Leigh Bryant is trying his utmost to remain positive, but it is not easy. As the owner and manager of Bristol-based motor home accessory fitters LNB Towbars, this should be a peak time of year for him as his customers get ready for their summer holidays. But with his company closed due to the coronavirus … Read more
Online training course launches to teach medics how to operate vital life saving ventilators in just 30 minutes so they can join the coronavirus frontline The tool includes a series of videos and interactive guides for using a ventilator It will allow retired doctors and nurses to regain lost skills to work with patients Doctors … Read more
Savers have been handed a double blow as two market-leading easy-access deals have both disappeared within a week of each other. Marcus Bank cut its rate from 1.3 per cent to 1.2 per cent today, just a week after Virgin Money cut its then-market-leading 1.31 per cent Double Take E-Saver to 1.01 per cent. Although … Read more
App launched to help shoppers check stock availability at their local supermarkets and find places with the shortest queues during coronavirus lockdown The app was built to allow shoppers to report back on stock levels and queues If someone is in a supermarket they can ‘check-in’ to say how long they waited It lists a … Read more
An independent transport watchdog has launched a new campaign to encourage motorists to report terrible road signage on major roads and motorways. The number of signs being hidden by overgrown bushes, missing large sections due to damage or targeted scrap metal theft, or simply providing confusing instructions are littering busy routes and putting motorists at … Read more
Airbnb has launched a series of lockdown-friendly Zoom-hosted online experiences – from meditation sessions with sheep to virtual meetings with the stray dogs of Chernobyl. The home rental site is offering 50 virtual experiences from around the world, staring from £1, as a ‘new way for people to connect, travel virtually and earn income’ during … Read more
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in north east London last night. Police were sent to Walthamstow at around 11pm after 35-year-old Tomas Macionis, who was originally from Lithuania, was stabbed in the chest. Despite the desperate attempts of paramedics he died a short time later. A man, aged in his … Read more
Pictured: ‘Super-large missile’ launched by Kim Jong-un’s North Korea into the sea off Japan’s east coast in latest controversial test South Korea’s military chiefs said at least one missile fired toward Sea of Japan It was the fourth round of projectile launches this month from Pyongyang Comes as a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with … Read more
One million Britons stranded: Dominic Raab reveals ‘massive’ operation has been launched to arrange aid flights for people stuck overseas Up to a million stranded Britons are facing extortionate air fares to get home Dominic Raab said there was a ‘massive’ repatriation operation under way He is in talks with airlines on operating new routes … Read more
More than 65,000 former nurses and doctors will be told ‘Your NHS Needs You’ as a national recruitment drive is launched in an effort to defeat the coronavirus outbreak. The drive comes as Boris Johnson took time to thank you to ‘everyone working in our NHS’. In a tweet the prime minister told NHS staff of … Read more