Thoughtful Brits have taken to social media to offer help to vulnerable neighbours during the coronavirus outbreak. Offers of help poured in on social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and Reddit amid fears for the frail and elderly, who are at greatest risk of serious illness as a result of Covid-19. It comes as Transport … Read more
A host of celebrities have taken to social media to wish Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson well after it was revealed they have been diagnosed with coronavirs. Hanks and Wilson, both 63, revealed on Wednesday that they both had tested positive for the deadly virus while in Australia, where Hanks is filming an … Read more
Chancellor’s £5bn pot to support UK exports as businesses prepare for life after Brexit By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 The Chancellor is set to hand a £5billion boost to British exports as businesses prepare for life outside the … Read more
When the financial crisis of 2008 hit, the then prime minister Gordon Brown was ready with the big bazooka. With two of the nation’s biggest banks, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds-HBOS just hours from running out of cash, the then Labour government launched a near one-trillion-pound rescue package for big banks, business and consumers. … Read more
The EU has told Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that if he wants support for his war in Syria, he must first pull an estimated 35,000 migrants back from the Greek border. Erdogan flew into Brussels for talks today aimed at shoring up the shattered 2016 migrant deal, where Turkey would hold back an estimated … Read more
Following a flurry of accusations of bullying, Home Secretary Priti Patel was defended last week in a statement by 100 allies, including election guru Sir Lynton Crosby and William Shawcross, former chief of the Charity Commission. Patel faces a Cabinet Office investigation into the allegations (which she denies) after Sir Philip Rutnam, the Home Office’s … Read more