Ministers could be given the green light to start planning an exit from the lockdown within ten days, the Chief Medical Officer suggested last night. Chris Whitty said Government experts hoped to have enough evidence about the transmission of the coronavirus by that point to ‘judge how we can go into the next phase’. The … Read more
Clothes retailer Next says it will reopen its online store TODAY after ‘reworking’ its warehouse following worries from staff that they were at risk of catching coronavirus Retail giant closed its online operations in late March in wake of coronavirus It is now accepting a ‘limited number of orders each day’ from online store Bosses … Read more
Many older people need to draw an income from their pension investments to cover everyday bills, notwithstanding the recent market falls. Tom Selby, a senior analyst at financial services firm AJ Bell, explains how first-timers and experienced investors can avoid unnecessary losses and big tax bills. Pension freedom: Beware making big income withdrawals from investments … Read more
Gardening blooms as thousands of Britons dig for victory and start growing their own vegetables during coronavirus lockdown The coronavirus lockdown has prompted thousands into taking up gardening The Royal Horticultural Society has seen a spike in inquiries about growing veg A biggest rise in interest has been seen for potatoes, tomatoes and strawberries Composting … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover puts brakes on as car sales slump 30% since start of the year as lockdown bites JLR suffered slumps in both Europe and China, sources said It is also understood to have suffered a fall in demand for diesel cars JLR had been due to reopen its UK assembly plants later this … Read more
British government adviser who worked with China from the start of the coronavirus outbreak faces questions about whether he could have done more to raise the alarm in the UK By Mark Hookham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 02:00 BST, 12 April 2020 | Updated: 02:00 BST, 12 April 2020 A top Government coronavirus … Read more
I was a deferred pensioner in a final salary scheme. As I approached the age at which I could draw this pension, the company wrote to me asking me if I’d like to put the pension into payment as soon as I was eligible to do so, on my birthday. Knowing there was no further … Read more
Authorities in New Orleans are to start accepting patients with coronavirus from today after setting up a temporary field hospital at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the city. It’s the same site where thousands of Hurricane Katrina refugees gathered in 2005. The temporary hospital which has room for up to two thousand people. … Read more
Businesses have begun issuing staff with face masks as pressure grows on the government to change its policy on them. Advice from Public Health England and the World Health Organisation currently states that face masks are not an effective way to protect against the virus. However countries like Austria and Slovenia have demanded citizens wear … Read more
‘Dogfight’ looms as landlords start suing restaurants over unpaid rent By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:11 BST, 4 April 2020 Some of Britain’s biggest landlords have called in lawyers to claw back the rent that shops and restaurants have refused to pay during the lockdown, … Read more