Housebuilding to fall by a third as construction sites reopen with strict new rules By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 Housebuilders across the UK are returning to work – but experts have warned the Covid-19 pandemic may cut their annual output … Read more
Housebuilder Persimmon will reopen its sales sites to potential buyers tomorrow on Friday 15 May, beating rival Taylor Wimpey’s planned reopening date of 22 May. Persimmon, which did not furlough any of its staff and kept them on full pay, said that all its show homes and sales sites would reopen with ‘strict’ social distancing … Read more
Holiness is perhaps an under-rated quality in a hotel. What with the worldly trappings of room service, valet parking and chocolates on pillows – not to mention the Satanic temptation of mini-bars – they are normally unabashed temples of fleshly delights. The Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem, however, is different. Don’t get me wrong: as a … Read more
Citizen scientists searching aerial images while on coronavirus lockdown have uncovered dozens of previously-hidden Roman, prehistoric and medieval sites. Archaeological digs are currently on hold due to the pandemic but researchers have found roads, burial mounds and settlements – all while working from home. Researchers from the University of Exeter asked teams of volunteers to … Read more
Drivers are being urged not to pay to SORN their vehicles after This is Money was alerted to a website profiteering on the back of the coronavirus outbreak. There has been a surge of motorists declaring vehicles as being off the road – known as a Statutory Off Road Notification – to avoid having to … Read more
Housebuilders were stacking up gains yesterday as investors hoped construction workers would soon be heading back to work. Taylor Wimpey was the top riser on the FTSE 100 after it said it was still selling homes virtually, adding its order book was at £2.7billion at the end of last week, up from £2.4billion the same … Read more
Huge queues built up outside a Five Guys burger restaurant last night as parts of Britain showed signs that they were getting back to work today despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. Builders are returning to construction sites and roads are visibly busier than a week ago, with traffic having increased to the highest levels since … Read more
Google, Amazon and eBay remove products advertised on their sites claiming to ‘protect’ customers from 5G By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 18 April 2020 Google, Amazon and eBay have removed dozens of products advertised on their sites claiming to ‘protect’ customers from 5G. … Read more
Crime near traveller sites is around 50 per cent higher than the national average while police are frustrated at not being able to tackle it effectively. An investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches has found that the crime rate in some traveller sites was substantially higher than the UK average. The show claims the average crime … Read more
More than 40 coronavirus testing sites are in danger of closing after the Trump administration says it federal funding for them on Friday On Friday, the federal government is ending funding for coronavirus testing sites across the US More than 40 of these sites in state such as Colorado and Pennsylvania are either in danger … Read more