Key index puts Britain ahead of G7 for recovery

Britain’s economic prospects for rest of this year and into 2021 brighter than average for G7 advanced economies By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 18 July 2020 Britain’s economic prospects for the rest of this year and into 2021 are shining brighter than the … Read more

Four big firms expected to enter the blue-chip FTSE 100 index

The new-look FTSE 100: Avast, GVC, Kingfisher and Homeserve promoted to the blue-chip index as Covid crisis reshuffles the stock market Each quarter firms drop into and out of the FTSE 100 index as they change size  EasyJet, Carnival, Meggitt and Centrica exit the index as they shrink Avast, GVC, Kingfisher and Homeserve step up … Read more

Halifax index: House prices fall in April 2020 thanks to coronavirus

House prices in April 2020 were still 2.7 per cent higher compared to the same time last year despite the coronavirus outbreak, new monthly data from Halifax reveals. However, property values were down by 0.6 per cent in April compared to in March, the biggest monthly fall in two years, according to the lending giant.  … Read more

Grandmother, 57, had index finger amputated after MANICURE left her with life-threatening infection

A woman had to have her finger amputated after a manicure left her with a life-threatening infection that was eating away at her ‘finger and bone’. Jose Jackson, 57, had to get the top of her index finger surgically removed and nearly lost her ‘whole arm’ after contracting a staph infection. The infection is caused … Read more