Insurers face crackdown: Watchdog orders firms to ensure customers get value for money throughout pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 22:38 BST, 3 June 2020 Insurers may have to refund premiums or suspend monthly payments to make sure the price matches the service they provide Insurers … Read more
Hard-pressed households set for lower bills as watchdog asks insurers to grant payment holidays and cut premiums Insurers asked to offer three month payment holidays from Monday next week They will also have to offer more suitable policies and waive fees attached Policyholders will have until the 18th of August to apply for a payment holiday … Read more
Urgent probe into obesity link to Covid-19 deaths: Matt Hancock orders health officials to find why certain groups including the overweight, men and ethnic minorities are more likely to die Matt Hancock has ordered health officials to trawl through victim records He said it was too early to suggest weight was a factor but data … Read more
Costa Coffee will reopen another 29 stores across Britain for deliveries and drive-through orders taking the total to 33 as all staff are given PPE Four Costa branches re-opened in Manchester, Bristol and Mansfield on April 24 Another 12 delivery only and 17 drive-through stores are re-opening today Costa Coffee joins the likes of McDonald’s … Read more
The White House has ordered intelligence investigations into whether China initially downplayed and hid the emerging coronavirus threat, a Wednesday report revealed, as Donald Trump continues to place blame for the size of the pandemic. Intelligence agencies received directives from the White House last week seeking information on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, … Read more
Egg fried rice and chow mein have overtaken pizza, curry and burger orders on Deliveroo during coronavirus lockdown, figures reveal More Britons are ordering chicken chow mein than curry on the Deliveroo app Delivery app also finds that people are ordering half an hour earlier than before Expert says Britons are turning to Chinese as … Read more
Ministers have ordered production of up to 50 million new immunity tests as part of what experts hope will be a ‘game-changing’ development in the battle against Covid-19. A breakthrough by a team of top British scientists means that, by June, people could be able to reliably test whether they have developed immunity to the virus … Read more
This is the extraordinary moment the commander of a Royal Navy nuclear submarine is seen rowing with his superiors over a welcome home BBQ for his crew before they were forced into coronavirus quarantine. Commander John Lewis held an impromptu party for the crew from the ‘hunter-killer’ sub HMS Trenchant alongside their boat at Devonport … Read more
President Donald Trump has bashed governors who he says have taken shutdown orders too far in the coronavirus pandemic, saying ‘some of them are being unreasonable’ as protests against the lockdowns spread across the nation. ‘There are a lot of protests out there, and I just think that some of the governors have gotten carried … Read more
Protestors at an anti-lockdown rally in Texas yelled ‘fire Fauci’ in a targeted chant against President Trump’s top medical advisor, as thousands of Americans defied stay-at-home and social distancing orders at rallies. Meanwhile, anti-Trump activists launched counter-protests outside of the president’s properties and laid body bags on the ground. Hundreds of protestors gathered at the … Read more