Wall Street stocks opened down on Friday, as doubts grew about an end to the Saudi-Russia oil price war and investors awaited data on business activity to assess the extent of the economic hit from coronavirus. Stock indexes gained about 2 percent on Thursday as oil prices soared on hints of a Saudi-Russia deal, but … Read more
Laura Whitmore has bravely detailed one of the conversations she shared with her late friend Caroline Flack. The Irish presenter, 34, took over the role as Love Island’s host when Caroline stood down in December, after she was charged with assault by beating following a row with boyfriend Lewis Burton, 27. Over a month after … Read more
Another day, another chance for investors to reward innovative firms rallying to the Government’s call to supply more ventilators. A small research and development outfit Science Group has become the latest firm to design a ventilator from scratch. The AIM-listed business – whose Sagentia subsidiary is responsible for the machines – has signed an agreement … Read more
The Government may have jumped by the gun by announcing coronavirus home-testing kits for millions of Britons after admitting it was only a deal ‘in principle’. On Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had ordered 3.5 million revolutionary ‘antibody’ tests that could be available to the public within days. But in a major u-turn, Government sources now … Read more
Lock into a fixed-rate savings deal now following two recent Bank of England base rate cuts in quick succession By Sylvia Morris For Daily Mail Published: 22:26 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 22:26 GMT, 24 March 2020 Savers should waste no time and look to lock into a fixed-rate deal now. In recent years … Read more
The Streaming Wars: Disney enters competition as it launches new TV deal, so how can you get it cheaper? Disney+ will target younger viewers and sci-fi fans with Star Wars spin-off If you sign up before the service is launched, you can pay £49.99 for a year This works out at £4.17 a month so … Read more
UK firm Tristel ships disinfectant to China to help it deal with the coronavirus crisis By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 A British supplier to the NHS is shipping disinfectant to the Chinese military to help it deal with … Read more
NHS strikes massive deal with private hospitals for 20,000 extra staff, 8,000 beds and 1,200 ventilators in fight against coronavirus By Milly Vincent For Mailonline Published: 15:15 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 15:15 GMT, 21 March 2020 More beds, ventilators and thousands of extra healthcare staff will be made urgently available from next week … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Live Company signs deal to tour Paddington Bear events around UK and Ireland By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 Live Company has signed a deal to tour Paddington Bear events around the UK and Ireland. The entertainment group will build an … Read more