Oil price drops as Mexican stand-off threatens deal

Oil price drops as Mexican stand-off threatens deal led by Russia and Saudi Arabia By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 April 2020 Oil prices dropped despite Russia and Saudi Arabia edging closer to completing a landmark deal to cut global production. The pair … Read more

British Steel rescue deal is under threat with 4,000 steelworkers at risk of losing their jobs

Week one, and PM faces a major industrial drama as British Steel rescue deal is under threat with 4,000 steelworkers at risk of losing their jobs China’s Jingye is currently the preferred bidder having offered £50million Jingye says it’s making progress and says its rescue plan is not in jeopardy The British Steel plant in … Read more

Oil deal led by Saudi Arabia and Russia at risk despite Trump pressure

Mexico has exited talks on a massive oil production deal involving a group of 23 countries, jeopardizing the final pact and causing the price of oil to fall drastically.  There were hopes Thursday that the end of a month-long feud between Saudi Arabia and Russia would lead to a final resolution on the 23-nation coalition which … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: US firms not having to deal with UK bureaucracy when applying for coronavirus loans

Getting money out to small businesses is a priority for dealing with lockdown.  But it is almost two weeks since the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, unveiled the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and just 2,500 loans, worth £453m, have been made.  Given there are 5.9m small and medium firms in Britain and an estimated 300,000 applications, … Read more

Instacart pairs users with shoppers in real-time to deal with demand caused by coronavirus isolation

Instacart is now pairing users with shoppers in real-time in an attempt to deal with a demand spike caused by at-home coronavirus isolation The options will look to free up delivery window times for users A ‘Fast and Flexible’ option pairs users with the next available shopper ‘Order Ahead’ lets users place their orders two … Read more

Amelle Berrabah is ‘left bankrupt after her accountant failed to deal with £650,000 tax bill’

Sugababes’ Amelle Berrabah is ‘left bankrupt after her accountant failed to deal with £650,000 tax bill’ when the girl group split up The singer, 35, is said to have received a bankruptcy order in 2013 when Ben White did not file returns to HMRC after the girl group split  According to The Sun, a tribunal … Read more

Social media giants are urged to deal with 5G conspiracy theorists

Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies are being urged by the government to deal with a spate of conspiracy theories linking 5G to coronavirus.  Ministers will meet with the companies after mobile masts in Birmingham, Merseyside and Belfast were set on fire following theories being posted online. Mobile companies described the fears 5G caused … Read more

Here’s something to look forward to… bag a bargain deal on a cruise with P&O and Crystal Crusies

Here’s something to look forward to… bag a bargain deal on a cruise holiday for later this year or next The Best Of The West Indies Winter Escape takes in Antigua, St Lucia and more  You can discover both Spain and Portugal on a no-fly cruise offered by P&O  Crystal Symphony is setting sail from Mombasa … Read more

Joe Wicks ‘set to land £1million book deal’ following the success of his PE classes

Joe Wicks ‘set to land £1million children’s book deal’ following the success of his PE classes during the global coronavirus crisis By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 22:47 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 00:57 BST, 5 April 2020 He has been keeping the nation (and world) fit during the COVID-19 crisis.   And now Joe … Read more

Grief charity reveals coping mechanisms to deal with death amid coronavirus crisis 

The UK’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 3,605, and sadly many grieving families have been forced to say goodbye over video or phone calls, or been unable to physically touch their loved one in their last moments.  While funerals are still going ahead, only a very limited number of people, who are close family … Read more