Incredible moment skipper saves houseboats from being crushed by a steel container surging down a raging river in Sydney’s huge floods A fast acting skipper gently pushed the container off line with his own boat The blue shipping container had already smashed a barge off line on its way He saved the container from causing … Read more
British businesses are facing thousands of pounds in extra costs and consumers the prospect of higher prices as a global shortage of containers continues to cause chaos. The average cost of shipping a 40-foot container from Asia to Northern Europe, including the UK, has skyrocketed from $1,752 last February to more than $8,000 at the … Read more
China was the first country in the world to be struck by coronavirus and its economy is the first to recover. It expanded by 6.5 per cent in the final quarter of 2020, making it one of the few countries to be able to chalk up growth for the year. Industrial production drove the revival, … Read more
Next has emerged as a clear winner from the High Street’s brutal Christmas after its booming online business cushioned the blow of store closures. In an update that sent its shares to five-year highs, the fashion and homeware retailer said full-price sales in November and December fell just 1.1 per cent – far better than … Read more
Coronavirus outbreaks are spiralling fastest in former Tier One areas and the North of England, official data has revealed. Of the ten councils registering the biggest surges in Covid infections in the most recent fortnight, eight were in the North of England — including three in Cumbria and three in Liverpool. The remaining two were … Read more
A mutated strain of coronavirus may be behind the rapid surge in infections in London and the South East of England, Matt Hancock claimed today. UK experts have so far found more than 1,000 people carrying the variant, called VUI – 202012/01, the Health Secretary told the House of Commons. There have been reports of the strain … Read more
Now you SHOULD buy an N95: Former FDA commissioner urges Americans to ‘buy better masks’ to protect themselves amid record-high surges in coronavirus cases Former FDA Commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb wrote an op-ed in which he encouraged American to buy better masks He recommended the N95, or its equivalent, due to its proven ability to … Read more
Experts today blamed the North of England’s rapidly rising coronavirus cases and hospital admissions on a number of factors unique to the region that have made it susceptible to a surge in the virus. The region is facing the imposition of stricter lockdown restrictions soon as the Government tries to balance fears over a surge … Read more
‘We’re having an extraordinary problem’: De Blasio closes schools and non-essential businesses in nine NYC neighborhoods with surging COVID infection rates – and says ELEVEN more could be next Mayor de Blasio announced his plan to ‘rewind’ reopening in nine zip codes across Brooklyn and Queens on Sunday Each of the zip codes has an … Read more
Barratt boss David Thomas hails surging house sales as demand for new homes soars By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 2 September 2020 The boss of one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders has insisted the rally in the property market has further to run after … Read more