GDP fell by 5.8% in March as the coronavirus dealt a hammer blow to the economy – and analysts expect WORSE to come By Joe Middleton For Mailonline Published: 07:15 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 07:20 BST, 13 May 2020 The UK economy contracted by 2% in the first quarter of 2020 after plunging … Read more
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc has reported nearly $50billion in losses in the first quarter due to fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, marking the greatest loss the company has suffered in its history. Berkshire said most of its more than 90 businesses are facing ‘relatively minor to severe’ negative effects from COVID-19, the illness caused … Read more
Shares rally after worst quarter for pensions with the value of the average fund falling 15.2% By Hugo Duncan and Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 29 April 2020 Shares around the world rallied as investors looked beyond grim economic figures from the United States … Read more
A quarter-pound shrew can bear the weight of a fully grown man thanks to its unique interlocking backbones that make its spine incredibly strong, a study has found. The small greyish-brown mammals — which are related to moles and hedgehogs — look like chubby, long-nosed rats, but have one of the strangest skeletons. Scientists aren’t … Read more
Prostate deaths hit record high of 12,000 after soaring by more than a quarter in less than 20 years – while the breast cancer toll dropped by 1,600 in the same period Ageing population is main reason older men are more likely to develop disease Delays in diagnosing prostate cancer mean it’s spotted when it’s … Read more
British households will have £43bn less to spend on essentials in second quarter of this year as coronavirus pandemic squeezes family finances By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 British households will have £43 billion less to spend on essentials in the … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus lockdown will take more than 6.5million jobs out of the economy, according to estimates contained in a new study. Research by the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex says this equates to around a quarter of the UK’s total jobs, with more than half the positions in certain … Read more
New measures will be taken to protect patients in care as it was revealed a quarter of deaths involving Covid-19 in Scotland have been in care homes. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said all residents showing symptoms of the disease will now be tested. New figures released by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) revealed that, … Read more