The governor of the Bank of England today issues a stark warning that Britain should be cautious about lifting the coronavirus lockdown too early. In his first interview since taking the top job, Andrew Bailey told the Daily Mail that a premature end to the restrictions could cause a severe loss of confidence and inflict … Read more
Triathlete: Sir Rocco Forte credits his super-fit physique for his recovery from coronavirus Sir Rocco Forte credits his super-fit physique for his recovery from coronavirus, which he contracted recently. ‘I had all the symptoms, though I haven’t been tested,’ the hotel tycoon says, from his house in Ripley, Surrey, where he has been recuperating with his … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Stocks tumble as US-China trade war reignites; Eddie Stobart boss quits as firm suspends shares; Pound settles after strong rally The FTSE 100 closed down 0.5%, or 33.20 points, at 7,094.98 Pound up 0.1% to $1.2275, but in the red against the euro, down 0.4% at €1.1013 Eddie Stobart said its CEO Alex … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has appointed a ‘personal protective equipment tsar’ to take on the shortage of supplies across NHS trusts in the UK. Lord Deighton, 64, has been appointed to get a grip on the situation, as thousands of doctors and nurses across the country are being forced to work without the correct PPE. … Read more
A farming boss says his company had spent £40,000 to fly 150 experienced Romanian farm workers to the UK to teach unskilled British fruit and vegetable pickers how to harvest. Anthony Gardiner, boss at G’s Growers, says the situation was getting desperate because their regular land army of foreign workers are locked down in their … Read more
Royal Mail boss Rico Back facing calls to return to UK from his Swiss penthouse – or quit By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 17 April 2020 Royal Mail’s boss is facing calls to return to the UK from his Swiss penthouse – or … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva revisiting Brexit during coronavirus crisis suggests she hasn’t quite washed away her EU past By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:37 BST, 16 April 2020 The International Monetary Fund deserves credit for not holding back on highlighting the stunning £7 … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the retail sector are at risk of being lost amid the Covid-19 crisis, the British Retail Consortium has warned. Sales at shops across Britain fell to their lowest level on record last month, with worse figures yet to come, the BRC said. With ‘non-essential’ bricks-and-mortar shops shut up and … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Royal Mail boss Rico Back displaying a sad derogation of leadership by working from home in Switzerland By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 15 April 2020 Royal Mail employees have courageously kept letter and parcel services operating in the midst of a … Read more
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos adds an astonishing £22bn to his fortune during coronavirus crisis as demand for online deliveries surges By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 15 April 2020 Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has added an astonishing £22 billion to his fortune during the … Read more