House sales in the UK soared by a quarter in January – despite lockdown – as buyers make a ‘sprint finish’ to beat next month’s stamp duty holiday deadline. More than 120,000 residential property sales were recorded last month, according to new figures released by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The figure is a 24.1 … Read more
Sales of cigarettes rose by 7% to £12.4billion during lockdown while rolling tobacco sales soared by more than a third, figures reveal Figures come as a shock after an estimated million Brits quit during pandemic Rise in sales has been attributed to smoking more than usual and boredom Smoking and Health survey found 27 per … Read more
Sales of cigarettes rose by 7% to £12.4billion during lockdown while rolling tobacco sales soared by more than a third, figures reveal Figures come as a shock after an estimated million Brits quit during pandemic Rise in sales has been attributed to smoking more than usual and boredom Smoking and Health survey found 27 per … Read more
Facebook is accused of misleading advertisers with inflated and ‘wrong’ figures about how many users adverts reach Facebook has been fighting a lawsuit over claims it overstated advertisers’ reach Employees warned about ‘revenue we should never have made’, filings show ‘Potential reach metric’ informs advertisers of their potential online audience Bosses allegedly chose not to … Read more
Statistics experts today raised questions over whether the UK has really been the worst hit major economy during coronavirus. Analysis from the government’s watchdog pointed out that many other countries in the G7 do not compile GDP figures in the same way. After Rishi Sunak complained that the data do not show the true … Read more
French blockade of British border over mutant Covid strain that left thousands of HGV drivers stranded and sparked chaos at ports cost Kent Police £1.2m, figures reveal Emmanuel Macron ordered closure of the border with the UK on December 20 Thousands of HGV drivers spent Christmas parked in laybys near Port of Dover Freedom of … Read more
Labour’s Shadow Cabinet charged thousands in expenses during lockdown, billing taxpayers for first-class travel, rent, TV licences – and even hand gel. Deputy leader Angela Rayner, who boasts of ‘standing up for working people’, claimed £30,952.98 including £1,600 on 23 first-class rail tickets between London and her Manchester constituency since March. Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy … Read more
Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary have reportedly boosted This Morning’s Friday viewing figures by 44 per cent. It’s claimed that the former Big Brother star, 45, and the X-Factor host, 47, have averaged 1.3million viewers during their debut month at the helm, after replacing show stalwarts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes after 14 years. The news comes … Read more
Insiders recently accused Dancing On Ice star Joe-Warren Plant of having figure skating lessons before his training started with Vanessa Bauer. And the Emmerdale actor, 18, kept a low profile on Monday in a beige-coloured hoodie and shorts as he wrapped up a late-night training session with his professional skating partner, 24. He appeared to brush … Read more
Britain managed to dish out 220,000 coronavirus vaccinations on Sunday, as the pace of the NHS drive to inoculate the most vulnerable slackened for the first time in five days. Department of Health figures showed 220,249 first doses and 818 second doses were administered across the country on January 24. This is half the almost 500,000 doses … Read more