London’s 8.9million people could be released from lockdown earlier than other parts of the country if the city’s infection and deaths rates continue to fall at a faster rate, it was revealed today. The ‘R’ virus reproduction value has dropped to 0.4 in the capital and data yesterday revealed it hasn’t had more than 100 … Read more
City bankers may be asked to work from home for rest of year By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 Some City bankers may be asked to work from home for the rest of the year, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. … Read more
Non-stop sales are planned for the rest of the year in shops which are set to re-open after the coronavirus lockdown wrecked an entire season for fashion retailers. Analysts believe there could be as much as £15billion-worth of stock which needs to be sold, meaning there will be ‘wall-to-wall’ sales until January. Clothing shops were … Read more
Ministers will let healthy over-70s be released from lockdown with the rest of the UK amid fears of ‘social unrest’. The government is keen to clarify rules for the elderly after confusion at the weekend over the official guidance. Health Secretary Matt Hancock denied that over-70s were being asked to stay in their homes and … Read more
Britain has the fourth deadliest major coronavirus outbreak in the world and has now suffered more deaths per million people than France, according to statistics. As the UK this week began including people who died in care homes in its official statistics, its death rate rose above that of France, which had already done so. … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK BECOMING BULLETPROOF by Evy Poumpouras (Icon £14.99, 336 pp) She’s not a woman to mess with, Evy Poumpouras. A former U.S. Secret Service Agent blessed with spectacular looks, who has worked in the security details for four former presidents, she knows of what she speaks. She was on duty at the … Read more
Irrfan Khan’s funeral has taken place in Mumbai (Picture: Rex) Irrfan Khan’s funeral has taken place in Mumbai, just hours after his death. The Slumdog Millionaire actor died on 29 April, aged 53, following a battle with a colon infection. And his family has confirmed they have laid the Bollywood legend to rest, surrounded by … Read more
Matt Hancock vowed ‘we will not’ rest to get vital protective equipment to NHS staff today as the main nursing union told its members they could refuse to treat coronavirus patients if they felt unsafe. The Health Secretary came under mounting pressure at the daily news conference this afternoon as he revealed that under-pressure units … Read more
Bill de Blasio on Sunday doubled down on his decision to shutter NYC schools for the rest of the year a day after locking horns with Governor Andrew Cuomo. The mayor said it was a decision he ‘had to make’, adding: ‘The bottom line here is about health and safety.’ Asked who had the final … Read more
Tributes have poured in for the former Welsh rugby star Matthew J Watkins who was laid to rest today following a long battle with pelvic cancer. Family and friends of Watkins, 41, who was diagnosed with the rare form of cancer in 2013, paid homage to the ‘special man who lived life to the full’ during … Read more