London Covid rates rising as UK marks two years since lockdown

London Covid rates rising as UK marks two years since lockdown

Case rates of Covid are still on the rise as the UK marks the two year anniversary since the first national lockdown. On March 23, 2020, the first nationwide lockdown was introduced.... Read more »
House price growth accelerates even as interest rates rise

House price growth accelerates even as interest rates rise

H ouse price growth hit a new eight-month high in February despite rising interest rates and a squeeze on budgets. The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors... Read more »
Interest rates and inflation won’t blow housing mar…

Interest rates and inflation won’t blow housing mar…

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow the housing market off course. Strutt & Parker says its forecasts... Read more »
DWP to increase State Pension payments – here’s the new weekly rates

DWP to increase State Pension payments – here’s the new weekly rates

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that it is increasing the State Pension payments in April 2022 by a sum of 3.1 per cent. Recipients can choose to be... Read more »
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The London universities which facing having ‘poor quality courses’ axed due to low graduation rates

Nine London universities are among twenty six which are facing having their “poor quality courses” axed due to new plans to improve education. The government plans to cut down on the courses... Read more »
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London Covid: Latest case rates in all boroughs as 230 Londoners currently on life-saving ventilators

A record high of 162,572 new Covid cases has been reported in England and Wales today, along with a further 154 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to official data.... Read more »
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Coronavirus news latest: London ‘may have passed the peak’ of Omicron wave – but infection rates are still rising in the rest of England | UK News

The lavish party in Ahmedabad was held to celebrate the second birthday of an Indian Spitz named Abby, and featured an elaborate birthday cake, a performance by a popular folk singer and... 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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London’s high covid rates could bring new restrictions in Staffordshire

London’s high covid rates could force Staffordshire into tighter restrictions, reports suggest. It is today being reported the Government is ruling out any return to a tiered approach to covid rules. That... Read more »
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Covid cases by borough: London’s Covid surge may be levelling off as latest rates are revealed

According to the latest figures, the capital-wide seven-day Covid infection rate remained stable between December 20 and December 23, increasingly only slightly from 1,969.4 cases per 100,000 people to 2,024.8. This contrasts... Read more »