Coastal flooding globally is set to rise by around 50 per cent due to climate change in the next 80 years, a new study predicts. UK and Australian researchers conducted climate change scenarios where carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere continue to rise rapidly. They found the associated flooding, due to the melting of polar ice, … Read more
Global coronavirus cases have surged past 17million after a rise of one million in the space of just four days. The hard-hit trio of India, Brazil and the United States are leading the relentless advance with more than 100,000 new cases per day between them. Brazil and India both set new records today while the … Read more
People who test positive for coronavirus are be told to stay at home for ten days – up from the current seven-day self-isolation period. The change – which also applies to anyone who has symptoms – comes amid fears of a surge in infections in the coming weeks. The Daily Mail revealed yesterday how Boris … Read more
Self-isolation times to rise: Stay at home rule could be up to 14 days amid fears of a summer wave People who test positive for coronavirus could need to self-isolate for longer Ministers expected to extend seven-day period to 14 days in line with quarantine Boris Johnson said to be ‘extremely concerned’ about possibility of second … Read more
The COVID-19 death toll has now surpassed 150,000 after spiking by more than 10,000 in just 11 days with hotspot states Florida, California and Texas hitting record daily fatalities – as infections across the US plateau for the first time in two months but continue to spread across Midwest states. The number of Americans who … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus cases rise have risen 14 per cent in a week — but experts have urged ministers not to panic and say the UK needs to ‘learn to live’ with the disease. Department of Health chiefs reported an additional 763 cases, taking the total to 300,692. It’s the seventeenth day in a row the seven-day-average … Read more
Boris Johnson fears a second wave of coronavirus could start within a fortnight. A senior government source told the Mail the Prime Minister was ‘extremely concerned’ by outbreaks ‘bubbling up’, both at home and abroad. Although the number of UK cases is relatively low, rises were recorded each day last week for the first time … Read more
Coronavirus deaths in UK hospitals rise by 10 – the second lowest Sunday increase There were nine more fatalities in England, one in Wales – but Scotland had none This is the tenth consecutive day that Scotland has record no coronavirus deaths England patients were aged from 36 and 89, and all had underlying health … Read more
Households are being advised to be cautious this summer with burglars more likely to strike as more people head back to work. While many have been spending more time at home in lockdown, burglaries have been significantly reduced – but this could all change as restrictions ease, experts warn. Normally, the biggest number of burglaries … Read more
Shares in Daily Mail & General Trust rise more than 3% as news brands return to profit By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:16 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:38 BST, 23 July 2020 Shares in Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) rose more than 3 per cent yesterday after the company … Read more