Vaccines boost as proportion of adults who would REFUSE to have a jab more than halves

Vaccines boost as proportion of adults who would REFUSE to have a jab more than halves in four months to just 6%- as take-up among ethnic minority Britons soars Just 6% of Brits would probably or definitely refuse a jab in March That was down from 14% in December, according to IpsosMORI Proportion of non-white … Read more

Boost for hopes of a summer holiday as new plan could allow air travel to tourism hotspots to resume

Traffic light system for trips abroad takes flight: Boost for hopes of a summer holiday as new plan could allow air travel to tourism hotspots to resume The traffic light system will enable quarantine-free travel to ‘green’ destinations PM expected to reveal plans on Monday for staged lifting of foreign holidays ban May 17 has … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Bitcoin’s 7% surge gives blockchain firms a boost

Bitcoin started the week with a bang as the flagship crypto-currency jumped by as much as 7 per cent. Investors piled in after card payment giant Visa said it would allow the use of another digital currency, USD Coin, on its payment network.  USD Coin is a different beast to bitcoin as it is tied … Read more

Pleased as a Suffolk Punch! Boost for rare breed of horse as proud mother Miri has a foal 

Pleased as a Suffolk Punch! Boost for rare breed of horse as proud mother Miri has a foal Pheo represents another lease of life for oldest breed of English working horse Their sturdy frame and auburn coats were once a familiar sight ploughing fields  The three week old is the first Suffolk Punch to be … Read more

Financial adviser Canna Campbell reveals the savings tricks to help you to boost your bank balance

A financial adviser and mother who has saved over $117,000 by following her own financial challenge has revealed the seven steps to boosting your savings fast. Canna Campbell, from Sydney, devised the ‘$1,000 Project’ five years ago in a bid to boost her personal savings and investments. The project requires the saver to break down … Read more

9 simple ways to boost your memory

From hugging (at last) to chewing gum (yes, really), they’re all no-brainers, says Professor James Goodwin   The human brain is the most complex entity in the known universe. Until recently, no one knew whether anything could be done to prevent the effects of degenerative change on it. But science is unlocking its secrets. Contrary to … Read more

Shops to stay open until 10pm six days a week to boost high street

Shops will be able to stay open until 10pm six days a week to turbocharge the high street and help the economy recover. Robert Jenrick announced that from April 12, extended daily opening hours will be introduced when non-essential retail reopens its doors. The Communities Secretary said this would help ensure the safe reopening of … Read more

Car makers call on the Government to boost consumer uptake of EVs

Car makers today demanded much greater support from the Government to help consumers buy electric vehicles if ministers’ ambitious ‘electric dreams’ are to become a reality. Rule makers must ‘put ordinary drivers at the heart of policy and planning’ if they are to win consumers’ ‘hearts and minds’, they said. Electric cars are still too … Read more

National Trust releases beavers into hidden valley on South Downs to ‘build dams and boost wildlife’

A pair of beavers have been released into a large enclosure in a hidden valley on the flanks of the South Downs to build dams and boost wildlife, the National Trust said. The male and female beaver have been introduced into a 15-hectare (37-acre) fenced area in the West Sussex valley, which was gifted to the … Read more