Has social distancing bought some time for hospitals? US coronavirus daily death rate plunges

The number of US coronavirus deaths on Sunday dropped by 181 on the previous day, a decrease of more than a third which offered a glimmer of hope that social distancing could be starting to pay off as the number of fatalities reached 2,509. Another 304 people died yesterday, a vast improvement on Saturday’s 485 … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Lekoil value plunges by two-thirds as it falls victim to investment scam

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Lekoil value plunges by two-thirds as it falls victim to investment scam By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 Junior oiler Lekoil was the major story on AIM this week with its value dropping by around two-thirds after … Read more

MARKET REPORT: G4S plunges into the red as shares hit 16-year low

Shares in G4S hit a 16-year low after a slew of one-off charges pushed it into the red. The security services giant swung to a loss of £91million in 2019, down from a profit of £81million the year before. Its books were rattled by £291million of impairment charges, mostly relating to its UK cash business, … Read more

The Third Day trailer: Jude Law is stuck on an island as he plunges deeper into its mysteries

He stars alongside the likes of Naomie Harris in new series The Third Day. And Jude Law is the face of the first trailer for the HBO series, which delves into the mysteries of an island off the coast of Britain which appears cut off from civilisation. The new spine-tingling teaser which dropped on Monday … Read more

Coronavirus hits world economy as Chinese manufacturing sector plunges further than expected

There are emerging fears that the coronavirus outbreak could spark a global economic crisis after China’s manufacturing sector plunged further than expected this month.    An official survey showing the plunge added to mounting evidence of the vast cost of the disease that emerged in central China in December.  The monthly purchasing managers’ index (PMI) issued … Read more

Boyfriend plunges into a supermarket fish tank to retrieve an engagement ring

Boyfriend plunges into a supermarket fish tank to retrieve an engagement ring after his girlfriend ‘tossed it into the water after rejecting his proposal’ Footage shows the unnamed man climbing into the fish tank in Gomel, Belarus He dunks his head underwater as he scrambles to find a ring among the fish  The 23-year-old’s girlfriend allegedly … Read more