Boohoo loses close to a quarter of its value as it fights off allegations of modern slavery at one of its Leicester suppliers By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:04 BST, 6 July 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 6 July 2020 Boohoo lost close to a quarter of its value yesterday as it … Read more
NHS Test and Trace is still failing to find a quarter of patients who test positive for coronavirus, shocking data revealed today. Of the 6,183 Covid-19 patients referred to the contact tracing programme between June 18 and June 24, just 4,639 were actually tracked down (75 per cent). A total of 1,383 people with the disease … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Footsie clocks up its best quarter for a decade as it bounces back from 25% drop at the start of the pandemic By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 June 2020 The FTSE 100 has clocked up its best quarter for a … Read more
The number of Britons drinking alcohol at ‘problematic’ levels has risen dramatically during the coronavirus lockdown, research suggests. Data from nearly 12,000 Britons revealed almost a quarter of adults were drinking more than four days a week in lockdown. In comparison, the rate was just 14.2 per cent pre-pandemic. The number of Brits binge drinking at … Read more
The risk of dying from coronavirus after being hospitalised has plummeted since the peak of the outbreak, suggesting doctors are getting better at treating it. Analysis by Oxford University shows that 6 per cent of people admitted to hospitals in England with the virus died at the beginning of April. But the figures show by June 15, … Read more
UK adults are now spending more than a quarter of their waking day online thanks to the coronavirus lockdown – the highest figure on record. People in the UK aged 18 and over spent an average of just over four hours a day online during lockdown, broadcast regulator Ofcom has revealed. The figures come from its … Read more
Incredible moment cop saves the life of an 11-month-old boy by sticking finger down his throat and turning stuck coin sideways Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released video from May 31 incident It shows a mother frantically running toward deputy with limp child in her arms Mother is seen giving pats on boy’s back trying … Read more
Plastic bottles are the UK’s most commonly littered item, accounting for a quarter of all rubbish discarded on streets, parks and beaches by volume, a new study reveals. Small plastic bottles commonly used to contain non-alcoholic fizzy drinks accounted for just under 25 per cent of discarded waste by volume in 2019, environmental charity Keep … Read more
Mulberry to axe quarter of its workforce as coronavirus crisis hits luxury fashion By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 8 June 2020 Mulberry is to axe a quarter of its workforce as the coronavirus crisis hits luxury fashion. The British business, famed for its … Read more
Following the opening of car dealerships in England last Monday – and with Northern Ireland and Scotland and Wales set to follow suit – consumer champion What Car? has revealed the biggest savings available to new car buyers. Some of Britain’s most popular cars can now be had with savings of almost 25 per cent … Read more