Coronavirus Italy: 14,681 now dead but rates start to slow

Italy’s coronavirus death toll has climbed by 766 to 14,681 today, with infections reaching nearly 120,000, though death and infection rates are continuing to slow.  Friday’s figures, revealed by the Civil Protection Agency, are marginally higher than the daily tally of 760 fatalities registered a day earlier. The number of new cases was slightly lower, growing by … Read more

‘We face an existential threat’: Britain’s pub tenants start fight back over rental crisis

Swathes of pub tenants have warned that grassroots workers running pubs face an ‘existential threat’ if rental fees are not scrapped completely for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to This is Money, Ed Anderson, 45, a publican with three pubs in Cheltenham and 25 years of experience in the industry, said it was … Read more

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

Premier League plan to resume season at start of May behind closed doors

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Virgin Orbit said will start making breathing devices to treat people afflicted with coronavirus

Virgin Orbit said it will start making breathing devices to help treat people afflicted with novel coronavirus Virgin Orbit will begin making breathing devices to treat coronavirus The devices will automate ambulatory bags to deliver oxygen to patients They could be an alternative to ventilators and free them up for the critically ill Virgin Orbit … Read more

More than 600 3D printers answer NHS call to arms and start producing thousands of visors

More than 600 3D printers have answered Britain’s call to arms and started to produce thousands of face visors for the NHS.  The masks, which protect doctors and nurses against coronavirus, are being delivered to hospitals across the country. It comes after several hospitals on the frontline of the outbreak reportedly ran out of face … Read more

MoD and NHS start work transforming London’s ExCel Centre into 5,000-bed hospital

A worker has shared sobering footage from inside London’s ExCel exhibition centre where work started today to turn it into a 4,000-bed temporary hospital to treat coronavirus patients.  Military planners are working with Health Service officials to create the new hospital from scratch to accommodate rising numbers of patients. The exhibition centre in East London will … Read more

Get PAID to start saving: Cash, gift cards, and prizes up for grabs

Get PAID to start saving: Free cash, gift cards, and prizes up for grabs for new savers as well as for those willing to switch loyalties By Holly Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 22:30 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 23:48 GMT, 24 March 2020 Boosting your Isa savings is a welcome prospect at … Read more

Spring really has sprung! Britain basks in start of 10-day Spring mini-heatwave as blossom blooms

A ten-day Spring mini-heatwave is on its way as sunshine is expected to dominate the rest of the week – despite Brits being confined inside their homes due to coronavirus. Forecasters have predicted temperatures will climb to a barmy 19C (66F) towards the middle of the week as a 500-mile plume of warm air is … Read more