The number of coronavirus cases in London has almost quadrupled in a week as the UK’s epidemic continues to spread into all corners of the British Isles. The capital city now has at least 4,637 cases, a jump from the 1,221 reported last Friday, three days before Britons were ordered to stay indoors to try … Read more
Slack messaging software hits record number of active users as employees across the world work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic Slack messaging software has hit a record number of active users Its instant messaging software now has 12.5 million active users That’s an increase of 2.5 million active users in the last 10 … Read more
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have achieved record breaking viewer ratings on Saturday Night Takeaway after airing an episode with no audience for the first time in 18 years. The show, which aired on Saturday night, brought in a viewership of 9.5 million people despite being filmed in a completely empty studio due the coronavirus … Read more
Shares and sterling rally after the Bank of England slashes interest rates to a record low of 0.1% By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 19 March 2020 Shares edged higher yesterday and sterling swung wildly after the Bank of England slashed interest rates to … Read more
ITV CONFIRM Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway will record without a studio audience for the first time in the show’s history amid coronavirus crisis By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 22:38 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 22:38 GMT, 17 March 2020 ITV confirmed on Tuesday that Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway will … Read more
Hospitals treat record number of gamblers: Nearly 400 cases of betting addiction were recorded by NHS last year, figures reveal Nearly 400 cases relating to betting addiction were recorded at NHS hospitals But more than 400,000 in England are estimated to have a gambling addiction Campaigning Labour MP Carolyn Harris said gambling wreaks havoc on … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Trade talks push Wall Street to record highs as spat between China and the US moves a step closer to being resolved By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2020 The rally on Wall Street gained more steam last night as … Read more
Banks withdraw savings accounts after base rate is slashed to a joint record low of 0.25% By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 13 March 2020 Banks and building societies have rushed to pull more than 25 savings accounts, dealing another blow to long-suffering savers. … Read more
Bank fires up £290bn virus fighting fund: Interest rates are cut to record low of 0.25% By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 11 March 2020 The Bank of England led a double-barrelled response to the coronavirus crisis as it unveiled an emergency package to … Read more
Rishi Sunak will use his first Budget tomorrow to turn on the Treasury’s spending taps and pledge to invest ‘hundreds of billions of pounds’ on improving the UK’s critical infrastructure. The new Chancellor will announce plans to invest ‘record amounts’ in the nation’s roads, railways, broadband, housing and research. The government wants the spending spree … Read more