Growth of property values hits 15-year high: House prices rise for fifth straight month amid 8.2 per cent annual jump December 7, 2021 Average UK property price hits a new record high of £272,992 last month, rising in November by 8.2 per cent compared to the same month a year earlier, according to Halifx, publishing its monthly index this morning. Prices increased by 1 per cent month-on-month in November while quarterly house price inflation is now at its [...]
Breakthrough: Scientists able to measure how well each Coronavirus vaccine binds to any Covid variant, including Omicron December 6, 2021 UK scientists have developed a new test will be able to demonstrate how well different Coronavirus vaccines “bind” to spike proteins in different Covid mutations, including the new Omicron variant. The main aim is to determine how each individual responds to Covid-19 and to different vaccines, and to establish whether someone needs a booster. In [...]
Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid-19 warns vaccine creator December 6, 2021 The global community must learn from the Covid-19 crisis as the next pandemic could be even worse a creator of the AstraZeneca vaccine said.
Covid vaccines mandatory for New York private sector workers December 6, 2021 New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio has issued a sweeping mandate requiring all private sector workers to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
Lagarde orders redesign to create ‘more relatable’ euro banknotes December 6, 2021 Christine Lagarde, the president of Europe's central bank, has ordered a refresh of euro banknotes to make them "more relatable."
Exclusive: ‘Perfect storm’ hits charities as close to 5m Brits have stopped donating since start of the pandemic December 6, 2021 More than 4.6m fewer people in the UK have been donating to charities this year compared to 2019. What’s more, 2021 has been more challenging than 2020, with almost 700,000 more people halting their donations this year compared to the peak of the pandemic last year, according to recent YouGov research analysed by smart software provider Lightful. [...]
Blackrock and Vanguard rake in billions: Omicron variant makes Moderna and Pfizer shareholders more than $10bn December 6, 2021 Big pharma executives and shareholders saw their wealth skyrocket in the week after the Omicron variant was discovered, with eight top Pfizer and Moderna shareholders making a combined $10.3bn. Campaigners have accused pharma executives of “making a killing from a crisis they helped to create”, blaming “grotesque” levels of vaccine inequality for creating the conditions [...]
Halfords boss urges government to do more to address skills gap as shortage of mechanics starts to bite December 6, 2021 A shortage of specialist mechanics is interfering with Halfords’ agenda to rapidly grow the number of electric cars on Britain’s roads to such an extent that the boss of the company has called on government to do more. Graham Stapleton, chief executive of the retailer and motoring services business, said he is “very concerned” that [...]
2,200 branches: Owner of Boots plotting £10bn sale of 172-year old pharmacy chain December 4, 2021 The parent company of Boots is reportedly considering putting the pharmacy chain on the market next year, according to news reports this morning. US retail giant Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is lining up advisers from Goldman Sachs to explore a potential sale of the pharmacy, Sky News wrote. CityAM understands that a potential valuation [...]
‘Americans will be licking their lips’: Export of UK lamb to US from January as three decade-old ban ends December 4, 2021 Exports of British lamb to the United States are set to resume in January. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has amended the rule which currently prevents imports of lamb from the UK into the US. The amended “small ruminant rule” will come [...]