Forestry chief calls for the culling of rabbits, hares and other animals to protect Britain’s trees and encourages people to see ‘tree rat’ grey squirrels as vermin Sir William Worsley, 63, said culling will help accelerate the rate of tree planting Chair of Forestry Commission called for grey squirrels to be renamed ‘tree rats’ … Read more
The havoc in the stock markets caused by the oil price war, coronavirus and the US travel ban has left one group of private investors particularly out-of-pocket and angry. These are investors in index-trackers which have been hard hit in the nerve-jangling rollercoaster of the past week. As we stand on the brink of a … 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
The Pixies CANCEL their Australian tour to ‘protect their fans’ from coronavirus By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:00 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 07:43 GMT, 12 March 2020 The Pixies have cancelled the remainder of their Australian tour due to fears over the spread of coronavirus. The American alternative rock band were … Read more
The global stock crash will have horrified many savers who are living on income from their pension investments in retirement. The coronavirus crisis wiped nearly 8 per cent off the FTSE 100 in a single day on Monday, after Italy locked down its population and the oil price plummeted. Today, president Donald Trump’s ban on … Read more
Forget trendy standing desks! Kneeling at your desk or squatting on the floor ‘may protect office workers from the harmful effects of inactivity’ A sedentary lifestyle, such as an office job, is considered to be bad for the heart But a study suggests the effects can be offset by kneeling instead of sitting Squatting is … Read more
IMF urges governments and central bankers to take action to protect businesses By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 March 2020 The International Monetary Fund has piled pressure on governments and central bankers around the world to do more to combat the economic fallout … Read more
Health officials are urging Americans to get their flu shots if they haven’t already to better prepare the US against the coronavirus outbreak. The vaccine won’t protect people against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, but it could help healthcare workers better detect cases when people come in with non-specific symptoms, such as … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak vows to protect the economy from coronavirus with support for businesses in case employees fall sick Rishi Sunak suggested his financial plan would now focus on ‘economic security’ He added that he was ‘not daunted’ by the challenge of protecting UK’s finances Said the country is ‘well prepared’ and would ’emerge on the … Read more
The Duchess of Sussex made a surprise visit to a school to deliver an International Women’s Day message to schoolboys to ‘protect the women in your lives’. In one of her last solo engagements as a working royal Meghan, who also revealed that ten-month-old Archie is trying to walk, spoke with delighted pupils at the … Read more