Greggs double whammy as sales are hit by February storms and the coronavirus outbreak By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:16 GMT, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 23:16 GMT, 3 March 2020 Greggs said its sales were battered by the February storms as retailers brace for a slump in demand caused by coronavirus. … Read more
As Britain’s coronavirus case tally continues to climb and the likelihood of a nationwide epidemic grows, the government has drawn up a blueprint to tackle an outbreak on UK soil. Boris Johnson’s yesterday revealed a four-pronged approach to deal with the crisis – contain, delay, research, mitigate. From these four pillars follows a Downing Street … Read more
The coronavirus death toll in the US has now jumped to nine after test results for two people who died last week came back positive for the disease. All nine deaths have occurred in Washington state with at least six of them linked to the senior living facility, Life Care Center, in Seattle. Health officials … Read more
An asteroid the size of Mount Everest is heading towards Earth next month, but scientists say it is not expected to collide with us. The object, called 52768 (1998 OR2), is one to 2.5 miles wide and will pass within 3,908,791 miles, moving at 19,461 miles per hour. The asteroid was first discovered by NASA … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK THE KILLING IN THE CONSULATE by Jonathan Rugman (Simon & Schuster £20, 368pp) The ripples from the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi just over a year ago never cease — and nor should they, given what an appalling affront to humanity and to press freedom his brutal killing was. The … Read more
Volkswagen has revealed the second all-electric model it will soon launch in its ID electric model line-up – and it should be an instant hit in the UK. That’s because the ID.4 is a family-friendly SUV similar in size to Britain’s favourite in class, the Nissan Qashqai. And it will be more than practical enough … Read more
Big business sounds alarm over virus: Diageo takes a £200m hit to profits, Rio warns on China demand as Chevron UK HQ is evacuated By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:54 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 26 February 2020 The threat posed by coronavirus to businesses of all types was … Read more
Shares in Aston Martin hit a record low as losses ballooned to more than £100million and its finance boss quit. James Bond’s favourite car maker plunged 9 per cent, or 35.2p, to 355.8p after the latest dire update since it joined the stock market 18 months ago. It also warned that there could be a … Read more
Supermarkets draw up emergency plans to ‘feed the nation’ if coronavirus causes mass shutdown – amid fears panic-buying could spark food riots and empty shelves Shops have seen a surge in panic buying fuelled by the coronavirus crisis A major outbreak in Britain would cause ‘food riots’, former Tesco executive said Supermarkets have now drawn … Read more
WPP’s sales growth dries up – hitting Sir Martin Sorrell in the pocket just as he faces a £110m divorce By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 27 February 2020 Advertising giant WPP had its worst day on the stock market in nearly 30 years … Read more