Compulsory Covid-19 tests for travellers could add £1,000 to the cost of a holiday abroad People hoping to holiday abroad face paying hundreds for compulsory tests Hancock announced all travellers must take two extra tests before entering UK The two-test package will be offered to travellers at a cost of £210 per person By Daily … Read more
What do you do about bitcoin? Nothing, has been the default stance of most institutional and private investors – until recently. The growing interest of adventurous individuals – both lucky and unlucky – has been well documented over the last few years. More significant is the increasing interest from institutional investors. The most striking example … Read more
My wife’s hairdresser is retraining to become an interior decorator. I always look forward to Vinnie’s visits (when he’s allowed to cross our threshold, of course) and he speaks sense, especially about priorities in a home. Shortly before the latest lockdown, I asked him about tiles for the bathroom my wife and I are planning … Read more
My partner and I are looking to increase space and add value to our current home. We have been advised that either a loft conversion or a rear extension would be the best way to do this. How should we decide what to do? How much will it likely cost? What will be involved? And … Read more
Ministers are facing growing pressure to bump teachers up the vaccine priority list to allow schools to reopen. Senior MPs and industry figures have stressed that a speedy return to lessons is paramount to prevent lockdown wreaking further damage to children’s education. Immunisation of teachers and staff is heralded as the key to get pupils … Read more
A Brisbane dietitian has shared her go-to dinner for optimum health and staying lean, explaining that she relies on a creamy vegetarian pasta recipe to keep her looking and feeling her best. Leanne Ward, 31, said that her ‘favourite’ pasta recipe is actually ‘surprisingly healthy’, and eating it means she can indulge in a little of … Read more
Deck the halls with boughs of holly? If you must, but mantelpieces are where it is at this year. Cheryl had one and so did Mariah Carey. Ivanka Trump decided to go completely wild and did hers with green baubles and ostentatious ribbon. Of course, hearthside decor is nothing new. Pagans decorated with branches on … Read more
My favourite Christmas trees are growing outside and will – I hope – never be brought into the house. I think I am safe on that score because you would need a crane to shift even the smallest one. There are 16 of them, all clipped to tight cone shapes and all made from yew, … Read more
A young couple have revealed they completely transformed their ‘dated’ home within three months for just £12,500. Adele Teather, 22, and partner Tom Jackson, 23, from Sheffield, saved up for a deposit of £20,000 using Help To Buy ISAs before buying their property for £150,000 in March 2019. The couple spent every evening and weekend working … Read more
Bizarre new TikTok trend sees users add crushed contraceptive pills to their SHAMPOO in a bid to make their hair thicker – but doctor warns it ‘won’t work’ because hair is an ‘impenetrable barrier’ TikTok users from around globe are adding birth control pills to their shampoo Believe using crushed hormonal contraceptives to wash hair … Read more