The SNP has today been plunged into civil war as Alex Salmond’s supporters accuse Nicola Sturgeon and her husband of persecution after he was acquitted of a string of sexual offences, including attempted rape. Mr Salmond yesterday vowed evidence of a plot to discredit him will ‘see the light of day’ after he was cleared of … Read more
Rightmove is facing a backlash from estate agents who claim it is not doing enough to help them throughout the coronavirus crisis which is seeing them lose business amid plummeting home viewings and sales. The property listing website has offered estate agents a 75 per cent discount for the next four months as the housing … Read more
Boris Johnson faces the threat of a Tory revolt unless he imposed Italy-style movement controls to stop the spread of coronavirus as early as today. After a weekend in which crowds flocked to parks and landmarks to take advantage of sunshine, the PM effectively put the nation on its final warning last night, saying there … Read more
Mindless vandals puncture the tyres of SIX ambulances as the NHS faces huge strain amid the coronavirus outbreak Six ambulances had their tyres deliberately punctured at a depot in Ramsgate The alarm was raised at 7.10am when a driver took one of the ambulances out The mindless act comes as the NHS is pushed to … Read more
An NHS doctor has shared a selfie showing her face covered in red and purple marks after working a gruelling shift treating coronavirus patients in a London hospital, prompting other healthcare workers to do the same in a bid to encourage the public to self-isolate. The stark picture, shared by anaesthetic registrar Natalie Silvey, from … 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
The NHS is facing growing pressure to use experimental drugs to help patients diagnosed with the coronavirus. An online petition has been launched calling on authorities to start trials of an anti-malarial drug called chloroquine which has shown promising results in China. Doctors and scientists around the world are scrambling to find a way to … 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
Metro Bank has come under fire for not introducing a new fraud prevention scheme, despite last year signing up to a code which said banks ‘should’ bring it in. The bank, which launched a decade ago, said it had ‘no current plans’ to implement a system called Confirmation of Payee, designed to alert anyone making … Read more
Thousands of shops, pubs and restaurants face going bust after the Prime Minister’s coronavirus crackdown on socialising last night. Boris Johnson urged the public to ‘avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues’, saying ‘now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others’. The guidelines mean the income of thousands of … Read more