De La Rue sees profits hit by poor start to the year in currency arm 

Passport and banknote maker De La Rue sees profits hit by a poor start to the year in its currency arm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 De La Rue predicts adjusted operating profit for the 12 months ending March 27 … Read more

Italy sees near-identical number of coronavirus infections and deaths for a second day

Italy today saw a near-identical number of coronavirus infections and deaths for a second day – as hopes remain the country is past the worst of the virus. The death toll climbed by 837 to 12,428, the Civil Protection Agency said, with the daily tally rising, albeit slightly, for a second day running. The number … Read more

Spain sees its highest number of deaths from coronavirus in a day

Spain sees its highest number of deaths and new coronavirus infections yet: 849 people die and cases rise 9,222 in one day The 849 new deaths bring the total death toll in Spain from 7,340 to 8,189  Total number of infections rose by 9,222, bringing figure from 85,195 to 94,417 The new cases included 3,419 … Read more

The bizarre competition in Japan that sees exquisite mini gardens built on the back of TRUCKS

The bizarre competition in Japan that sees exquisite mini gardens built on the back of TRUCKS The annual  Kei Truck Garden Contest sees landscaping taken to the next level Competition entrants only have hours to transform their trucks into gardens Judges mark entrants on planning, design, expression and execution By Paul Hirons For Mailonline Published: 18:58 … Read more

Life after Sir Martin Sorrell sees WPP seek buyer for its £3bn market research firm Kantar 

STOCK MARKET WATCHLIST: Life after Sir Martin Sorrell sees WPP seek buyer for its £3bn market research firm Kantar By Edited By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 10:13 BST, 15 April 2019 WPP’s post-Sorrell clear-out kicks off in earnest this week. The advertising giant … Read more

South Africa sees its first two coronavirus deaths

South Africa’s national lockdown made a chaotic start today as people crowded outside supermarkets and packed into taxis despite a growing coronavirus outbreak. The country of 57million people began a three-week quarantine today as the government confirmed South Africa’s first two deaths from the virus.  The South African military has been patrolling the streets and … Read more

Seventeen-year-old dies from coronavirus in New Orleans as Louisiana sees 510 new cases in 24 hours

A 17-year-old from New Orleans has died from coronavirus as the city remains on track to become the next outbreak epicenter in the United States with one of the highest case growth rates in the world.   More than 2,300 people in Louisiana have tested positive for COVID-19 and 83 people have died in the two and … Read more

Incredible response to NHS volunteer drive sees more than 670,000 sign up to help fight coronavirus

Now let’s go for a million! Incredible response to NHS volunteer drive sees more than 670,000 sign up to help fight coronavirus in just two days NHS volunteer army reaches 670,663 within the space of 48 hours Tax manager, champion sports driver and travel worker explain why they joined There are calls for the government … Read more

Germany sees number of coronavirus deaths rise by a third

Germany’s coronavirus death toll has risen by a third in 24 hours, but the mortality rate remains low at 0.5 per cent, the latest figures revealed today.  The Robert Koch health institute today reported 49 new deaths in Germany, taking the total from 149 to 198.  The total number of infections increased by 15.7 per … Read more

British coronavirus death toll rises by 43 to 465 – but England only sees 28 more fatalities

The UK’s coronavirus death toll has jumped by 43 to 465, but England only sees an additional 28 more fatalities, down from 83 on Tuesday. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern Ireland. They included a 47-year-old who did not have an underlying … Read more