Covid-hit mother, 20, gets to hold her baby for the first time after giving birth 10 weeks early

Covid-hit mother, 20, gets to hold her eight-week-old baby son for the first time after giving birth 10 weeks early as she fought for life Ellie Wright delivered her son Leo 10 weeks early after contracting coronavirus  The 20-year-old met her son for the first time five weeks after his birth  Ms Wright from Walsall … Read more

Covid-hit fashion chain Jigsaw in pieces as it slumps to £30m loss 

Covid-hit fashion chain Jigsaw axes stores, clothing lines and overseas operations as it slumps to £30m loss By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:55 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 2 February 2021 Struggling Jigsaw has taken the axe to stores, clothing lines and overseas operations after the Covid-19 lockdowns cost … Read more

Danny Dyer lays into Boris Johnson and clique ‘who all went to same school’ in rant on Covid-hit UK

Danny Dyer has hit out at the political elite and slammed privately educated polticians who went to Eton saying they are incapable of running the country.  The actor made the comments in a passionate rant about the state of Covid-hit Britain.      He instead called for working class people to get involved in politics and use … Read more

Covid-hit Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi thanks NHS medics as she is discharged from hospital

Covid-hit Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi, 57, thanks ‘excellent’ NHS medics as she is discharged from hospital Shadow minister Yasmin Qureshi, 57, was discharged from hospital earlier today  Bolton MP was admitted to hospital on Saturday after receiving Covid diagnosis She had self-isolated with family at home until her condition started to decline   By Luke May … Read more

Covid-hit Land Securities eyes retail park sale

Retail park-owner Land Securities planning to cut its portfolio by a third as Covid pushes more shoppers online By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 19 October 2020 Land Securities is selling its retail parks as the Covid-19 crisis pushes more shoppers online. The landlord, … Read more

Covid-hit Gemfields plunges to £50m loss

Gemfields plunges to £50m loss after being only able to hold one precious stones auction between January and June By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 18 September 2020 Gemfields swung to a loss as Covid-19 shut its mines and cancelled crucial gem auctions. The … Read more

Bank of England: More stimulus for Covid-hit economy

Top Bank of England official says it is ‘quite likely’ that Covid-hit economy will need more stimulus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 A top official at the Bank of England said it was ‘quite likely’ that the Covid-hit economy would … Read more

Thousands of students ignore social distancing to celebrate their Covid-hit A-level results

Preparing for university! Thousands of students ignore social distancing to celebrate their Covid-hit A-level results as they enjoy boozy night out Students were out in droves up and down the country yesterday to celebrate getting their A-Level results  It came after a day of despair and delight as a record number of students were awarded … Read more

Is Britain’s staycation boom enough to save Covid-hit local economies?

Summer getaways abroad have been all but cancelled.  Ministers’ decision to pull Spain off the quarantine-free list with just a few hours’ notice prompted many Britons to set their sights on escapes closer to home. Boris Johnson last week told the nation 2020 ‘is a great, great year for people to have a staycation’. Life’s … Read more