Apple lets its credit card holders defer April payments amid the coronavirus

Apple lets its credit card holders defer April payments without penalty because of financial hardships caused by coronavirus Apple said customers can forego payments on interest for the month of April It cited financial hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic To activate the offer, customers will have to contact customers support  Apple rolled out the … Read more

Google cancels its yearly tradition of posting an April Fools’ Day joke

Google cancels its yearly tradition of posting an April Fools’ Day joke ‘out of respect for all those fighting the COVID-19 pandemic’ Google skipped its tradition of posting an elaborate April Fools’ Day joke The decision was made by the company’s chief marketing officer The company says it wants to show respect to people working … Read more

Nicole Barber-Lane is SLAMMED for joking she is pregnant with triplets on April Fool’s Day

‘There’s people out there who can’t have children’: Hollyoaks’ Nicole Barber-Lane is SLAMMED by social media users for joking she is pregnant with triplets on April Fool’s Day By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 14:46 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 14:57 BST, 1 April 2020 Nicole Barber-Lane has been slammed by social media users … Read more

Rio Ferdinand leaves wife Kate panicked as he plays April Fool’s prank during live work out

Kate Ferndinand was left panicking during a live work out with husband Rio on Wednesday when he faked an injury. The sporty couple were broadcasting to their fans online, doing a home-based work out while cooped up in lockdown. But Rio, 41, had to stop when he claimed he had pulled a muscle in his … Read more

Household bills to rise: Council tax, broadband and stamps will rise on 1 April 2020

April 1 is traditionally known as April Fool’s Day – but millions of households won’t be laughing when they realise it is a day that many bills will rise steeply. It will see council tax, water bills, TV licences and mobile bills, as well as a number of other household bills, rise significantly. Motorists will … Read more

Data predicts 2,271 Americans will die from coronavirus on April 15

America’s deadliest day from the coronavirus pandemic is estimated to hit in two weeks with more than 2,000 deaths, according to data analysis that predicts the crisis will stretch into June. The death toll from the coronavirus is predicted to rise to 2,271 on April 15 alone, the model analysis by the University of Washington School … Read more

Punters place bets on a white Easter and coldest-ever April

Spring may have briefly sprung but the UK is stepping back into winter with falling temperatures. On Sunday, Surrey and Scotland saw snow flurries as British Summer Time started and temperatures fell as much as -8C as a 1,000 mile-wide mini ‘Beast from the East’ hit the UK. An inch of snow settled in parts of … Read more

Britain’s economy will shrink by 15 per cent between April and June experts warn

Britain’s economy will shrink by 15 per cent between April and June – the steepest contraction on record, experts warn The UK will enter deepest recession since the financial crisis, experts warn   Rescue measures could cause Government borrowing to shoot up to £180billion Michael Gove hinted yesterday that a new era of austerity is on … Read more

Trump extends coronavirus lockdown until April 30 and says the pandemic will peak in TWO WEEKS

Donald Trump said Sunday the administration’s coronavirus task force’s 15-day plan to reduce the spread of the disease is being extended 30 days, which is weeks past his Easter deadline. He also claimed during his daily press briefing at the White House Sunday evening that the peak of coronavirus is expected to hit in two … Read more

Britain’s best-known high street food and drink chains will go bust by the end of April

Scores of Britain’s best-known high street food and drink chains will go bust by the end of April unless banks provide immediate finance By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:56 BST, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 22:56 BST, 28 March 2020 Scores of Britain’s best-known high street food and drink chains will go … Read more