,000 new staff will be … Read more
Alarming rise in stillbirths during coronavirus pandemic emerges as new figures suggest the number has QUADRUPLED at just one London hospital Fears high-risk pregnancies are being missed as the NHS deals with coronavirus One London hospital recorded four-fold increase in stillbirths since the outbreak Study also reports an increase in late-term terminations due to fetal … Read more
The rise in ‘pauper funerals’: Agony for bereaved as cost of cremations soars despite Covid crisis after two thirds of councils hike prices by up to 16% making average ceremony now £775 By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 08:18 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 08:32 BST, 9 July 2020 The costs of laying your … Read more
Viruses jumping from animals to humans are becoming more common, the United Nations has warned. The UN’s environmental branch revealed that the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 — the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 — came as no surprise. In a report, they said the pandemic was ‘highly predictable’ because human behaviour, including intense farming for meat, has … Read more