NHS coronavirus volunteers include around 500 deep sea drivers ready to help out

Five hundred deep-sea divers are drafted in to help NHS: Breathing experts volunteer to join overloaded intensive care medics to fight coronavirus More than 500 deep-sea divers bought in to bolster the NHS frontline Divers are being brought in as they have experience with breathing difficulties It comes as demand for oxygen has become ‘exceptionally … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: I feel a chill when our politics goes in the deep freeze

As close encounters go, it was the sort most of us have probably experienced at least once over the past few weird weeks.  The lines in my small local supermarket had been clearly marked. There was one customer in front of me and she was fishing around in her bag for her credit card. I … Read more

Meet the man who’s been clearing the nation’s junk and now also offers Covid-19 deep cleans 

In the race to fight Covid-19, many businesses are pivoting from what they traditionally offer to provide essential services – generating a new income stream in the process. While Mercedes F1 engineers have turned their attention to producing ventilators for example, Brendan O’Shea’s business, Just Clear, has bolted on Covid-19 decontamination services in addition to … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: The deep velvet quiet of our cities is as terrifying as a fire bell in the night

The sound of silence now spreads across the country as the economy dies. As I walk through my home town, I see even the few brave small shops closing earlier and earlier as the customers vanish. I ask them how business is – carefully keeping the prescribed distance – and they give me strained smiles as … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Scale of pandemic crisis keeps the FTSE deep in red 

After suffering the worst quarter since 1987, investors were praying for even a modest rally.  But the FTSE 100 fell into the red yesterday amid a wider global selloff as the scale of the economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic became clearer.  Output from factories shrank at the fastest pace since 2012 in March, … Read more

How to do a deep spring clean: Lynsey Crombie on wiping out germs to help fight the virus 

Lynsey Crombie is the original ‘cleanfluencer’, with countless fans following her cleaning tips online. In this special pullout, based on her must-read new book, she’ll explain why a Deep Spring Clean is exactly what you need right now.  And how her foolproof methods make it easy to turn your home into a happier, healthier and more … Read more

Winter comes back this weekend and spring is put on hold as bitter chill brings deep freeze

Winter to return this weekend and spring is put on hold as bitter chill brings snow and deep freeze that will feel like -4C Met Office is warning of high pressure systems from the Atlantic and northern Europe crossing towards UK Clear skies will bring harsh frosts amid warnings showers could turn wintry even across … Read more

World now in a ‘deep recession’, say Goldman Sachs analysts

World now in a ‘deep recession’ with global economy set to shrink by 1% this year, say Goldman Sachs analysts By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 March 2020 Coronavirus has already pushed the world economy into a ‘deep recession’, according to Goldman Sachs.  … Read more

Sony to do a ‘deep dive’ on PlayStation 5 just a day after hardware reveal of the Xbox Series X

Sony says it will do a ‘deep dive’ on PlayStation 5 just a day after Microsoft revealed detailed hardware specs of Xbox Series X Sony will join Microsoft in revealing hardware specs of its upcoming console The company says it will hold an event on the PlayStation 5 tomorrow It’s expected to be the largest … Read more

Boris Johnson tells of ‘deep sadness’ as he pays tribute to British army medic killed

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today labelled an attack on an Iraqi military base that killed one British soldier as ‘deplorable’.  One British soldier and two American troops were killed, and about a dozen people were wounded when 15 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday.  The Ministry of Defence said … Read more