MARKET REPORT: Tech veteran’s swoop on Saatchi boosts firm’s fortunes

Shares in M&C Saatchi surged by more than a quarter after a tech industry veteran took a hefty stake in the advertising network. Serial investor Vin Murria bought 13.25 per cent of the AIM-listed company’s shares on April 30, according to a stock market announcement yesterday. Murria is an adviser at Hgcapital, was previously chief executive … Read more

Brits are the most concerned about coronavirus, study suggests

Britons are more concerned about the coronavirus than people in any other country, including Spain and Italy, according to a new study. UK researchers conducted surveys on nearly 7,000 people’s thoughts and fears about the virus between mid-March and mid-April, across 10 different countries. While the UK came at the top of the pile, Spain … Read more

Cate Blanchett is in consideration to lead film based on the blockbuster Borderlands video game

Cate Blanchett is in consideration to lead film based on the blockbuster Borderlands video game By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 00:12 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 6 May 2020 Cate Blanchett is in talks to play Lilith in the movie adaptation of the video game Borderlands. Studio Lionsgate is reportedly considering … Read more

Scottish coronavirus drug is being rushed into clinical trials after it treated disease in labs

An antiviral drug that could be taken as a nasal spray can block the coronavirus from latching onto lung cells, according to laboratory trials.  The medicine, marketed as Neumifil, was developed as a treatment for flu but may be able to prevent COVID-19, scientists say. A study by the University of St Andrews in Scotland … Read more

Donald Trump ignores compulsory masks sign as he tours MASK factory

President Donald Trump ignored signs requiring a mask be worn when he toured a mask factory in Arizona on Tuesday afternoon and only wore safety goggles to protect his eyes even as he was surrounded by workers in face coverings.  ‘Attention, face mask is required in this area,’ read the sign in the portion of the … Read more

The DVLA has earned nearly £3million from controversial premium rate lines

The DVLA has earned £3million over four years by charging callers to use controversial premium rate phone lines Income is generated from premium-rate lines that cost 51p per minute to call They are more than three times the 16p per minute standard 01 and 02 numbers The income is proving ‘a nice little earner’ for … Read more

Margaret Josephs reveals her hopes for a ‘kinder’ Real Housewives of New Jersey after quarantine

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Margaret Josephs has a full house of family members to contend with in the Garden State while she waits for quarantine restrictions to lift. The 53-year-old joined DailyMailTV for an exclusive chat about her brand new podcast and her hopes for a ‘kinder’ version of her castmates when the … Read more

Coronavirus can more easily multiply in ‘stiff’ lung tissue seen in the elderly

Why coronavirus is more devastating for older patients: The virus can more easily multiply and spread throughout the body in ‘stiff’ lung tissue seen in the elderly Coronavirus first enters the cells that produce mucus before ‘hijacking’ the machinery to replicate itself and spread throughout the body These cells, found in the lungs and respiratory tract, … Read more

Donald Trump says he is preparing to wind down coronavirus taskforce

President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the decision to disband his coronavirus task force despite 70,000 Americans dying and infections rates still headed upward. ‘We can’t keep our country closed for the next five years. You could say there might be a recurrence and there might be,’ Trump said, when pressed about his decision to … Read more

Boris Johnson’s divorce from Marina Wheeler, the mother of four of his children, is granted

Boris Johnson’s second divorce has been granted, leaving him free to plan his wedding with fiancee Carrie Symonds when lockdown restrictions are eased.  Marina Wheeler, 55, shares four of the Prime Minister’s six children and applied for a decree absolute in February.  It is understood that this was granted before Ms Symonds gave birth to … Read more