The heat is (back) on! After last weekend’s sizzler was replaced by chilly winds, now we are set for a 70F scorcher as hot as Spain More warm weather is expected in the UK towards the end of this week Temperatures in the south of England could reach 21C (70F), say forecasters The Midlands and … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Debt-aholics like Liberty Global need to be weaned off a system destabilising the global economy By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 11 May 2020 | Updated: 08:35 BST, 12 May 2020 John Malone’s Liberty Global is nothing if not brave. Unveiling a £31 billion merger between Virgin Media and … Read more
More than 22,000 care home residents across England and Wales may have already died as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a grim analysis. Official data yesterday showed almost 9,000 COVID-19-related deaths in care homes had been recorded in the two countries by the start of May. But researchers at the London School … Read more
HENDERSON HIGH INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST: The fund valiantly battling to live up to its name By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:09 BST, 10 May 2020 Although it’s still not quite halfway through its financial year, investment trust Henderson High Income is valiantly battling to … Read more
Scientists discover high levels of protein in the blood could predict which coronavirus patients will need to be put on ventilators The protein, known as suPAR, is a marker of disease severity and aggressiveness as well as activating of the immune system Patients without the virus typically had suPAR levels of five ng/mL or less, … Read more
More than 25 million Britons experienced high anxiety in the days after lockdown measures were announced – and women are suffering more than men, a study by the Office for National Statistics said. While both sexes have noted ‘substantially elevated’ levels of anxiety during the pandemic when compared to last year, women are finding life … Read more
Scientists are in a race against time to test both existing drugs and experimental therapies in the hope one of them can slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Among those are medications used to treat cancer, high blood pressure, gout, heartburn and depression. Researchers believe the pills may help with a variety of conditions … Read more
Fashion designer once headhunted by Arcadia reveals she’s now spending six days a week sewing homemade face masks for friends and family – and has made ‘at least 300’ so far Amanda Riley, from West London, teaches online sewing classes from her home Had quit jobs for high-end Italian brand and fast fashion company in Hong … Read more
They’ve been openly documenting their struggles about living during the lockdown. But Sam Smith appeared to be in much better spirits as they embarked on their daily exercise in London on Saturday. The singer, 27, cut a relaxed figure in an oversized white shirt and loose trousers as they ran into a friend who was … Read more
People living in the poorest parts of England and Wales are dying from coronavirus at more than double the rate of those in affluent areas, shocking figures show. An Office for National Statistics report found the most deprived regions suffered 55 deaths per 100,000 people, compared with 25 deaths in the wealthiest areas. London, the heart of Britain’s … Read more