Mayor Bill de Blasio doubles down on his decision to shutter NYC schools for the rest of the year

Bill de Blasio on Sunday doubled down on his decision to shutter NYC schools for the rest of the year a day after locking horns with Governor Andrew Cuomo.  The mayor said it was a decision he ‘had to make’, adding: ‘The bottom line here is about health and safety.’  Asked who had the final … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Tiziana Life Sciences doubles in value

What a session it’s been for London- and New York-listed minnow Tiziana Life Sciences, which doubled in value. Not only has it found a potential treatment for the complications of coronavirus that have hospitalised Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but it has also developed an inhaler that means the effects of the medication should be almost … Read more

Dr Fauci doubles down on his prediction that 200,000 could die and says it’s ‘possible’

Dr Anthony Fauci, the government’s foremost infection disease expert, reiterated on Sunday evening that the United States could experience more than 200,000 deaths and millions of infections from the coronavirus pandemic. ‘It’s possible,’ Fauci told reporters during a news conference outside the Rose Garden of the White House as he stood next to President Trump.  … Read more

Coronavirus death toll more than DOUBLES in Ireland

Coronavirus death toll more than DOUBLES in Ireland as the total goes from nine to 19 in just one day Ireland has had 1,819 cases of Covid-19 as the pandemic sweeps the globe  Testing centre for the virus established at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin    Naval personnel are working with medical staff to help … Read more

The grand castle that doubles as Windsor in The Crown opens its doors to Airbnb guests

For the first time, Belvoir Castle – the stunning Windsor Castle double in Netflix drama The Crown – is making one of its sumptuous suites available to book on Airbnb. To celebrate the turn of the decade, the castle, which normally has 14 bedrooms for hire, will open the doors of its King’s Suite, seen in … Read more

Junior Isa tax-free savings allowance doubles to £9,000 for 2020/21 tax year

Doing it for the kids! Budget hands young savers a boost as Junior Isa allowances more than double to £9,000 from April Junior Isas were introduced in 2012 and replaced Child Trust Funds Both currently allow those aged under 18 to save up to £4,368 tax-free a year This will be upped by 106% in … Read more

Number of coronavirus patients at Tenerife hotel doubles to four

The coronavirus outbreak at a Tenerife hotel worsened last night as the number of patients doubled from two to four.   Two more Italian tourists were quarantined in a Spanish hospital after testing positive for the killer virus which was brought to the resort by an Italian doctor.  Hundreds of guests including Britons remain in limbo … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Those royal doubles are bitingly bananas

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Those royal doubles are back and they’re bitingly bananas By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:34 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 01:45 GMT, 26 February 2020 The Windsors Rating: Back In Time For The Corner Shop  Rating: As she gives the footmen a night off and … Read more