Kelly Dodd vocalized her dangerous skepticism about the effectiveness of wearing masks, despite clear, scientific evidence they can help prevent the spread of COVID-19. In a sneak peek from the upcoming Real Housewives of Orange County reunion, the 45-year-old reality star complained about having to adhere to coronavirus safety protocols, which have been designed to protect lives. … Read more
Tycoons cash in £250m as shares in ecommerce business Hut Group surge following last year’s London float Scottish tycoon Sir Tom Hunter was an early backer of the ecommerce business He bagged another £32m having sold £52.5m of stock when it listed in 2020 A number of other smaller shareholders also sold some stock By Lucy … Read more
Holiday firms are reporting an explosion in ‘grey pound’ bookings from Easter onwards as Britain’s millions of over-50s plan multiple breaks away because of ‘vaccine confidence’ and the likely scrapping of travel restrictions. Tui, the UK’s biggest package holiday company, said today that more than half of online bookings this week to places such as … Read more
Boris Johnson today warned he is ready to tighten lockdown further as he voiced fears that vaccines have made people ‘complacent’ about obeying rules despite the NHS being on the brink of disaster. On a visit to the Ashton Gate vaccination centre in Bristol today, the PM revealed that 2.4million jabs have now been administered … Read more
Argo Blockchain has been one of the winners in the recent Bitcoin rally, having rocketed 218 per cent to 107p in the first week of trading in 2021. The cryptocurrency miner, which started 2020 changing hands for 6p, broke records with trading volumes and new user numbers surging over 1,500 per cent and 500 per … Read more
Sainsbury’s records £330million profit for 2020 after Christmas and Black Friday trading surge with 1.1MILLION online orders in the 10 days before Christmas Britain’s second largest supermarket chain thought profit would be £50m less Huge sales from Black Friday and just before Christmas catapulted revenue up Sainsbury’s also owns Argos, which saw sales rise 8.4% … Read more
South African funeral home directors have spoken of ‘running out of coffins’ after they were overwhelmed by a 120 per cent surge in Covid-19 deaths. The country is facing a highly-infectious mutant strain of coronavirus, which has caused the spike in deaths and cases – 422 people died yesterday whilst more than 15,000 tested positive … Read more
Urgent cancer surgery is being cancelled as hospitals do not have space for non-Covid patients. Soaring admissions mean bosses in London and Kent say they had no choice but to take the drastic step so they can deal with emergency virus cases. In London, where hospitals are close to being overwhelmed, surgical theatres and recovery … Read more
Surge in ward cases ‘could fill 12 hospitals’: Number of beds take up by Covid-19 patients surged in the eight days since Christmas, new figures show Beds occupied by Covid patients increased in the eight days from Christmas East of England, London and South East recorded largest percentage increases On New Year’s Eve, three intensive care … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Surge in patients admitted to hospital for alcohol-related liver disease amid concerns many people turned to drink due to anxiety about the pandemic By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 The number of patients admitted to hospital for alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) surged … Read more