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
Oil companies were hammered as the price of crude slumped below $30 a barrel. Shares in Shell and BP – two of the largest firms listed on the London Stock Exchange – slid as oil prices edged towards lows they last touched during a major commodity crisis four years ago. The oil market had already … Read more
Pearson fighting for Footsie future: Share price falls another 9%, profit forecasts slashed again as top exec quits the business By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 Pearson is fighting for its place on the FTSE 100 after a bleak warning about … Read more
NYPD transit chief has coronavirus: Cop who protects city’s 5.6m daily subway riders falls ill with a fever as De Blasio warns that city’s 326 cases will dramatically increase NYPD Transit Bureau Chief Edward Delatorre tested positive for coronavirus toward the end of last week Late Sunday, Delatorre’s fever had subsided and he was resting … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Lekoil value plunges by two-thirds as it falls victim to investment scam By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 Junior oiler Lekoil was the major story on AIM this week with its value dropping by around two-thirds after … Read more
The Gatekeeper Kate Fall HQ £16.99 Rating: Discretion may be the better part of valour, but it is the worst part of a memoir. Kate Fall was David Cameron’s deputy chief of staff for 11 years, first in opposition and then in Government. Her desk was positioned outside Cameron’s door so she became known as … Read more
Shocking moment US police officer slowly falls to the floor after accidentally touching the opioid drug fentanyl – before he’s revived with an antidote Jim Warring of the Bartlesville Police Department was wearing protective gloves while wrapping up evidence believed to be the dangerous street drug fentanyl Some of the fentanyl came in contact with … Read more
The bloodbath on the stock markets is mounting this afternoon, with Britain’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index down nearly 10 per cent. At present, the FTSE 100 is down 9.52 per cent or 559.55 points to 5,316.97, which is lower than it reached in the aftermath of the June 2016 EU referendum vote and the lowest seen … Read more
Prince Harry reveals his agony about Megxit in call with FAKE Greta Thunberg as he tells Russian hoaxers ‘we are completely separate from the majority of my family’ and slams world leaders over climate change By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 23:37 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 23:54 GMT, 10 March 2020 Prince Harry … Read more
Passengers on a Caribbean cruise may have saved a man’s life after they donated blood when he fell seriously ill on board. The American 68-year-old, who has not been identified, had to be evacuated by helicopter from the ship on New Year’s Day. When he became ill the captain of the ship put out a … Read more