BOOK OF THE WEEK Hold On Edna! By Aneira Thomas (Mirror Books £12.99, 304pp) Three minutes before midnight on the night of July 4, 1948, a doctor stood over the hospital bed of Edna May Rees as she prepared to deliver her seventh child. Her contractions had built steadily over the Welsh summer evening and … Read more
Flanked by the White Cliffs of Dover, the lorries roared into Britain, laden with the latest Mail Force protective equipment for our healthcare workers. Their arrival marked the end of a 2,000-mile, week-long journey across the continent from Turkey. In their cargo were 100,000 gowns bought by the Mail Force charity to help solve the … Read more
REVEALED: Coronavirus cuts leave just five FTSE 100 firms that have delivered on a decade of dividend growth Just five companies in the UK’s blue chip index have paid a dividend every year for the past decade and forecast dividend growth of at least 2 per cent this year The same can be said for … Read more
A new coronavirus antibody test being used by American armed forces can tell if people have been previously infected in a matter of minutes. The test, made by California-based Global WholeHealth Partners Corp (GWHP), was developed by Dr Shujie Cui, who is known as the ‘father’ of the Strep A test and worked with the … Read more
Drones will be used to deliver coronavirus tests and medical supplies to remote regions under plans that allow for safe ‘air corridors’ to be set up for them to fly in Operators are currently banned from flying drones outside their sight line The Civil Aviation Authority will relax measures to ensure contactless deliveries Drones will … Read more
CVS and the United Parcel Service (UPS) will use drones to deliver prescription medication to residents in a Florida retirement community that is under lockdown due to the coronavirus. Starting on May 4th, those living in The Villages will receive their prescriptions from a Matternet’s M2 drone. The drones will drop off orders at a … Read more
Ocado admirers deliver a near £10bn valuation following its supply agreement with M&S M&S agreed in February to replace Waitrose as its main delivery partner in 2020 The company’s share price closed at a peak of £14.35 on Wednesday The shares settled back to £13.96 on Friday evening By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday … Read more
You don’t have to be a financial genius to notice that while there are many economic losers from the current situation, there are winners as well. With more than half the world currently under some form of lockdown due to Covid-19, the businesses that are still able to serve our needs are reporting increased profits … Read more
Knee-high robots that deliver shopping see surge in popularity in Milton Keynes (and they work an 80-hour week) Fleet of 70 machines have working flat out to deliver to the public and NHS staff Operator Starship said it had doubled the fleets size in the last three weeks Robots are large enough to hold several … Read more
AVIVA UK LISTED EQUITY INCOME: The fund that aims to deliver returns through thick and thin By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 23 November 2019 | Updated: 11:11 BST, 25 November 2019 Fund manager Chris Murphy has worked in the City for more than 30 years – running money both … Read more