Mortality rate for coronavirus patients put in intensive care is close to 50%, shock report reveals Data shows 79 out of 165 people who entered intensive care have died The report also reveals men are more at risk to the deadly virus than women It raises questions about the effectiveness of the treatment in intensive … Read more
During a rocky period on the stock market, investors would usually take solace in a guaranteed stream of dividend payments. But the coronavirus pandemic has required companies to take desperate – and at times unprecedented – measures to protect their finances. A staggering £4.2billion of dividends have been axed or deferred so far this month, … Read more
Sixty-seven patients died amid ‘toxic’ feud at NHS heart unit, report finds A review has found ‘significant shortcomings’ at St George’s Hospital in Tooting The hospital’s cardiac unit has almost twice the national mortality rate A leak suggested poor relationships at the unit contributed to the failures A toxic feud escalated to the point a … Read more
Britain’s science and pharmaceuticals expertise was out in full force as a clutch of junior market-listed firms made strides in fighting coronavirus. Novacyt and Yourgene surged after inking a manufacturing deal that will help Novacyt step up production of tests for the disease. Yourgene’s state-of-the-art facility in Manchester will initially make critical components – but … Read more
More than £1bn of shareholder payouts have been cancelled due to coronavirus after Marks & Spencer and Wetherspoons joined other firms calling off dividends. Intercontinental Hotels became the first FTSE 100 firm to hold back its final dividend yesterday, meaning its investors will miss out on a payout of around £140million. The group, which has … Read more
After two weeks of watching the oil price in free fall, investors now want to know what the repercussions will be. Global giants such as Saudi Aramco, Chevron and BP have said they will need to cut spending. But traders’ eyes turned to the North Sea yesterday, after industry body Oil & Gas UK warned … Read more
Windrush scandal was ‘foreseeable and avoidable’ and the Home Office let down victims because of ‘systemic operational failings’, damning official report finds The long-awaited Windrush Lessons Learned Review was finally published today Review commissioned in 2018 after migrants wrongfully detained or deported Home Office had branded thousands of legal UK citizens as illegal immigrants The … Read more
Home Office officials ‘were ‘institutionally ignorant’ about race issues’, report into Windrush scandal is expected to say Report expected today will say Home Office was ‘institutionally ignorant’ It emerged in 2018 that thousands of UK citizens were banded illegal immigrants The report is also set to examine Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policies By Jason Groves … Read more
Britain’s biggest pubs, bars and restaurants report dire trading amid warnings that many will collapse this weekend with the loss of a million jobs By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:29 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:29 GMT, 18 March 2020 Britain’s biggest pubs, bars and restaurants reported dire trading yesterday amid … Read more
Shares in Britain’s biggest supermarkets bucked the trend on another dismal day for the stock market. As the FTSE 100 fell into the red, Sainsbury’s, Ocado and Morrisons were some of the top gainers as shoppers scrambled for supplies after the Government tightened curbs on social contact. Supermarkets have made extraordinary statements to shoppers in … Read more