Tottenham have reversed their decision to furlough non-playing staff after players expressed their fury at the club’s controversial call. Spurs have joined Liverpool in backtracking on their original plan to use tax payers’ cash via the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which entitles businesses to claim from the British government 80 per cent of an employee’s … Read more
Pope Francis was helped to his feet as he celebrated Good Friday mass in St Peter’s Basilica with no worshippers present as the Italian public obey strict lockdown rules triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State led the Good Friday Passion of the Lord with no … Read more
The pound has bounced back strongly from lows of $1.15 less than two weeks ago to around $1.24 at the time of writing, and from €1.06 to €1.14. Moves of this size in either direction are rare and take a particular set of circumstances to be in place for them to occur. In this instance, … Read more
‘We lie in bed clutching hands’: Kate Langbroek reveals how 27 days in coronavirus lockdown in Italy has HELPED her marriage By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:07 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 03:44 BST, 1 April 2020 As her family continues to live under lockdown in Bologna, Kate Langbroek revealed on Tuesday … Read more
When it comes to big banks it is often said that loyalty doesn’t pay. However, in an unusual case, 40 years of sticking with Lloyds Bank was the main reason behind a Hertfordshire man obtaining a £12,000 mis-sold PPI payout. But Richard Harvey’s case also highlighted how the banking giant stung him for worthless insurance … Read more
As Roger Saul, the founder of the Mulberry designer label, gazes out over his Somerset farm, the English countryside is so idyllic it is hard to believe a lethal pandemic is sweeping the world. ‘There is the most wonderful sunset coming in, with loads of birds flying around. It is beautiful. But even before the … 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
A U.S. doctor who has fought against outbreaks of smallpox, the flu, polio and blindness has branded the coronavirus outbreak as ‘the most dangerous pandemic of our time’, adding that if ‘you’re not worried, you’re not paying attention’ as cases in the United States soar past 18,000. Larry Brilliant, 75, is a top epidemiologist who helped … Read more
Prince Andrew’s new PR expert helped to Saudi Arabia’s image following global outrage over air strikes that killed thousands of Yemeni civilians Mark Gallagher nicknamed the ‘backroom fixer’ is an expert in handling crises His role will be to rebuild the prince’s reputation following the Epstein scandal A source told PR Week: ‘He… has no doubt … Read more
Have doctors found a coronavirus wonder drug? Two experts reveal how experimental antiviral remdesivir saved one woman who was in critical condition and helped 14 infected Diamond Princess passengers Doctors have treated more than a dozen American coronavirus patients with remdesivir – an experimental antiviral drug The drug was administered to a critically ill California … Read more