21 years of airline passenger growth wiped out by Covid travel restrictions

A report by a global aviation data firm has revealed the ‘shocking’ impact of worldwide Covid-19 travel restrictions on aviation. The report, by Cirium, shows that the pandemic and its consequences wiped out 21 years of global aviation growth in a matter of months, reducing passenger numbers this year to levels last seen in 1999. … Read more

Aubrey O’Day posts VERY heavily Photoshopped Christmas card and talks about her ‘personal growth’

Aubrey O’Day posts VERY heavily Photoshopped Christmas card and talks about her ‘personal growth’ in 2020 By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 00:47 GMT, 25 December 2020 | Updated: 00:47 GMT, 25 December 2020 She’s never shy about using filters when it comes to presenting her social media image. And Aubrey O’Day took things to … Read more

TikTok user reveals how rice water can promote hair growth and health – with impressive results

How RICE WATER can transform your hair and leave it silky, shiny and longer in a matter of weeks A TikTok user has used a home remedy to speed the process of hair growth Rebecca combined rice water with vinegar and applied the solution to wet hair ‘My hair looks so shiny and so silky! … Read more

Bizarre TikTok trend sees users add contraceptive pills to their shampoo in bid to boost hair growth

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

Millionaires buying boltholes after lockdown push country house price growth

A rush of millionaires snapping up upmarket rural homes has driven price growth of country houses to a four-year high, figures show. Prices for rural properties including manor houses, cottages and farmhouses increased by 2 per cent in the three months to the end of September, according to estate agent Knight Frank. It marks the biggest … Read more

China’s booming economy sees its fastest growth so far this year

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

Service sector recovery continues in September thanks to estate agents but rate of growth slows

Service sector recovery continues in September thanks to estate agents buoyed by Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday – but growth slows after August surge powered by Eat Out To Help Out Estate agents and related businesses enjoying strong growth in September Analysis from the IHS Markit/CIPS’s services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) Found that growth was … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Growth is Chancellor’s way out

HAMISH MCRAE: Creating conditions for growth is Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s way out of the current crisis By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 26 September 2020 A winter chill swept through the markets and the economy last week. The package of support from Rishi Sunak … Read more

Construction sector suffers ‘setback’ as growth stalls

Construction sector suffers ‘setback’ as growth stalled in August By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 The construction sector suffered a ‘setback’ as growth stalled in August.  The industry saw growth slow down last month as firms warned of a lack of … Read more