House prices leap £4,000 in a MONTH: UK sees fastest annual rise in property values since 2017… despite our coronavirus pandemic woes Average cost of a home was £244,513 in September – £4,060 more than August Annual increase of 4.7 per cent – growing at fastest pace since October 2017 Buoyed by a stamp duty holiday, … Read more
Lockdown-free Sweden is now seeing its hospitals fill with coronavirus patients at a faster rate than any other country in Europe. The number of people in Swedish hospitals with the virus is now doubling every eight days, according to data from the European Centre of Disease Control, with 2,866 people currently in intensive care. That … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Paddy McGuinness smashes the Guinness World Record for the fastest speed reached in an ice cream van on Top Gear By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 21:01 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 21:01 GMT, 1 November 2020 Paddy McGuinness has smashed the Guinness World Record for how fast someone can drive in an ice … Read more
China’s economy is seeing its fastest growth this year as Chinese firms grab market share from rivals struggling during the pandemic. After wrestling the world’s first outbreak to the ground in January and February, China has kept Covid-19 cases to a minimum and won praise from the WHO for its handling of the pandemic. Since … Read more
Scientists calculate fastest possible speed of sound is 22 miles per second — but it is only possible under conditions found in Jupiter’s metallic hydrogen core Sound waves are travelling disturbances that move energy through mediums The denser the transport medium is, the faster the wave can pass through it Researchers set out to calculate … Read more
An inventor who broke the record for the world’s fastest wheelie bin has delighted Good Morning Britain viewers after revealing he raised over £3,000 in tribute to his late friend. Andy Jennings, 28, from Swindon, on Sunday set the Guinness World Record for fastest wheelie bin, reaching speeds of 45.35mph – smashing his target of … Read more
Rates of Covid-19 are rising fastest in the wealthiest parts of England, a statistical report revealed today. Poorer areas have appeared to face the worst of the outbreak for months, with inner city areas in London and Birmingham badly affected in the first wave and areas such as Leicester, Bolton and Sunderland hit by local … Read more
Can YOU beat Who Wants to Be A Millionaire’s ‘fastest winner’ – who took just 20 minutes to answer these 15 fiendish questions By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 21:36 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 21:44 BST, 11 September 2020 1 (£100) Q:In the UK, the abbreviation NHS stands for National ‘what’ Service? Humanity … Read more
‘I can’t believe I’m alive’: Josie Gibson screams in terror as she is sent down the world’s fastest zip-wire in hilarious This Morning segment By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 15:22 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 15:24 BST, 28 August 2020 Josie Gibson was left in screaming in terror on Friday’s This Morning in … Read more
Britain’s retailers have cut jobs at the fastest rate since the financial crisis in 2009 and could see yet more job losses in the coming months, a report has revealed. A survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) found the employment balance, which measures the number of retailers laying off and hiring staff over … Read more