When Ally Acklan and Paul Todd had to cancel their wedding at the 11th hour last March, both were bitterly disappointed. All the plans had been in place for weeks, from the smart London hotel booked for the ceremony to the bride’s dress. They’d even had their hen and stag dos. The only thing the … Read more
Commuters in London were stuck in teeming rush hour traffic this morning as it soared past pre-Covid Britain levels, data shows. Journeys were blighted by roadworks, full buses, bridge closures and new cycle schemes as the capital struggled to readjust to the increase in passengers. It comes amid growing fury over the number of trains … Read more
The number of mortgages handed out to homebuyers soared by 40% last month to near pre-covid levels as the housing market continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Mortgages approvals for house purchase reached 66,300 in July, up 40 per cent from 39,900 in June and just below the 67,300 recorded in July 2019, the latest … Read more
Britain’s biggest house builder Persimmon said its build rate reached normal levels by the end of June and it restored its dividend to shareholders, it revealed today. Pre-tax profits plunged 43 per cent from £509.3million to £292.4million. Revenues were also down 32 per cent to £1.19billion, from the £1.76billion it reported a year earlier, after … Read more
SAGE scientists told the Government a month ago it would not be possible to return to a ‘pre-Covid normality’ without a vaccine or a far better contact tracing system, it emerged today. In a report submitted to ministers on June 22, scientists advising Number 10 said social distancing will need to be in place until … Read more