Lying intensive care patients with coronavirus face down on their beds could make them more likely to survive, doctors say. Prone positioning, in which patients who struggle to breathe are laid on their front instead of their back in a hospital bed, works by reducing pressure on the lungs. Doctors in the UK, US, Italy … Read more
What are the new measures that have been introduced? The Treasury has confirmed: The introduction of a new Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) providing a Government guarantee of 80 per cent to enable loans of up to £25 million for firms with an annual turnover of between £45 million and £500 million A … Read more
Surge in DIY sales boosted B&Q before lockdown as homeowners prepared to use time to improve their properties By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 27 March 2020 Demand for DIY and garden equipment surged in the weeks before the coronavirus lockdown, according to B&Q’s … Read more
Balfour Beatty to raise dividend as it reaveals HS2 rail scheme has added £3bn to its order book By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 11 March 2020 Construction giant Balfour Beatty hiked its annual dividend as it revealed a big boost from the High … Read more
Learning new skills online boosts Britain’s annual pay by an average of £3,640 – the equivalent of an extra £2 an hour, study finds Online learning boosts average UK annual pay, a Google-backed survey finds 10 per cent of the UK’s total economic output has been linked to online learning One in three British people … Read more