The country’s leading supermarkets are today taking drastic action including rationing and hiring new staff, in a bid to deal with the unprecedented demand for goods amid the coronavirus crisis. Sainsbury’s has announced it is restricting customer purchases to combat panic buying, closing its in-store cafes and beefing-up online services to get it through the … Read more
Nissan mothballs UK biggest car plant: Sunderland factory employs some 6,000 workers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:26 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 00:26 GMT, 18 March 2020 Nissan has mothballed the biggest car plant in the UK as the Covid-19 outbreak wreaks havoc. Production at the giant factory in Sunderland, … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… UK’s coronavirus crisis By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 03:34 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 03:34 GMT, 17 March 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:
The World Health Organisation has criticised the Government’s controversial approach to allow UK citizens to develop ‘herd immunity’ against coronavirus. Boris Johnson and his team of scientific advisers revealed on Thursday that the aim of the Government’s approach is to slow the progress of the virus as it sweeps through the population, rather than following … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
The astonishing winning and shortlisted images in a photography contest honouring the UK’s national parks The competition saw 1,700 stunning images submitted that were all snapped in the UK’s 15 national parks The dramatic winning shot shows a rare osprey swooping in on its prey in the Cairngorms National Park Shortlisted entries snapped in Wales include … Read more
Britain’s answer to Greta Thunberg, Finlay Pringle, has objected to the first vertical launch spaceport planned for the Scottish Highlands saying it will destroy habitats. Pringle – who shot to fame in 2018 for telling Bear Grylls he ‘sucks’ over a shark diving experience – has lodged a formal protest over the £17.3m development. The … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
The five most environmentally-friendly UK cities are: 1) Bristol Carbon emissions: 1,587.9 Tonnes Recycling: 47.4% Green Space: 29 hectares Gas consumption: 2,863 kw/h 2) Edinburgh Carbon emissions: 2,305.7 Tonnes Recycling: 41% Green Space: 49.2 hectares Gas consumption: 4,653 kw/h 3) Manchester Carbon emissions: 2087.9 Tonnes Recycling: 40.1% Green Space: 20.4 hectares Gas consumption: 3,730 kw/h … Read more
Britain’s broadband infrastructure will not be able to cope as millions of people work from home during the coronavirus crisis, experts have warned. Many companies have implemented a mandatory work from home policy as a precaution against coronavirus but widespread adoption could lead to internet connectivity issues, experts warn. The added strain of remote access, video … Read more