FTSE could hit 5,000, warns hedge fund boss Crispin Odey as coronavirus spooks City Odey said the disruption to the economy could lead to further dips in shares He said levels closer to 5,000 points looked ‘highly probable’ Retailers say high street shelves may soon be left empty if Chinese factories remain closed for much … Read more
Italian city governor apologises for saying Chinese people ‘eat live mice’ as he blamed China’s hygiene standards for coronavirus Luca Zaia has pinned the blame on China for the coronavirus flare-up in Italy His comments caused uproar, with politicians fearing diplomatic damage ‘It is a cultural fact that China has paid a big price for … Read more
A popular country pub is on the brink of closure after TripAdvisor deleted it from searches of Salisbury five miles away when it decided it was ‘too far away’. Owners of The Hook and Glove, in Farley, Wiltshire, have complained that the 110-year-old ‘hidden gem’ has become ‘invisible to the masses’ visiting Salisbury. Just over seven … Read more
A £90,000-a-year City worker used her phone to search for ‘shaken baby syndrome’ just days before murdering her four-week-old baby, a court has heard today. Clare Sanders, 43, and her Lithuanian lover Tomas Vaitkevicius, 45, allegedly shook tiny Eva on three separate occasions at their south London flat in August 2017. Sanders’ mobile phone had … Read more
City watchdog under fire over data breach less than three weeks before Andrew Bailey takes over from Mark Carney at the Bank of England By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:46 GMT, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 00:34 GMT, 26 February 2020 The City regulator has reported itself to Britain’s data watchdog after … Read more