Just five FTSE 100 companies deliver on dividend growth 

REVEALED: Coronavirus cuts leave just five FTSE 100 firms that have delivered on a decade of dividend growth Just five companies in the UK’s blue chip index have paid a dividend every year for the past decade and forecast dividend growth of at least 2 per cent this year The same can be said for … Read more

Coronavirus UK: France WON’T be exempted from 14-day isolation rules

Quarantine chaos: France WON’T be exempted from 14-day isolation rules but business travellers could be let in as announcement is postponed UK had initially said it would force anyone flying into Britain to remain in isolation Boris Johnson then agreed mutual tourists exemption with Emmanuel Macron However the UK has now ended proposals for a … Read more

Man who spat on Belly Mujinga was smartly dressed and ‘looked like a lawyer’, witness reveals

Man who spat on Belly Mujinga, the rail worker who died with coronavirus just weeks later, was smartly dressed and ‘looked like a lawyer’, witness reveals Belly Mujinga, 47, and female colleague were coughed at and spat on by suspect  A colleague at Victoria Station said man was in his 50s and was smartly dressed … Read more

Can I claim EU261 flight compensation for coronavirus cancellation?

My flights to Geneva for a ski holiday over Easter were cancelled by easyJet due to coronavirus. It offered me the chance to rebook or vouchers but I do not have any future travel plans, so wanted my money back. I followed some links on its site for cancelled flights, which took me through to … Read more

Ray Winstone has been stranded in Italy for nine weeks

‘I’m missing my wife and daughters’: Ray Winstone, 63, has been stranded in Italy for nine weeks without family due to coronavirus and says he’s ‘gagging for a pint’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 08:03 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 08:20 BST, 15 May 2020 Actor Ray Winstone has been stranded in Italy … Read more

Are we spending more on food shopping since lockdown began?

Almost half of households in Britain believe they are spending more on their food shop since the start of the lockdown, new research has revealed. Some 45 per cent say they are spending more with 14 per cent of that total stating they are spending a lot more, according to exclusive data from Which?. Are … Read more

Ben Shephard gives GMB viewers an update on Kate Garraway’s husband

Ben Shephard updated GMB fans on Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper’s progress as he continues his coronavirus battle.  Speaking on Friday morning, the TV host, 45, gave fans the latest news from his co-star: ‘A lot of you have been asking how Kate, Darcey, and Billy are, and Derek. We can update you because Kate … Read more

Commuters slam Sadiq Khan’s ‘terrible’ Tube service for ‘putting lives at risk’

‘Profligate’ London Mayor Sadiq Khan was slammed by passengers who crammed on to the packed Tube again today after he agreed to ramp up services in return for a £1.6billion taxpayer-funded bailout. Mr Khan had said Transport for London was hours from going bust and blamed Boris Johnson for no social distancing on trains by … Read more

Trump’s pandemic ‘plan’ that press secretary waved at reporters was savaged in wargame report

A pandemic ‘plan’ that Donald Trump’s press secretary waved at reporters on  Thursday to show the president was in control of the coronavirus outbreak had been savaged by another report – that she was also holding.  Trump insisted on Thursday that he did have a playbook to battle the pandemic as a whistleblower testified on Capitol … Read more

Now police warn you NOT to step in road to dodge fellow pedestrians

Now police warn you NOT to step in road to dodge fellow pedestrians… because briefly crossing someone’s path carries a very low risk of transmitting coronavirus Police have warned pedestrians not to try and social distance on pavements  It comes after reports of clashes between people trying to walk past each other  Scotland Yard says … Read more