Half a MILLION patients are waiting more than six weeks for crucial diagnosis: Shocking backlog caused by coronavirus pandemic delays tests for cancer and heart attacks The figures have increased 12-fold in just a year due to the post-Covid backlog Charities fear the long waits will have a devastating impact on NHS patients Patients having … Read more
London City Airport is axing 239 jobs – 35% of its total staff – as part of ‘crucial restructuring plans’ amid Covid pandemic By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 11:27 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 11:39 BST, 14 September 2020 London City Airport has announced it is cutting up to 239 jobs as part of … Read more
Michel Barnier and UK’s David Frost hold crucial talks amid growing gloom over Brexit trade deal – but EU ‘won’t even discuss’ proposals on fishing rights ‘Informal’ discussions are expected to focus on state aid rules and fishing rights The EU wants guarantees that the UK will not undercut its own industries France accused Britain … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: If cash is to survive on our High Streets, it is crucial that the post office network is kept intact By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 The local post office is much changed from what it used to … Read more
New Look wins extension to crucial loan as it prepares to overhaul hundreds of lease contracts By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:58 BST, 4 July 2020 Embattled fashion chain New Look has agreed terms on a crucial bank loan as it prepares to overhaul … Read more
The R number has been guiding Government on when to lift lockdown. But the K number will become crucial for fighting a second wave, scientists believe. The K value helps indicate how many cases of the coronavirus are caused by ‘superspreader’ events by measuring variation in the spread of disease. For COVID-19, many outbreaks have … Read more
Morrisons sales slipped in the crucial Christmas run-up but stays on track to hit profit target as it eyes more store conversions Morrisons revealed 1.7% fall in sales excluding fuel for 22 weeks to 5 January Despite this full-year profits remain on track to match forecasts Shares in the supermarket rose 2.9% to 198p following the update … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock today tried to save face and play down the significance of the NHS coronavirus app after the Government admitted the roll out of the technology has been delayed. Fears are mounting over the Government’s new coronavirus contact tracing programme after No10 said it would not be fully ready by the start … Read more
The coronavirus is infecting people twice as fast in the North East of England than it is in London, data shows. According to research by Public Health England and the University of Cambridge, the crucial reproduction rate, known as the R, is just 0.4 in the capital. In the North East and Yorkshire, the R … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson tonight announced that the coronavirus is ‘only just’ under control, admitting its reproduction rate may be close to 1. The reproduction rate – known as the R – explains how many people the average COVID-19 patient passes the virus on to before they recover. It is used to measure how fast … Read more