The coronavirus pandemic was fueled by a ‘perfect storm’ of increasing rates of chronic diseases and air pollution, a new study suggests. Researchers say the global rise of underlying conditions such as obesity and high blood sugar and the growing proportion of regions that have become smog-filled over the last 30 years drove up death rates from … Read more
With half of Britain set to be plunged into stricter lockdowns from midnight tomorrow, you could be forgiven for thinking that, amidst all the doom and gloom, the threat of Covid-19 has never been so severe. But as ROSS CLARK reveals, things might not be anywhere near as bad as the fear-mongers would have you … Read more
‘All these horrible new things’: Queen tells Porton Down professor that rising coronavirus infection rates ‘were expected really’ as she visits laboratory without mask The Queen and the Duke of Cambridge visited Porton Down laboratory today Her Majesty did not wear a mask, while others took Covid tests as a precaution Commenting on rising coronavirus … Read more
Will we really see negative interest rates or would they prove pointless? asks SIMON LAMBERT By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 15 October 2020 Are we really going to get negative interest rates in Britain? This will we, won’t we game has been going on for … Read more
Wales says it will BAN people from Covid hotspots in England travelling across the border from Friday – but how will they enforce it? By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 15:31 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 15:59 BST, 14 October 2020 Pictured: Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford The Welsh Government will attempt to prevent people … Read more
Indoor mask mandates can lower coronavirus transmission rates by nearly half, a new study suggests. Researchers in Canada found that requiring people to wear face coverings was associated with a 25 percent or larger weekly reduction in new cases of COVID-19. Additionally, in the first few weeks after mandates were implemented Ontario, the most populous … Read more
Coronavirus outbreaks in student areas are much bigger in the universities than in the towns and cites around them, data shows. Analysis shows there are up to seven times more cases per person among certain student populations than in the public. Sheffield University reported 588 student infections in the week ending 8 October, which is … Read more
Bank of England asks lenders if they are ready for negative interest rates as part of plan to boost economy Banks should prepare for negative interest rates, says Bank of England Deputy governor Sam Woods has written to financial institutions across the UK The idea of negative interest rates is to encourage banks to increase lending … Read more
As if negative interest rates are not difficult enough to explain to borrowers and savers in their own right, the Bank of England has made the issue even more complicated with its own zig-zags. From the start of the pandemic, Andrew Bailey, in his first fraught year as governor, has made it clear he wants … Read more
Banks gear up for era of negative rates: Bosses tell Bank of England they would be ready ‘in weeks’ – and plan to levy fees on their biggest clients By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 Bank chiefs have told the Bank … Read more