New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned all New Yorkers Thursday that they should cover their mouth and nose with a homemade cloth mask when they go outside, even if they are healthy, to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking during his daily press conference on the city’s coronavirus response, the mayor … Read more
Patients discharged from hospital early to free up beds for coronavirus patients have been told not to contact their GPs for advice. NHS England wrote to doctors at the weekend telling them discharged patients should not be phoning them or visiting A&E after they leave the ward. They should instead be seeking help, if they … Read more
Airline tycoons told to cough up: Ministers say shareholders must contribute in bailout By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:23 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 31 March 2020 Airline tycoons will have to put their hands in their pockets if they want a bail out, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned … Read more
Banks told to stop asking small business owners to put their own assets up as guarantee to access government-backed coronavirus loans The IoD said all banks should drop requirements for personal guarantees Some banks have been criticised for insisting that business owners put their personal assets as a collateral in exchange for the Government-backed loans Seven … Read more
Households are warned to prepare for BLACKOUTS by keeping torches and warm clothes nearby as energy firms battle to keep the lights on during coronavirus crisis Fears raised that sickness and self-isolation could lead to engineer shortages One infrastructure company advises customers to keep a torch nearby Firm says customers should keep warm items, including … Read more
Boris Johnson’s opening words in a coronavirus crisis phone call with Donald Trump were ‘we need ventilators’, the US president has revealed. The Prime Minister has been urging businesses to ramp up production of the life-saving machines, which are desperately lacking in the UK. Mr Trump has invoked Korean War-era legislation to order the General … Read more
A crime boss and his county-lines drugs gang have been told to pay back just £60,000 after making £2.4million selling drugs through a major underworld syndicate. Kingpin Carl Hannan, a 36-year-old from Teesside, headed up the cross-country drug trafficking network that sprawled from the North East to the North West of England, designed to flood … Read more
Britain’s first ‘involuntary celibate’ bomb-maker has pleaded guilty to possessing explosive substances, downloading terror manuals and discussing plans to launch an attack. Anwar Said Driouich, 22, from Middlesbrough, was part of a misogynistic movement named ‘Incel’ which has been associated with at least six mass-shootings in the US. Followers believe in genetic determinism and blame … Read more
Susanna Wood is due to move in less than three weeks but isn’t sure if this will still go ahead Homebuyers have been left in limbo after the Government urged the public not to move house during the coronavirus lockdown. Those in the middle of the buying process told us they are now unsure when … Read more
Mother, 36, ‘dies of coronavirus’ in her flat after being told she was not a priority when she called 999 Kayla Williams called with fever, cough and severe pains in stomach and chest NHS staff told the mother of three to take care of herself at Peckham home Paramedic then told her husband hospital would … Read more