Lloyds to hand shares worth £200 to every member of staff to thank them for their efforts during coronavirus crisis By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 Lloyds will hand shares worth £200 to every member of staff this month to thank … Read more
As plans are made for easing the coronavirus restrictions, some sections of industry are already opening up. These include housebuilders, as well as those working on infrastructure projects for the Government and local authorities. ‘Non-essential’ retailers, too, are making reopening plans, with trade association the British Retail Consortium (BRC) issuing guidance. All these sectors will … Read more
England’s deputy Chief Medical Officer has raised hopes of a coronavirus cure, saying that recovered patients appear to have Covid-specific antibodies for months. Dr Jenny Harries said a ‘very large percentage of patients who have otherwise been pretty well do actually have a pretty good response’. The senior Government medical adviser also said there were ‘some … Read more
Global warming could see number of days too hot to work outside nearly DOUBLE to 39, by 2050 – posing a dire threat to agriculture industry Researchers from Stanford and University of Washington studied the effects climate change is expected to have on worker safety in the agriculture industry By 2050, the number of days … Read more
Joint effort: Completing a jigsaw by Wentworth Wooden Puzzles, which can be framed, inset Piece by piece we’re trying to make sense of our lives during the lockdown, hoping that a clear picture will emerge by the end of it. But that’s nothing new for dissectologists — as jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts are known – who … Read more
Scientists working on a vaccine for coronavirus could know within six weeks if it is likely to work. Sir John Bell, Regius professor of medicine at Oxford University, said ‘several hundred’ people have now been given the jab in the first British trial to find a vaccine. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he … Read more
Businesses have begun revealing their plans to get workers back in office after the coronavirus lockdown is eventually lifted, with staff likely to face a string of restrictions such as working in isolation for social distancing. Companies are preparing for ministers to release a series of workplace guides going into ‘granular detail’ about the measures … Read more
A blueprint to get us back to work: Ministers are working on a series of restrictions to be brought in when lockdown eases… but Boris Johnson will warn the public that he will not risk a second wave of coronavirus by relaxing the rules too soon Prime Minister is expected to set out latest thinking … Read more
Boris Johnson was on top form as he stormed back into Downing Street and chaired a ‘full’ cabinet coronavirus meeting in person to the wry smiles of ministers, sources said yesterday. The Prime Minister, 55, ditched Zoom despite appeals from advisers to avoid appearing in person and walked confidently into a packed cabinet room for … Read more
‘I’ll stay all day!’ Rebecca Judd begs KIIS FM bosses to give her more work so she can escape her four children By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:09 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 05:09 BST, 28 April 2020 She is currently trapped inside her $7.3million mansion with her four young children … Read more