Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to ramp up Britain’s coronavirus action

Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to ramp up Britain’s response to the coronavirus crisis today after the US barred all travellers from mainland Europe. The PM is chairing the emergency Cobra committee later where the UK’s tactics will shift from ‘containing’ the killer disease to merely ‘delaying’ its inevitable spread. The UK death toll … Read more

Youth, 17, knifed in savage attack by FIFTEEN men has called for urgent action to end stabbings

Youth, 17, who was knifed in savage attack by FIFTEEN men speaks out from his hospital bed to recall how his ‘whole body was freezing’ and he felt his life slipping away after he was stabbed in the back Teenager, who has not been named, was attacked in Birmingham’s city centre Balaclava-clag gang approached before … Read more

IMF urges governments to take action to protect businesses 

IMF urges governments and central bankers to take action to protect businesses By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 March 2020 The International Monetary Fund has piled pressure on governments and central bankers around the world to do more to combat the economic fallout … Read more

Boris Johnson gives press conference amid calls for tougher coronavirus action

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more