Borrowing binge hits £300m: Budget deficit at record levels

Britain’s coronavirus borrowing binge hits £300m: Budget deficit at record levels as cost of pandemic mounts By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 The spiralling cost of subsidising the wages of millions of workers could push Britain’s budget deficit well above £300billion, … Read more

‘Facebook sucks’: Elon Musk hits back at Facebook’s VP of artificial intelligence on Twitter

Elon Musk gave a simple response to the vice president of artificial intelligence at Facebook after being questioned about his knowledge of the technology – ‘Facebook sucks.’ The blunt response was to a tweet posted by Jerome Pesenti, who criticized the billionaire’s warnings about the dangers of artificial general intelligence (AGI). ‘I believe a lot … Read more

Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague hits back at YouTube prankster JaackMaate

‘I have never promoted this brand!’ Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague hits back at YouTube prankster JaackMaate who accused her of falling for fake promo stunt By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 19:28 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 19:28 BST, 12 May 2020 Molly-Mae Hague has hit back at YouTube prankster JaackMaate for implying she … Read more

Death toll among NHS and healthcare staff hits 150

The death toll among NHS and healthcare staff during the coronavirus pandemic has hit 150. Tributes continue to flood in for those who have lost their lives on the frontline, as Boris Johnson prepares to announce an easing of lockdown restrictions on Sunday. The figure of 150 is likely to still be lower than the … Read more

Cyrell Paule hits the park with Eden Dally and baby Boston after AVO drama

Married At First Sight’s Cyrell Paule hits the park with Eden Dally and their baby boy Boston after AVO drama By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 06:09 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 06:09 BST, 7 May 2020 Despite legal troubles, Married At First Sight’s Cyrell Paule and Love Island Australia’s Eden Dally appear to … Read more

Coronavirus Sweden: Death toll hits 2,941 with 87 new fatalities

Sweden nears ‘horrifying’ death toll of 3,000 from coronavirus with 87 new fatalities, including a child under ten State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell called it ‘a horrifyingly large number’ Among them child under ten was reported to have succumbed in intensive care  Tegnell said death was being looked at but assured public it was highly unusual … Read more

Quincy Jones is stripped of £5million in royalties for some of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits

Music legend Quincy Jones is stripped of £5million in royalties for some of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits Jury awarded Quincy Jones around £7.5million in 2017 in royalties and fees  Claim stemmed from use of songs Jones produced that appear in film This Is It  Appeals court stripped the renowned producer of £5.5million of original sum … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 30,076 with 649 new fatalities

The UK has today become the first country in Europe to record 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus after it announced 649 more victims today. Now at a total of 30,076 dead because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the UK has hit the grim milestone before either Spain or Italy, which were widely considered to have the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 21,731 but could be 55% higher

From tomorrow the Government will count care home deaths and others that happen outside of hospitals in its daily coronavirus updates, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today. Until now these victims have only been counted once a week in Office for National Statistics reports which date back 10 days or more, meaning many remain uncounted. … Read more