The stages of a Downing Street scandal: first comes anger, then disillusionment December 9, 2021 There is a weary exhaustion to the fall-out of the cheese and wine, secret santa filled Christmas party at Downing Street last year, while many of us were in Tier 3 lockdown. It arrived in a week when we should have been talking about the ghost children missing from our schools, the people who were [...]
All Hale: why this Tottenham area is a new residential superstar December 8, 2021 Tottenham Hale in North London’s borough of Haringey is part of one of the largest “opportunity areas” in the capital, receiving £1bn worth of new development and a £30m upgrade to Tottenham Hale station. “This is a really exciting time for Tottenham Hale,” says Tom Goodall, head of residential at property developer and investor Argent [...]
Omicron hit to economy expected: India braces itself for ‘massive’ third Covid wave of Coronavirus infections December 8, 2021 Fears are growing rapidly in India that a massive third wave of Covid infections is building, as coronavirus infections may yet again spiral out of control, largely driven by the new Omicron variant. Last night local time, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) issued a warning to the country’s government that a third wave is inevitable [...]
NFTs – the death knell of mortgages? December 8, 2021 The advent of blockchain, distributed ledgers and automated market makers has now allowed the exchange of titles instantly with 100 per cent surety on their authenticity at all times.
South Africa upbeat as battle of the Covid mutations rages: Omicron deaths still zero despite new coronavirus variant spreading twice as fast as deadly Delta December 8, 2021 Scientists and policy makers in South Africa and across the region are cautiously optimistic that the rapidly spreading Omicron variant is not going to cause a bloodbath as, so far, no deaths have been linked to the new Covid mutation. Despite a record number of new infections – more than 40,000 people tested positive in [...]
Schools across the country have forgotten how to teach kids to aspire to be better December 8, 2021 Omicron, the new Covid variant, has had an unexpected victim: the long-awaited White Paper on levelling up. Boris Johnson’s plans to put his 2019 election pledge into reality will not be published until New Year, to give the government more time to focus on containing Covid. The document, set to span industry, skills and transport, [...]
Crime fighter warns movies glamorising drugs fuel youngster’s coke use December 7, 2021 A senior law enforcement official has said that 'middle-class drug use' is fuelled films and TV shows that glamorise it.
Over half of Bitcoin investors bought in over the past 12 months December 6, 2021 Over half of Bitcoin holders began investing over the past 12 months amid an explosion of interest in the crypto market.
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. [...]
Sigh of relief in South Africa as Omicron variant appears to be ‘super mild‘ mutation with Covid death rate not jumping December 6, 2021 The WHO and Coronavirus experts are increasingly convinced the new Omicron variant is ‘super mild’ and has, so far, not led to a jump in Covid death rates anywhere in Southern Africa. The WHO is calling this morning for countries to drop travel restrictions and end the mass hysteria, and instead be cautiously optimistic as [...]