Unilever pays out dividend to help pensioners, but warns virus crisis means a ‘new normal’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 Unilever is pressing ahead with its dividend despite warning that it faces a ‘new normal’ after the virus crisis subsides. … Read more
WHO warns coronavirus ‘will be with us for a long time’ and says most of the world’s population remains at risk from catching the disease Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ‘we have a long way to go’ He said most countries are still in the early stages of their epidemics WHO said there were ‘worrying … Read more
Tony Blair today insisted decisions on how to ease the coronavirus lockdown must be taken now – warning ministers cannot allow a ‘void’ while Boris Johnson recovers from the disease. The former PM underlined his demand for mass testing and a fundamental reorganisation of government, with experts being pulled in from business to help a … Read more
The United Nations warned the coronavirus pandemic could trigger famine as the worldwide freeze on commerce sent shock waves through financial markets. The bleak warning came on Tuesday as deaths from the virus surpassed 174,000 worldwide, with governments anxiously trying to chart a path out of the unprecedented global health and economic emergency. One World … Read more
Nintendo warns Switch owners to turn on two-factor authentication after a wave of unauthorized logins Users report their Nintendo accounts have been accessed by a third party Nintendo said is aware of the issue and investigating To help secure accounts, it recommends turning on two-factor authentication By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:54 BST, 21 April … Read more
Coronavirus could be ‘wiped out’ if 80 to 90 per cent of Britons wear DIY masks, an Oxford University expert has claimed today. The homemade masks, which have become the focus of intense debate during the pandemic, would only have to be 80 to 90 per cent effective and would mean we could ‘all get … Read more
The governor of the Bank of England today issues a stark warning that Britain should be cautious about lifting the coronavirus lockdown too early. In his first interview since taking the top job, Andrew Bailey told the Daily Mail that a premature end to the restrictions could cause a severe loss of confidence and inflict … Read more
Antibody tests for coronavirus have been rolled out across the US amid officials’ hopes that they’ll reveal who can go back to work – but ‘we still have a ways to go’ before the tests can really tell us that, Dr Anthony Fauci told Good Morning America. ‘The assumption that with the tests that are … Read more
Economy ‘will remain weak after lockdown is lifted’, warns Bank of England By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 April 2020 The Bank of England has cautioned that even if the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted the economy will remain weak. Deputy governor Ben Broadbent … Read more
A controversial scientific study claims there is a link between how much a young child watches television and the likelihood of developing autism-like symptoms. It found that one-year-old children who spend large portions of time looking at screens were more likely to show autism-like symptoms at two years of age. Researchers from Drexel University in … Read more