A round-up of the best family entertainment on demand 

All this week, we have been pointing you towards the best shows available on catch-up and via streaming services in this indispensable series. We’ve already given you riotous comedies, compelling dramas, fascinating factual shows and magical movies, and today, in the final one, the Mail’s TV editor Mike Mulvihill and Weekend magazine TV critic Robin … Read more

UK boat-builders make waves amid booming demand at home and abroad

British boat-builders make waves amid booming demand for yachts at home and abroad By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 19:35 GMT, 11 February 2020 Booming demand for yachts at home and abroad helped British boat-builders increase their annual revenues by 10 per cent. The sector notched … Read more

iPhone maker Foxconn says it has hired enough workers to meet seasonal demand following shutdown

Apple’s iPhone maker Foxconn hires enough workers to meet ‘seasonal demand’ for this year’s smartphone after being closed for weeks due to the coronavirus Foxconn shut its factories down last month due to the coronavirus outbreak The firm re-opened, but only 10% of its staff had returned to work Foxconn says it has hired enough … Read more

UK supermarkets call for an extra 50,000 workers amid rising demand

UK supermarkets call for an extra 50,000 workers to cope with rise in demand By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 23 March 2020 Britain’s leading supermarkets need an extra 50,000 staff within weeks to cope with a rise in demand Demand for workers to … Read more

Medical equipment firm ramps up production of ventilators as UK demand surges amid pandemic 

The machines that could save your lives: Medical equipment firm ramps up production of ventilators as UK demand surges amid coronavirus pandemic The Government is in need of thousands of ventilators from medical supply firms Companies such as OES in Witney have adapted designs for a speedy process Many other engineering firms are turning to … Read more

Access to experimental coronavirus drug touted by Donald Trump is put on hold amid surging demand

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Sunday it was temporarily putting new emergency access to its experimental coronavirus drug on hold. Remdesivir has been touted by Donald Trump and credited with helping in the recovery of a 79-year-old Italian man who had the disease.  But the drugmaker said in a statement there had been an exponential increase … Read more

Demand for gold is soaring as investors seek a safe haven from market chaos 

Demand for gold is soaring as investors seek a safe haven from market chaos Demand this month is heaviest since early 2009, says BullionVault Number of investors opening new accounts  is nearly three times that of last year Over the past year, the price of gold in pounds has increased by nearly 30% By Jeff Prestridge … Read more

From Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian to Big Little Lies: The best on demand TV to watch this week

DISNEY + The Mandalorian ‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode of this eight-episode Star Wars spin-off. ‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Inspiration Healthcare’s ventilators in demand but AIM falls

Inspiration Healthcare was one of the few risers on the junior market as the coronavirus crisis intensified. In fact the business may be one of the few beneficiaries if the outbreak with its ventilators in demand. The NHS placed the first order on Monday, valued at £1.25million, which Inspiration Healthcare said was its single largest … Read more

Italian mayors demand even MORE stringent lockdown

Italian mayors are demanding an even more stringent lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to surge, amid fears that the ‘hidden’ death toll is even higher than the official tally of 3,405. More than 53,000 people have been issued with summons for violating the national quarantine, authorities revealed today – hampering Italy’s attempt to stop the … Read more