Property market ‘running out of steam’: House prices slip for the first time in six months as stamp duty deadline disappears over the horizon Average house price dropped 0.3 on December to £251,968 according to Halifax However, the typical home is still worth £13,000 more than it was a year ago There are signs that … Read more
Last month was the coldest January in a decade – and the big freeze is not over yet. Temperatures averaged 2.2C (36F) last month amid harsh frosts, sleet and snow. It was the coldest January since 2010 when an average of 0.9C (34F) was recorded. The coldest January on record was in 1963 with an … Read more
Cases of coronavirus caught on hospital wards have fallen by a third since the start of January despite a record number of inpatients, NHS figures show. The data shows the average number of Covid-19 cases caught on wards in England has dropped from 553 on January 10 to 369 on January 25, a fall of … Read more
A host of celebrities have refused to celebrate Australia Day and have instead called for the date to be changed as it causes too much pain for First Nations people. TV stars, actors, models and radio hosts took to social media to voice their opposition to January 26 as one of the most divisive Australia … Read more
UK faces double-dip recession as business activity PLUNGES in January with brutal lockdown sending the economy back into the red Closely-watched PMI data showed a dramatic slowdown in business activity The downturn in January underlined fears economy has gone into reverse The UK is struggling to recover from the worst recession in 300 years last … Read more
‘I fell off the wagon MAJORLY’: Amanda Holden reveals she failed her first attempt at Dry January after 19 days as she admits ‘now it’s all over’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 11:02 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 11:02 GMT, 20 January 2021 She set herself the challenge of completing Dry January during … Read more
HMRC is still waiting for 4.9million people to file their 2019/20 tax return in time for the 31 January deadline. So far 7.2million people have completed their self-assessment form, and HMRC said it expected the total figure to reach 12.1million. If you file after the deadline, you will receive an automatic fine of £100. Last … Read more
Jessica Chastain has landed the January/February 2021 cover of Shape Magazine. The 43-year-old redheaded bombshell spoke to the women’s health magazine about her approach to fitness and food, and paving the way for women in Hollywood by fighting for fair pay. Posing in vibrant neon colors, the Zero Dark Thirty actress opened up about her … Read more
So much for DRY January! Alcohol sales soar during first month of 2021 as locked-down Britons reach for the bottle amid winter and Covid blues Waitrose beer sales up 49% and wine sales by 27% over first week of lockdown A separate YouGov survey found 28% of Dry January participants had given up Young middle-class women … Read more
The number of Britons seeking a second home in Spain soared in the first week of January as more families cast their sights to the European country amid the lockdown, property experts said. The real estate company Taylor Wimpey Espana found that interest in Spanish properties rose by 39 per cent during the first week of … Read more