London markets close slightly down by 0.16% or nine points on 5,763 after US stocks fell amid fears of renewed US-China trade war London markets opened flat today on 5,763 points as US-China tensions flared Rolls Royce tumbled on reports it was considering job cuts to ride out the slump Trump pinned the blame for … Read more
Becoming infected with coronavirus undoubtedly tops the list of current health fears for most Britons. But getting fat seems to come a close second – at least that’s the impression I get from social media. Everywhere I look, there seems to be yet another warning about the link between obesity and an untimely death from Covid-19. … Read more
The official list of COVID symptoms has been branded ‘dodgy’ and ‘inadequate’ by a top scientific advisor. Dr Nick Summerton called for tiredness, breathlessness and loss of appetite to be included in key symptom list. Currently the NHS only notes a persistent cough and fever as the main signs, and says these are the only … Read more
Iraq and Syria are battling a resurgence in attacks from ISIS as the terror group takes advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. There are between 2,500 to 3,000 Islamic state fighters in Iraq, security officials estimate, and a further 500 have escaped from prisons in Syria, fuelling a spike in violence in the region. Three security … Read more
The North West passed London as the epicentre of the UK’s coronavirus outbreak today, with more people in hospital with the illness than in the capital. Data shared at today’s government briefing revealed coronavirus patients in London had dipped to 2,033. In contrast, patients with the illness in the North West rose to 2,191, the … Read more
FCA tells insurers: See you in court, after thousands of desperate firms have their Covid claims rejected By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2020 Desperate businesses battling to survive the Covid-19 crisis were given a glimmer of hope yesterday as the City … Read more
Two water mills that date back to Englan’s early Norman era are both battling around the clock to meet the demand for flour during Britain’s coronavirus crisis. Grade II listed Charlecote Mill, in Stratford-upon-Avon, which dates back to 1068 – just two years after the Battle of Hastings – and Sturminster Newton Mill, in Dorset, … Read more
A Nobel Prize-winning biologist has branded the Government’s 100,000 coronavirus tests per day target a ‘PR stunt’ as it emerged that it was ‘likely’ to be hit on time. Sir Paul Nurse, chief executive of biomedical research centre the Francis Crick Institute, also tore into the strategy on Question Time last night and said it … Read more
It is an iron rule on financial markets that no matter how awful a crisis may be, someone, somewhere, is making a profit. The current pandemic is no exception – so meet the money men and tech tycoons who are coronavirus winners. THE TECH TYCOONS Jeff Bezos Amazon is expected to report profits of more … Read more
More than 90 frontline NHS workers are confirmed to have died during the coronavirus pandemic. Although Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday that 78 NHS workers had died, this is only a partial picture. Tributes from local NHS trusts and loved ones have confirmed the deaths of 94 people … Read more