Government borrowing soared to £34.1BILLION in December the third highest monthly figure EVER amid growing fears over the £2.1TRILLION debt mountain Government borrowing £34.1billion in December, third highest month on record The UK’s debt pile hit £2.13trillion at the end of the year, 99.4 per cent of GDP Total borrowing April-December was highest since records … Read more
The rush to get property deals over the line before the stamp duty holiday ends on 31 March has been laid bare in new figures from HM Revenue & Customs today. In December last year, the number of residential sales was over 30 per cent higher than during the same month back in 2019. On … Read more
Inflation rose from 0.3 per cent to in 0.6 per cent in December putting more pressure on families with clothes and travel costs rising By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:10 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 07:13 GMT, 20 January 2021 Inflation rose to 0.6 per cent in December as clothes and … Read more
One in eight people in England — around 5.4million people — had already had Covid-19 by December last year, the Office for National Statistics estimated today. Blood tests on a random sample of the population, to check for signs of immunity to Covid-19, suggested that 12 per cent of people had been infected in the … Read more
The amount of money withdrawn over the Post Office counter last month was the highest it had been in all of 2020, but cash usage continues to lag pre-coronavirus levels. Around £641million was withdrawn by individuals in December, the most since £634million was withdrawn in March, while personal and business withdrawals totalled £664million, data from … Read more
Supermarkets accused of stinging drivers with above-average fuel price hikes in December The wholesale price of petrol and diesel rose by 1p-a-litre in December However, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco increased fuel prices by 3p per litre Only Asda matched the wholesale increase and was by far the cheapest to fill up RAC said retailers were … Read more
December is a record breaker for grocers as shoppers splashed nearly £12bn on festive treats By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:58 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 22:58 GMT, 5 January 2021 British supermarkets enjoyed their busiest month on record in December as shoppers splashed out nearly £12billion on champagne, salmon and … Read more
Eighty thousand people tested positive for Coronavirus on 29 December, Boris Johnson reveals as UK records 58,784 new cases and 407 deaths today By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 21:12 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 21:13 GMT, 4 January 2021 The Prime Minister tonight revealed that more than 80,000 people had tested positive for … Read more
‘The second time’s a charm’: Chrissy Teigen unveils her nose piercing after suffering from a botched job in December By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 09:05 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 09:05 GMT, 4 January 2021 She received a bodge nose piercing in December which instantly fell out on her family vacation to St Barts. … Read more
People who bought drones before December 31 must register their device or face a £1,000 fine New rules require all camera drones to be registered with the CAA If a drone owner fails to register could be slapped with a fine of £1,000 The rise of drone use has sparked fears drones could be used … Read more