Panic buying hits New York as first coronavirus case announced

Panic buying has hit New York with anxious shoppers clearing supermarket shelves as they stock up on food and medical supplies after a woman became the state’s first confirmed coronavirus case.   People started stockpiling items from stores over the weekend as authorities confirmed on Sunday that a healthcare worker in her 30s had been diagnosed … Read more

Panic buying hits New York as first coronavirus case is found in NYC

Panic buying has hit New York with anxious shoppers clearing supermarket shelves as they stock up on food and medical supplies after a woman became the state’s first confirmed coronavirus case.   People started stockpiling items from stores over the weekend as authorities confirmed on Sunday that a healthcare worker in her 30s had been diagnosed … Read more

Coronavirus hits world economy as Chinese manufacturing sector plunges further than expected

There are emerging fears that the coronavirus outbreak could spark a global economic crisis after China’s manufacturing sector plunged further than expected this month.    An official survey showing the plunge added to mounting evidence of the vast cost of the disease that emerged in central China in December.  The monthly purchasing managers’ index (PMI) issued … Read more

Boy, 10, dies after BMW hits highway maintenance vehicle on motorway hard shoulder

Boy, 10, dies after BMW hits highway maintenance vehicle on motorway hard shoulder as another child, six, is left with serious injuries Boy, 10, dies after car hits highway maintenance vehicle on M60 hard shoulder The silver BMW crashed on motorway near Audenshaw, Greater Manchester Driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous and drug … Read more

Water-ravaged Britain braces for another deluge as Storm Jorge hits

Flood-hit communities are preparing for another weekend deluge as Storm Jorge brings further heavy rain and strong winds to the United Kingdom today – with forecasters warning of 10 more days of misery.     Parts of Wales and northern England could see up to 80mm of rain – a month’s worth – this afternoon as the … Read more

Global billionaire population hits a record 2,816, with a net worth of $11.2 TRILLION

The number of billionaires in the world has reached a record 2,816 and are worth a record $11.2 trillion in total – more than the GDP of every country except for the US and China. An extra 346 people are on the list this year – including MacKenzie Bezos following her divorce last year from Amazon founder Jeff … Read more

Migration into Britain from outside EU hits highest level ever

The number of people moving to Britain from outside the European Union is now at its highest level on record, official figures revealed today.  Some 379,000 people came to the UK from non-EU countries, according to the latest Office for National Statistics estimates for the year to September 2019. At the same time there has … Read more

Pierre Cardin’s wacky £300m Bubble Palace hits the market again

The wacky £300million bubble mansion on the French Riviera owned by fashion designer Pierre Cardin has hit the market again five years after it was last listed. Photographs reveal the bizarre property’s curved design, with standout features including ten unique suites, 11 bathrooms, three swimming pools, luxurious gardens and an amphitheatre that seats 500 with … Read more

Coronavirus spreads to the SOUTH of Italy as illness hits Sicily

Italy has confirmed its first case of coronavirus in the south after a holidaymaker from the north fell sick while visiting Sicily with her husband and friends. The 66-year-old woman, from Bergamo, travelled to the Sicilian capital of Palermo on Friday morning before her home region of Lombardy was put on lockdown following a surge … Read more