MONDAY, MARCH 23 I got into a feisty debate with Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Good Morning Britain today, prompting a flood of complaints to ITV and the TV regulator Ofcom about me being ‘too hard’ on him and demanding that I apologise. Well sorry, but I won’t be making any apology for holding Government … Read more
Airlines including British Airways and EasyJet are selling tickets for flights in May despite health officials warning a global lockdown could last for months. BA, which is suspending 30,000 cabin crew on 80 percent pay, is selling a range of tickets from May 1, including £32 flights between Gatwick and Bergamo, Italy. EasyJet is also … Read more
Since Britain was put in lockdown thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of apps have seen their popularity boom. The right place, the right time and all that. In the past two weeks, I’ve been to a virtual house party, toasted a Friday evening not in the pub but with a drink over video … Read more
Britons are visiting supermarkets less often but spending more, and shopping at local newsagents more regularly as the coronavirus upturns the country’s usual shopping practices, banking data suggests. Transaction data provided to This is Money by digital banks Revolut and Starling, who between them have 4.25million UK customers, found newsagents like Nisa and McColl’s have … Read more
Do you think you have what it takes to scoop a prize in the prestigious Landscape Photographer of the Year contest? If you’re a keen snapper and you’ve yet to enter, there’s still time. The competition – which has a £20,000 prize pot – has had its entry date extended by just over a month … Read more
Remarkable flight-tracking images show how the skies above Europe, America and Australia have emptied in the past month A data analyst from Florida-based Stratos Jet Charters used his Flightradar24 account to take the snapshots BA announced it would suspend around 80 per cent of its workforce to see it through the coronavirus crisis In Europe … Read more
If you’re trying to move house and are unsure how the Government’s announcement will affect you, removal quote provider Reallymoving has put together the following advice: Securing a mortgage · Be prepared to provide evidence of job security, something banks will be checking even more closely than usual. · With surveyors currently unable to carry … Read more
Revealed: The Scottish Highlands tops a ‘lust list’ of UK destinations that Britons want to visit post-coronavirus crisis Research has revealed the top search results for UK holidays in the past month Snowdonia is the second most popular destination followed by Yorkshire Dales Other sought-after locations include Cornwall, the Lake District and Kent By Jennifer … Read more
The malaria drug that President Donald Trump has hailed as a ‘game-changer’ for treating coronavirus may be no better for treating the virus than standard care like being placed on a ventilator, a Chinese study found. Clinical trials of the drug, hydroxychloroquine, began in New York on Tuesday, and US doctors can now prescribe it … Read more
The housing market has been thrown into chaos in recent weeks as buyers and sellers delay their moves in the wake of the coronavirus. This, on top of the recent Bank of England Base Rate cuts, has led to some mortgage lenders pulling products in a move not seen since the credit crunch. Barclays and Halifax’s … Read more