Five tips for investors when a crisis like coronavirus hits

There’s nothing to sharpen the investing mind like being down thousands of pounds. I think it’s therefore fairly safe to say that there will have been more than a few This is Money readers with very sharp minds at the end of last week thanks to coronavirus. The stock market’s hard and fast daily falls … Read more

Coronavirus crisis holiday bargains: Airlines slash prices

The coronavirus crisis has brought about bleak times for travellers, with flights to many popular destinations restricted or cancelled. But the good news is that with airlines struggling to fill cabins, flight prices are plummeting. And package holiday prices are falling, too. TravelSupermarket has been analysing customer searches and package holiday prices and reports significant … Read more

Coronavirus crisis holiday bargains: Airlines slash prices to fill empty cabins

The coronavirus crisis has brought about bleak times for travellers, with flights to many popular destinations restricted or cancelled. But the good news is that with airlines struggling to fill cabins, flight prices are plummeting. And package holiday prices are falling, too. TravelSupermarket has been analysing customer searches and package holiday prices and reports significant … Read more

Avoid kissing as coronavirus crisis grows, says renowned scientist Lord Winston

Avoid kissing as coronavirus crisis grows, says renowned scientist Lord Winston The professor at Imperial College said people should desist from the gesture  Broadcaster revealed two people had tried to plant a smacker on him yesterday His concerns were echoed by  Lord Bethell, who cautioned over the practice  By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 02:19 … Read more

Why ARE there so many obese young people? Team of specialists work to solve the UK’s weight crisis

Teenager Tommy is a gentle soul, fond of football and rugby. Yet aged just 14, his days of playing them are long gone: topping the scales at 23st, he’s clinically obese and suffers chronic hip, back and knee pain. ‘I’m too heavy to play football or do rugby,’ he says. ‘When I walk up the … Read more

Why the coronavirus crisis is your best chance to bag a business-class flight with BA and Virgin

Why the coronavirus crisis is your best chance to bag a business-class flight: BA and Virgin offering up to 60% off lie-flat seat deals from London to the U.S (and throwing in a hotel for free) Travel expert Gilbert Ott says that these business return tickets are often £3k The frequent flier says some deals … Read more

BA owner IAG and Easyjet among shares hammered by coronavirus crisis

£15 billion airline rout: BA owner IAG and Easyjet among shares hammered as coronavirus crisis clobbers the travel industry By James Salmon and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:54 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 Major airlines have seen more than £15billion wiped off their value in just … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Markets will ride out the Corona Virus crisis

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Global markets will ride out the coronavirus crisis Global stock markets have fallen to their worst levels since 2016  China’s supply chain dominance makes the epidemic more problematic than SARs, as China only accounted for 5% of world economy in 2003 Markets will bounce back but investors will have to be patient  By Ruth Sunderland … Read more

Coronavirus meltdown: Markets suffer worst week since financial crisis

Airlines and travel companies bore the brunt of the latest chaos on global markets as the spread of the coronavirus triggered more panic-selling. At the end of the biggest weekly rout in share prices since the financial crisis, the boss of British Airways owner IAG warned the deadly outbreak could push struggling airlines ‘over the … Read more