Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said today it plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs in the latest blow to the aviation industry as it continues to be hammered by the coronavirus crisis. The Derby-based manufacturer, which has 52,000 employees worldwide, said it had been forced to conduct a ‘major reorganisation’ of the business to adapt to … Read more
How diet may have saved Matt Hancock: Health Secretary shed weight during 2019 election campaign… and doctor suggests it was a key factor in his recovery from coronavirus GP David Unwin said Matt Hancock lost 10lb last year by cutting down on carbs He said losing weight may have helped Mr Hancock to recover from coronavirus … Read more
A Viking ship buried in Norway for more than 1,000 years is set to be excavated — the first project of its kind in more than a century. The undertaking is being called ‘urgent’ by archaeologists as the ship’s wooden hull, believed to be made of oak, is being ravaged by a fungus. It is … Read more
Blood-thinning drugs can help save the lives of coronavirus patients by stopping dangerous clots forming on the lungs, British scientists discover NHS England will give hospitals new guidance on blood thinning as a treatment Doctors at Royal Brompton Hospital identified link between Covid-19 and clots They used hi-tech dual energy CAT scans to take images … Read more
Let’s use local shops and save our vital national champions, says boss of software giant Sage By Steve Hare For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:28 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:20 BST, 10 May 2020 Steve Hare is the chief executive of Sage The Covid-19 pandemic is, first and foremost, a human crisis. … Read more
Plants such as sunflowers and thyme could help save Britain’s dwindling bumblebee population, a new study suggests. Scientists have found that planting rows of pollinator-friendly plants – known as flowering strips – increases bee reproduction and population numbers. While these plants harbour the harmful parasite Crithidia bombi, associated with reduced bee foraging and mortality, reproduction benefits … Read more
When Alli Shappell learned that her childhood pastor was in kidney failure and in need of a transplant, she immediately offered to donate. The 21-year-old nursing student was tested and, unfortunately, wasn’t a match, but she was determined to help the minister get a kidney. That’s when doctors at The University of Kansans Health System … Read more
With his cheeky grin and head of strawberry blonde hair, birthday boy Archie Mountbatten-Windsor is the spitting image of his father Prince Harry in an adorable family video shared on social media this morning. Archie, who turns one today, shows off his first teeth as he smiles at his father behind the camera while mother … Read more
Euromillions winner Adrian Bayford is trying to save a state-of-the-art games room he built on his sprawling £10 million country estate without permission. The multi-millionaire, who scooped £148 million eight years ago with wife Gillian, stripped out a garage and replaced a leaking roof to turn the outbuilding into a snooker room and cinema with … Read more
With lockdown still in place, now is a good time to take stock of your household finances and see where savings can be made. Reviewing your spending this spring – and switching to better deals – will help ensure your finances are as robust as possible. Here is our easy-to-follow plan to help get your … Read more