COVID live updates: Annastacia Palaszczuk says elderly should avoid crowded areas as new infections rise

Aboriginal Congress calls for ‘complete lockdown’ of Central Australia. Health Minister Natasha Fyles disagrees Central Australia’s peak Aboriginal health body has warned “a Tsunami of COVID cases is coming” to the region... Read more »
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London Covid by borough: Handful of areas record decreases but hospitalisations rise

A handful of London boroughs recorded decreases in their Covid rates in the week before Christmas, the latest data reveals. An Evening Standard analysis of the latest Covid figures reveals that Hackney... Read more »
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Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

People arrive at a Covid-19 testing centre in Leytonstone, east London (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (PA Wire) Here is Wednesday’s update of Covid-19 case rates for every local authority area in the UK. The... Read more »
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Hertfordshire Covid: St Albans ranked as one of the UK’s worst-hit areas as Omicron spreads

An area in Herts is currently ranked as one of the UK’s worst-hit boroughs as infection rates continue to soar. The UK recorded 88,376 infections yesterday, a new daily record (Thursday, December... Read more »
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Another 8 Omicron Covid cases found as disease spreads to new areas – see list

The Omicron variant of Covid has now spread across the UK with cases now standing at 13 in England from London to the North West and nine identified in Scotland Shoppers wear... Read more »
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‘Rogue’ antique dealer ‘preyed on elderly homeowners in London’s richest areas to make £200,000’

A rogue antique dealer deliberately targeted elderly homeowners in the poshest parts of London, flogging their valuable collectibles without permission or simply keeping them, a court heard yesterday. Peter Taylor, 61, printed... Read more »
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Rents up sharply in prime areas of London as market b…

Rental growth in prime areas of London has climbed to multi-year highs according to new data from Knight Frank.  While only a gradual recovery is underway in the sales market following six... Read more »
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Bakerloo line extension: 5 south London areas where house prices could rise

Of the 14 stations that would feature, Old Kent Road 1 and 2, New Cross Gate, Lewisham and Catford Bridge would undergo the biggest change and greatest uplift in house prices. The... Read more »
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Rent and yield growth higher in outer city areas than…

Confirming many Covid-related trends, it appears that outer city properties have seen their yields and rents grow to a greater degree than city centre homes. A study of London, Birmingham and Manchester... Read more »
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ULEZ: The areas in London where drivers will need to pay to drive through

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will expand on October 25 this year and it means you may have to pay a charge just for driving near your house. If your car... Read more »