The FTSE 100 has risen by 1.3 per cent as Boris Johnson says the UK is ‘turning the tide’ on coronavirus in his first address to the nation following his illness. The index of Britain’s biggest companies is up by 91 points to 5,844. The positive start followed gains in Asia today as leaders up their … Read more
Revealed, the BEST countries in the world to raise a child: Britain ranks 11th while the US comes 18th as Denmark, Sweden and Norway clinch the top spots UK scored poorly in income equality and political instability caused by Brexit Scandinavian nations praised for ‘generous’ healthcare and education systems US came 18th – authors cited gun … Read more
Health bosses place the value of a British life at around £2.4million, in a sobering calculation which has been thrown into the spotlight by the coronavirus crisis. Doctors around the world have described making agonising life-or-death decisions about who can receive treatment when medical shortages mean that not every life can be saved. Health experts … Read more
Healthy Britons have been repeatedly told not to wear face masks during the coronavirus crisis because ‘there is no evidence’ they protect people from infection. But data from counties which enforced mandatory mask-wearing suggests they have helped curb the spread of the virus and keep death rates low. Austria seemingly managed to reverse its crisis … Read more
The link between age and high death rates from coronavirus has been confirmed for the first time by researchers – and it could help predict the scale of future outbreaks. The University of Oxford study highlights the importance of age and demographics in explaining why some countries have higher rates of fatality than others. They … Read more
Countries that have a widespread vaccination programme involving the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) jab have a coronavirus death rate almost six times lower than nations that do not use it, a study reveals. The BCG vaccine was invented a century ago and gives immunity to tuberculosis (TB) — a bacterial infection — but it is known … Read more
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the third year in a row by the World Happiness Report – and Afghanistan ranked the bleakest. The annual United Nations World Happiness Report ranks over 150 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be, according to their evaluations of their own … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused other countries of lying about the number of coronavirus deaths after the United States became the country with the most coronavirus deaths in the world. ‘To think you’re getting honest numbers from some of these countries,’ the president said in response to a question from DailyMail.com. ‘Does anybody really … Read more
IMF warns countries including the UK are facing a ‘massive’ rise in debt due to the Covid-19 outbreak By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 15 April 2020 Countries including the UK are facing a ‘massive’ rise in debt due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the … Read more