FTSE CLOSE: Premier Inn owner Whitbread’s bookings decline; Higher sales boost Primark parent ABF; Kids bikes lift Halfords By This Is Money Published: 08:21 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 17:17 GMT, 16 January 2020 Regional sales fell 2 per cent at Premier Inn’s parent company Whitbread The FTSE 100 closed down 32.99 points at … Read more
Coronavirus cases and deaths are now higher OUTSIDE of China than inside the nation where the outbreak began as global death toll soars past 6,600 with 170,000 patients infected Recorded cases across 152 countries outside China have reached almost 90,000 China have recorded 80,900 since the virus emerging in December 2019 For a long time, … Read more
A top U.S. commander has voiced his disappointment at the level of violence being used by the Taliban, claiming that attacks are higher than the February 29 peace deal allows, as the military begins to pull out of two Afghan bases. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command (CENTOM) and the top U.S. commander … Read more
I received a letter from my insurer, LV=, three weeks prior to the renewal date of my car insurance. The price had risen from £513 to £600. When I called, LV= offered me a nominally smaller premium – but I decided to use a price comparison site to find a cheaper insurer. I found a … Read more
Figures released by China on Wednesday suggest the tide of the coronavirus epidemic in the nation may be turning. For the first time since the outbreak began, the number of coronavirus deaths outside of China exceeded those reported inside the country. Only 38 deaths from the virus were reported on Wednesday, according to the Chinese … Read more
The opioid crisis may be worse than previously thought. A new study has found that the death toll could be 28 percent higher than reported due to death certificates omitting the specific drug involved in an overdose. After analyzing overdoses from 1999 through 2016, a researcher discovered there were 99,160 additional deaths attributed to opioids … Read more