Number of pupils securing their first choice secondary school place falls compared to last year as a FIFTH miss out Nearly a fifth of children have missed out on their top choice secondary school But this rose to more than two in five pupils in some areas of England, data said The number of applications … Read more
Josie Gibson was left screaming on Thursday’s This Morning after she accidentally fell into a lake while hosting a competition segment from an obstacle course. The presenter, 36, left presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in hysterics in the studio as she exclaimed: ‘That wasn’t mean to happen! My mic is really expensive…’ Proving to be ever … Read more
The number of three and four-bedroom homes coming up for sale has dropped to a five-year low, as buyers rush to snap up properties with more space, new data shows. Annually, listings of four-bedroom homes have slumped 58 per cent in Scotland, 44 per cent in the South, 42 per cent in the North West … Read more
Have a seat! Motorway drivers have to swerve a SOFA when it falls off the back of a truck and spins across the M60 on its castors The sofa falls off truck near Whitefield Interchange on the M60 in Manchester Furniture item then spins across the lanes of the motorway on its castors Motorists are … Read more
UK chip maker Arm could return to London’s stock market if £29bn Nvidia deal falls through By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 20 April 2021 Arm could return to the stock market if its £29billion sale falls through, analysts have claimed. Japanese owner Softbank … Read more
UK’s foreign aid spending falls by £712million to £14.5billion due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time it has gone down since the global financial crisis in 2007 International aid spending stats for 2020 show it declined by £712m to £14.5bn Figure linked to UK economic prosperity, battered by Covid shutdowns last … Read more
UK’s foreign aid spending falls by £712million to £14.5billion due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time it has gone down since the global financial crisis in 2007 International aid spending stats for 2020 show it declined by £712m to £14.5bn Figure linked to UK economic prosperity, battered by Covid shutdowns last … Read more
Israelis stood in silence on Thursday as a two-minute siren wailed across the country in remembrance of the Holocaust’s six million Jewish victims. Public buses and cars stopped on the streets and highways, and pedestrians stood in place in memory of those killed in the Nazi genocide. The annual memorial is one of the most … Read more
AstraZeneca’s share price has slumped by one per cent after UK health chiefs said Britons under 30 should not take its vaccine. The British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm, based in Cambridge, suffered a blow to its jab this afternoon following mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots. The company’s shares were trading at 7.110 points on Tuesday … Read more
Fears of catching COVID-19 have fallen to an all-time low with just 35 percent of Americans now very or somewhat worried about contracting the virus as the vaccine rollout continues to ramp up nationwide. New data from Gallup shows just over a third of people were still fearful in March, down from a record high … Read more