Sammy Cotter has been running his grocery wholesalers for a quarter of a century. But now he’s living day to day. ‘I’ve got £7,000 worth of goods sitting in Manchester,’ he tells me. ‘It was supposed to be delivered on December 21. But I’m still waiting.’ At first glance, his warehouse in Quarry Heights, Newtownards, … Read more
Obey the lockdown rules… or they’ll get tougher: Boris Johnson issues grim warning as chief medical officer Chris Whitty says we are at the worst point of the pandemic PM said ‘complacency’ among public could plunge country into a deeper crisis Comes amid mounting concern lockdown measures may need to be tightened Chris Whitty said … Read more
Grim figures show High Street was ALREADY facing disaster before Covid as Tory veteran Nicholas Soames accuses unions of making it ‘impossible’ for civil servants to return to offices Figures show employment in retail on high street plummeted before coronavirus Fear town and city centres have been hollowed out by people shunning offices Tory veteran … Read more
Brazil has become the second country to have surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from coronavirus. The nation of 210 million people has been reporting an average of more than 1,000 daily deaths from the pandemic since late May. On Saturday, Brazil’s health ministry confirmed 49,970 new confirmed cases and 905 deaths within the … Read more
The incomes of savers and pensioners will suffer after much of a £2.5billion rent bill went unpaid in a grim day for landlords. As shopping centre owner Intu teeters on the brink of collapse, experts said cash-starved shops were expected to pay as little as 10 per cent of the June quarterly rent bill due … Read more
What has happened to Boris Johnson? Where is the bouncy, exuberant, can-do leader who led his party to a triumphant victory last December? He pops up quite often to remind us of his existence —sending tweets, writing a newspaper article, giving short interviews, doing photo opportunities — but much of his famous elan has vanished. … Read more
British dental surgeries finally reopened yesterday — but we can’t hope for anything like the service that we knew before the pandemic, dentists are warning. Patients must expect only very limited treatments, such as emergency repairs, as well as long queues for appointments and spiralling bills for non-NHS care. And that’s if your local surgery … Read more
President Trump finally referenced the grim milestone of 100,000 Americans dying of the coronavirus in a Thursday morning tweet. ‘We have just reached a very sad milestone with the coronavirus pandemic deaths reaching 100,000,’ he wrote at 9:37 a.m. ‘To all of the families & friends of those who have passed, I want to extend … Read more
Italy will be hit by a more deadly second coronavirus wave as it eases lockdown, according to a sobering report from Imperial College London. Researchers modelled how the virus would spread in three scenarios – if the nation stayed in quarantine or if Italians increased their movements by 20 per cent and 40 per cent. … Read more
Footy WAG Rebecca Judd is forced to delete a workout video from Instagram after noticing a grim detail in the background By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:10 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 02:53 BST, 21 April 2020 Rebecca Judd has been sharing workout videos to Instagram while self-isolating in her $7.3million … Read more