Justin Trudeau kneels with protesters during an anti-racism rally in Ottawa – but social media users were quick to remind him of his blackface photos Justin Trudeau took a knee while attending a protest at Parliament Hill in Ottawa The prime minister made a surprise appearance at the rally on Friday afternoon After making the gesture, … Read more
Ministers must publish SAGE evidence on coronavirus immediately, say MPs amid backlash over lockdown secrecy Boris Johnson facing demands to publish SAGE evidence on coronavirus policy Cross-party committee says papers underpinning decision should be released Just 16 SAGE papers published earlier this week out of 90 on an official list Here’s how to help people … Read more
Britain’s garden centres could reopen almost immediately – with strict social distancing rules – under proposals being considered by Ministers. Businesses have warned that £200 million-worth of seasonal plants will be destroyed if centres are forced to stay closed until June. That would mean an overall loss of £1.6 billion due to the lockdown, so … Read more
Elon Musks says he’s ready to provide ‘FDA approved’ ventilators for free to hospitals within Tesla’s delivery range if they’re put to use immediately Elon Musks tweeted that he’s ready to provide ventilators to hospitals for free The CEO says that he’ll send the machines if they’re put to use immediately The offer comes after promising … Read more
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo orders Americans to return home ‘immediately’ due to COVID-19 saying he cannot guarantee charter flights once commercial planes cease to operate Pompeo says he ‘does not know how long commercial flights will operate’ and urged Americans to immediately return home The State Department has already helped to repatriate 26,000 Americans … Read more
If no measures had been taken to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, 40 million people could have died, a new UK study finds. Researchers at Imperial College London made the findings based on analysis which estimated the potential scale of the pandemic across the world. But with mitigation strategies such as protecting the … Read more
Dr. Tony Fauci said on Saturday that President Donald Trump was ‘talking about hope’ when he bragged that malaria drugs could be a ‘gift from god’ to cure the coronavirus and not whether the medication ‘actually works.’ ‘The president is talking about hope for people and it’s not an unreasonable thing to hope for people,’ … Read more
Donald Trump wants to send cash to Americans suffering from the coronavirus crisis immediately he said at the White House Tuesday. ‘The payroll tax holiday would get money to people over the next six to eight months. We’re looking to send checks to Americans immediately,’ explained Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in the press briefing room. ‘Americans … Read more
Morrisons agrees to pay suppliers immediately to ensure businesses do not collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 13 March 2020 Morrisons has become the first major UK supermarket to agree to pay small suppliers immediately to ensure businesses do not collapse due to … Read more