Customers struggling to pay electricity bills soar to 777,000 as experts warn of ‘perfect storm’ amid rising prices and pandemic pressures 777,000 customers owed energy firms between July and September last year This was the highest number of customers owing money seen since 2015 Number of households in debt jumped every quarter of year compared … Read more
South Africa bans alcohol sales, makes masks compulsory and closes many of the country’s beaches as coronavirus cases soar again after restrictions were eased Alcohol will be banned and beaches closed in South Africa, it was announced The country’s president announced a raft of new measures to battle coronavirus He blamed a surge in cases … Read more
Sales at online fashion retailer Missguided soar 45% since April, paving way for potential stock market flotation By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 19 December 2020 Sales at online fashion retailer Missguided have soared 45 per cent since April, paving the way for a … Read more
Just like granny used to make! Sales of retro desserts like trifle and sticky toffee pudding soar as nostalgic shoppers seek ‘comfort’ at Christmas, Waitrose figures reveal Waitrose sales figures show demand for retro desserts and puddings has surged Trifle sales are up 35 per cent on last year and cherry pie sales are up … Read more
Dixons’ electric lockdown: Sales soar as families rush online to kit out home offices – and buy games consoles for the kids By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 16 December 2020 Shares in Britain’s biggest electricals chain Dixons Carphone rocketed 12 per cent after … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus cases have risen by more than a third in one week, after 20,263 people tested positive today. Official figures also revealed 232 people have died after contracting the virus – in a 22.8 per cent spike on the 189 deaths seen on this day last week. Today’s case total is the highest Monday figure … Read more
Teaching unions push breaking schools up early for Christmas over fears of coronavirus Heads in England have already been granted the option of closing on Thursday However some have decided to close even earlier amid a rise in cases Unions are pressing for an immediate switch to online learning in virus hotspots By Josh White … Read more
Britons turn to traditional sweets during lockdown while chocolate sales soar by £260m and one firm sees a 4500% spike in orders for fudge By Mailonline Reporter Published: 01:38 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 01:41 GMT, 12 December 2020 Britons are turning to sweet treats to give themselves a boost from the misery of … Read more
Airbnb shares more than doubled in price as it made a triumphant debut on the US market on Thursday with the home-sharing company now valued at $100 billion. Shares soared 115 percent when it opened at $146 on the Nasdaq on Thursday, far above the initial public offering price of $68 apiece that raised $3.5 … Read more
Sales soared today around the world for the penguin T-shirt worn by Margaret Keenan when she became the first person to receive the Covid vaccine. The 90-year-old was given the Pfizer jab in Coventry on Tuesday while wearing a Christmas penguin top that was sold to raise money for the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire … Read more