Butterfly charity urges British public to report garden sightings during the coronavirus lockdown to help measure impacts of climate change Butterfly Conservation has been surveying UK moths and butterflies for 50 years The fight against COVID-19 is stopping experts and volunteers from monitoring Those with access to outdoor spaces are asked to report any sightings … Read more
The oil industry was plunged even deeper into crisis last night after the benchmark price for US oil fell below $0 a barrel. The staggering free fall in the value of West Texas Intermediate oil, which is the reference point for buyers and sellers in North America, came as traders fretted that the world is … Read more
Binge drinkers are drinking MORE than ever: Study finds Americans who go on benders slam an average of 529 beers, shots or cocktails a year The number of alcoholic beverages consumed by binge drinkers rose from 472 in 2011 to 529 in 2017 Adults above age 35 saw the biggest spike, with a 25 percent … Read more
Desperate Britons are putting their lives at risk by taking anti-malaria tablets in a ‘misguided’ attempt to fight Covid-19, experts warned last night. They dismissed claims by French researchers that the decades-old drugs could ‘cure’ patients and called a controversial study published last month that appeared to show benefits ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘dangerous’. The pills, chloroquine … Read more
MARKET REPORT: UK shares join global rally as traders cheer promising results from possible coronavirus treatment from US By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 17 April 2020 UK shares joined a global rally as traders cheered promising results from a possible coronavirus treatment from … Read more
Africa could see anywhere between 300,000 and 3.3 million deaths due to coronavirus, according to the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). It warned that if the continent does not implement measures to prevent the spread of the virus then total infections could spiral out of control and reach 1.2 billion. But if intense social distancing … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Exhibitions and events organiser Informa goes cap in hand to investors to raise as much as £1bn to weather coronavirus pandemic By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:29 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 16 April 2020 Exhibitions and events organiser Informa has gone cap in hand to investors … Read more
If you are struggling to get a good night’s rest during the coronavirus, you are not alone – nearly 77 percent of Americans are suffering from ‘pandemic exhaustion’. A survey found that anxiety regarding the virus is top on list for why people are losing sleep. The second most frequent answer was worrying about loved … Read more
America is now investigating whether coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory, not as a bioweapon, but as part of bungling experiments to prove Chinese scientists were superior to Americans in identifying emerging virus threats. Coronavirus first crossed to humans during experiments with bats at the Wuhan Institute of Virology Lab, multiple sources who have been briefed on … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Retail investors dealt another blow as two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wield axe on shareholder payouts By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 15 April 2020 Retail investors were dealt another blow as two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wielded the axe … Read more