Covid-hit Gemfields plunges to £50m loss

Gemfields plunges to £50m loss after being only able to hold one precious stones auction between January and June By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 18 September 2020 Gemfields swung to a loss as Covid-19 shut its mines and cancelled crucial gem auctions. The … Read more

CPI inflation rate plunges to just 0.2% amid Eat Out scheme

CPI inflation rate plunges to just 0.2 PER CENT as government’s Eat Out discount scheme and tumbling air fares keep prices down By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:21 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 07:28 BST, 16 September 2020 Inflation plunged last month as the government’s Eat Out scheme and tumbling air … Read more

Mileage limit set at 75 for test and trace appointments as success rate plunges to worst levels yet

Dido Harding has set a 75-mile limit on appointments for test and trace Test and trace boss Dido Harding has installed a 75-mile limit on travelling to appointments after it was revealed some patients were being asked to drive almost 300 miles. It comes as the number of close contacts of people who tested positive … Read more

Covid plunges Australia into recession for first time in 30 years

Covid plunges Australia into recession for first time in 30 years as pandemic paralyses business activity By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 2 September 2020 Australia is in recession for the first time in almost 30 years after coronavirus curbs paralysed business activity. Data … Read more

New Zealand records four new COVID-19 cases and plunges back into lockdown

New Zealand’s worst nightmare: Jacinda Ardern plunges country BACK into lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak with 1.6million Kiwis told they can’t leave home By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:26 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 10:48 BST, 11 August 2020 New Zealand has plunged back into a strict lockdown after four members of one … Read more

TV presenter Brian Black dies after his car plunges into water at a harbour in Northern Ireland 

TV presenter Brian Black dies after his car plunges into water at a harbour in Northern Ireland His car was pulled from Strangford Harbour, in Co Down, Northern Ireland He was rescued out the car and taken to hospital where he died from his injuries  His colleagues and family have posted tributes on social media … Read more

TV presenter Brian Back dies after his car plunges into water at a harbour in Northern Ireland 

TV presenter Brian Back dies after his car plunges into water at a harbour in Northern Ireland His car was pulled from Strangford Harbour, in Co Down, Northern Ireland He was rescued out the car and taken to hospital where he died from his injuries  His colleagues and family have posted tributes on social media … Read more

DW Sports plunges into administration putting 1,700 jobs at risk 

Gym and sports shop empire DW Sports plunges into administration putting 1,700 roles at risk as it becomes latest victim of COVID jobs bloodbath Fitness empire DW Sports expected to appoint insolvency specialists on Monday Its income was wiped out by the closure of stores and gyms during the pandemic DW had 73 gyms and … Read more

Netflix plunges on fears lockdown boost is over

Netflix plunges on fears lockdown boost is over and people will start cancelling their subscriptions By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 17 July 2020 Shares in Netflix plunged after it warned the boom in subscribers from the coronavirus crisis would not last. The US … Read more