Ailing retailer Laura Ashley seeks further £15m rescue loan just weeks after emergency funding deal It was saved from collapse last month by £20m lifeline from US bank Wells Fargo It said it is ‘in advanced discussions with a third-party lender’ But there are fears of the impact of coronavirus By Daily Mail City & … Read more
Emergency measures including a volunteer work force may be needed to keep care services running at the peak of the deadly coronavirus outbreak as homes for the elderly urge visitors to keep away. Workers could be shifted from one care provider to another to cover for carers who have contracted the bug, which has killed 11 … Read more
Easter holidays could be extended by TWO weeks but government also considers emergency measures to force schools to stay open if head teachers shut them unnecessarily in coronavirus pandemic Gavin Williamson said he was ‘mindful’ of increasing strain on public services The Education Secretary will meet union leaders and school bosses to form plan Britain … Read more
Donald Trump declared a national emergency on coronavirus at a hastily-organized press conference in the White House Rose Garden – allowing him to access $50 billion in emergency funds and unveiling drive-thru testing in Walmart, Target and CVS parking lots. But he said testing should not be available to everyone, directing people instead to a … Read more
President Donald Trump will hold a press conference on Friday afternoon amid confusion and chaos about the coronavirus after reports Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who dined with him on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago, tested positive for the disease but then said a second test showed a negative result. Trump, who shook hands with his Brazilian counterpart at … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared a state of emergency in the city of New York due the coronavirus outbreak. He made the decision on Thursday afternoon and said the last 24 hours had been ‘very, very sobering’ and said the world had been turned ‘upside down’ in just a day. There are now 95 … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Bill de Blasio declares a state of emergency in New York City and says the world has ‘turned upside down’ amid coronavirus outbreak that could last six months There are now 95 cases of coronavirus in the city of New York – 45 more than on Wednesday De Blasio predicts that there … Read more
Warning on greed: Bankers to face penalties if they attempt to use emergency money to hike divis or bonuses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 11 March 2020 Greedy bankers have been warned they will face penalties if they attempt to use any of … Read more
Uber riders and drivers will soon have the ability to text 911 in the event of an emergency when calling is not an option. The ride sharing giant launched a new in-app feature in more than two dozen cities in the US that lets users select a text option that populates key information such as … Read more