Investors will be glad to see the back of the first three months of 2020, after the coronavirus outbreak meant that the first quarter of the year proved brutal. In the UK, the month of March saw some of the biggest daily drops in the FTSE 100’s history, but the second biggest one-day fall on … Read more
Cancer survival rates will fall if coronavirus crisis causes delays to diagnosis and treatment in coming months with tumours becoming ‘inoperable’, warns leading expert Professor Charles Swanton, Cancer Research UK chief clinician, issued warning Suggestion that surgeries, screenings and diagnoses are being delayed In some cancers there is a 90% survival rate if the disease … Read more
Oil prices fall to 18-year lows of under $21 a barrel as coronavirus outbreak hits demand By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 Oil prices fell to 18-year lows of under $21 a barrel yesterday as the coronavirus outbreak hit demand. Fears … Read more
Get ready to switch accounts…your savings rates are set to fall By Lindsay Cook, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:58 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 22:58 GMT, 28 March 2020 Many savers can expect a round of brutal interest rate cuts to their accounts from this week – after the Bank of England base … Read more
New hope for Italy as daily rate of infections and number of deaths both fall, with 7.5 per cent rise and 683 fatalities compared to 8.2 per cent and 743 dead yesterday On Tuesday 743 people died, following 602 deaths on Monday, 650 on Sunday Saturday saw the highest daily death figures as the number … Read more
A scaffolder who claimed to be a disabled ‘recluse’ after a fall at work has been left without a penny’s compensation after Facebook posts showed him playing football with a dog and stepping into a nightclub scrap. Leroy Baker, 51, from Erith, Kent, sued for over £150,000 saying multiple fractures suffered in a 30-foot fall … Read more
House prices may fall by as much as 20% in the worst case scenario for a virus-hit property market, warn analysts The stock market is already pricing in a 12% fall in house prices, say analysts That would knock £28,000 off the average £234,700 selling price A fall of 20 per cent would knock £46,900 … Read more
Between them, they have racked up nearly 130 years working in the City, managing investment funds worth billions of pounds on behalf of investors – through thick and thin. Five hugely experienced fund managers who passionately believe that stock markets reward long-term investors, however painful the present may be. We asked them for their views … Read more
Tube journeys fall 70% while trips on buses are down 40% as Britons work from home and avoid public transport during coronavirus outbreak Journeys on the Underground have fallen by 70 per cent on this time last year London commuters are also avoiding the bus, with 40 per cent fewer passengers The Government advised only … Read more
Which generation do YOU fall into? Graphic illustrating the age groups for Baby Boomers to Gen Z sparks debate – and people in their late 30s are NOT happy to be labelled ‘millennials’ Jeremy Vine sparked debate when he shared a graphic defining generations Baby Boomers were born between 1944-1964 and Gen X 1965-1979 Many … Read more