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
A child’s Mother’s Day card: simple but potent with yearning. Five-year-old Gabriella Ratcliffe drew a red plane with a flower on its wings for her mum. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was freed last week for a fortnight from an Iranian jail. Could any words express more eloquently a small child’s hope that her absent mummy — ankle-tagged … Read more
Should you put your mortgage on hold for three months? Repayment holidays now available on loans for your home or buy-to-let property Homeowners facing financial difficulty due to coronavirus offered vital lifeline A ‘mortgage holiday’ allows them to suspend repayments for up to three months When it ends, you can pay back interest built up … Read more
McDonald’s delivered to their door, slow-dancing in tuxedos and a video serenade from Courtney Act: Joel Creasey and boyfriend Jack Stratton-Smith celebrate their third anniversary at home while in isolation By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:16 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 14:37 GMT, 23 March 2020 Joel Creasey celebrated his third … Read more
Gilead Sciences Inc said on Sunday it was temporarily putting new emergency access to its experimental coronavirus drug on hold. Remdesivir has been touted by Donald Trump and credited with helping in the recovery of a 79-year-old Italian man who had the disease. But the drugmaker said in a statement there had been an exponential increase … Read more
More than 25 major high street chains hold crunch talks with landlords to avert stores axe By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:07 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:07 GMT, 21 March 2020 More than 25 major high street chains are in crunch talks with landlords over a massive rent bill … Read more
Why did the Fed’s ‘big bazooka’ misfire? Shares sink as fear still holds sway but central banks are showing they’ll do whatever it takes to steady the ship By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 15:25 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 15:42 GMT, 16 March 2020 Stock markets took yet another big dive … Read more
Medical safeguards introduced following the conviction of Britain’s most notorious serial killer Dr Harold Shipman will be temporarily relaxed as Ministers are handed sweeping new powers to tackle coronavirus. Under emergency legislation to be put before MPs within days, strict rules around the registration of deaths and cremations will be put on hold to ease … Read more
Big City buyouts are put on hold By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 Major City deals are being put on hold as extreme turbulence and recession fears grip the markets. City sources said buyouts of firms put up for sale earlier … Read more
Hundreds of Hindu worshippers in India hosted a cow urine drinking party on Saturday in the belief that it will ward off cornavirus. There is not yet a vaccine available for the virus, which is sweeping across the world and has so far infected more than 140,000 people, with more than 5,000 deaths. But a … Read more