Housing market reopens and demand soars says Zoopla

Pent-up demand in the housing market has seen a surge in activity, with Leeds, Newcastle, Portsmouth and Southampton leading the way, it has been revealed. The surge in demand follows the reopening of the housing market on 20 May after the lockdown.  Demand for homes in these four areas has increased up to 40 per … Read more

Young men are more likely to be lonely than older people or women, study finds 

Young men living in ‘individualistic’ countries like the US and UK are more likely to be lonely than older people or women, study finds The research included responses on loneliness from 46,000 people worldwide  The data came from the BBC Loneliness Experiment of people aged from 16-99 Authors phrased questions in a way that avoided … Read more

Vicar who put Matt Hancock on spot over ‘disappointed’ minister won’t look into lockdown fines

Vicar who put Matt Hancock on spot over Dominic Cummings says he’s ‘disappointed’ ministers have ‘rowed back’ on vow to look into fines given to people who breached lockdown for ‘childcare reasons’ Martin Paul was praised for his question at Downing Street briefing last night  Follows fury over Cummings’ trip from London to Durham during … Read more

Police in riot gear spray tear gas and fire rubber bullets at protest over George Floyd’s death

Minneapolis cops in riot gear have fired rubber bullets at thousands of defiant protesters who took to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd, the black man who died after a white officer was filmed kneeling on his neck during his arrest. Demonstrators carrying placards reading ‘I can’t breathe’ and ‘Justice 4 Floyd’ surrounded a … Read more

EastEnders star Maisie Smith and her mother Julia showcase their dance moves in a new TikTok video

EastEnders star Maisie Smith flashes her washboard abs in a lemon crop top as she and her lookalike mother Julia showcase their dance moves in a new TikTok video By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 08:44 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 08:44 BST, 27 May 2020 She’s been keeping her fans entertained after jumping … Read more

More than 60% of people joining extremist groups on Facebook had the pages recommended by algorithms

Facebook researchers learnt as far back as in 2016 that 64 percent of all extremist group joins are due to its own recommendations but executives including Joel Kaplan killed any efforts to fix the problem, according to sources.  Research at the social media giant in 2016 and again in 2018 unearthed a worrying trend linking the … Read more

Online casino plied 25-year-old with a £400 booster just hours before he took his own life 

A high-flying engineer killed himself hours after an online casino ‘groomed’ him with £400 in cash bonuses. Gambling addict Chris Bruney, 25, lost a total of £119,000 in the five days before his death, but instead of shutting his account Winner.co.uk plied him with cash bonuses and free bets. His devastated family said they have … Read more