Unemployment spikes to 4.9 per cent as a record 370,000 are made redundant in three months Latest labour market figures show that unemployment rate has hit 4.9 per cent A record 370,000 were made redundant over the three months to October Numbers on payroll have now fallen by 819,000 since start of the pandemic By … Read more
The number of coronavirus cases in England dropped by a quarter during the second national lockdown, a Government-backed study has revealed. Scientists found 1,299 positive cases out of 160,000 people over three weeks to December 3 – approximately 0.94 per cent, or 94 cases per 10,000 people. This was a drop from the previous three … Read more
Australian travel bubble with New Zealand could be open from the first quarter of 2021, Jacinda Ardern says Jacinda Ardern announced the country could open a travel bubble with Australia The New Zealand Prime Minister said details will be confirmed in the new year She said it will only happen if cases remain low in … Read more
Schroders Personal Wealth slashing nearly a quarter of its workforce in major restructuring under new boss By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 12 December 2020 Schroders Personal Wealth is slashing nearly a quarter of its workforce in a major restructuring under new boss Mark … Read more
A ‘royal-style’ luxury home in Israel has gone on sale for a quarter of a billion dollars. The stunning royal style residence is located in the coastal town of Caesarea and features sweeping views of the Mediterranean Sea. The property has appeared on the market for a cool $258,318,757. A stunning royal style residence inspired by Baroque and … Read more
Just one quarter of pubs reopened after lockdown with many staying shut because it was not worth opening in Tier 2, according to the pub industry’s association. A survey of pubs over the past week found that just 27 per cent reopened following the end of lockdown on December 2. However, the British Beer and Pub Association … Read more
Only around a quarter of people counted in the NHS’s hospital admissions for Covid-19 are diagnosed before they get to hospital, according to a whistleblower. A total of 1,215 people were counted as coronavirus admissions in England on November 29, according to the most recent NHS data. And there are currently almost 13,000 people on … Read more
More than a quarter of Britons found it harder to follow the second lockdown compared to the first, a survey has revealed. The most common reasons for struggling were feeling fatigued by Covid restrictions, a belief measures were unjust and bad weather restricting people from going outside and seeing friends and family. Experts feared that ‘lockdown … Read more
The birth of Covid Casual: Lockdown has changed people’s habits for good as a quarter of Britons admit they no longer shower daily or bother using deodorant and 61 percent of workers swap their suits for pyjamas EXCLUSIVE: A quarter of Britons admit they are less likely to shower daily since the start of the … Read more
More than a quarter of students ‘self-censor’ because they fear their views will clash with the ‘woke’ values promoted by their university, according to a shocking new survey. In the latest evidence of the free speech crisis engulfing campuses across the country, 27 per cent of students said they have actively ‘hidden’ their opinions when … Read more