New York City is lifting its curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday morning. The 8pm citywide curfew, New York’s first in decades, had been set to remain in effect through at least Sunday, with the city planning to lift it at the same time it … Read more
Elon Musk has accepted absolute responsibility if today’s historic launch of two veteran NASA astronauts ends in tragedy, with the weather giving just a 50-50 chance of the life-off getting the green light. Musk told CBS This Morning: ‘I’m the chief engineer of this thing so I’d just like to say that if it goes … Read more
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband fears she will be sent back to Iranian jail when lockdown ends after her temporary release during coronavirus crisis Richard Ratcliffe renewed his call for the Government to get his wife back to UK His family have been granted brief respite, speaking to Nazanin over Skype But he says that he is … Read more
Boss of Britain’s biggest recruiter James Reed warns of job losses ‘tsunami’ on ‘day of reckoning’ when furlough ends Government revealed it was paying 6.3m workers’ wages at the start of May There were warnings it faced an £8bn bill as a result of the furlough scheme The scheme will run out at the end … Read more
Britons are set to bask in scorching 79F (26C) temperatures tomorrow in the last three days of lockdown sun, before Arctic air brings wintry showers on Sunday and Britain goes back to work next week. It comes ahead of Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing a five-step plan for Britain’s ‘second phase’ of the coronavirus lockdown … Read more
Pension funds and dividend investors hit as Shell’s 80-year run of not cutting payouts is ended by colossal slump in oil demand triggered by coronavirus Shell is the first oil ‘supermajor’ to cut dividends due to the Covid-19 pandemic Russ Mould, AJ Bell: Dividend cut is ‘devastating to investors across the country In layman’s terms, … Read more
Gatwick future under threat as Virgin Atlantic ends operations and axes 3,000 jobs By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:55 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 22:55 BST, 5 May 2020 Gatwick Airport is facing a crisis after Virgin Atlantic ended its operations there. The airline is axing 3,000 jobs and will now … Read more
That’s one way to beat lockdown boredom! Joker’s painstaking attempt to explode a watermelon with rubber bands ends spectacularly Jeremiah Warlick tests the strength of a watermelon with his comical video The joker, believed to be from America, put more than 900 bands on the melon He is nicknamed the ‘rubberband man’ after his hilarious … Read more
If you’re hoping to sell your property once coronavirus lockdown ends, there are some simple steps you can take to boost your chances of a speedy sale. These include some basic home improvements you can make while stuck indoors to help ‘boost saleability’, according to the estate agents body NAEA Propertymark. In particular, it highlights … Read more
Just one in five Britons will hit the High Street as soon as lockdown ends due to money and job security fears – but more than half expect to be back in the shops within two weeks 20% of Britons expected to return to High Street as soon as lockdown ends More than half hope … Read more