Hopes of a V-shaped recovery as factories lead Britain’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 July 2020 Leading the recovery: Workers at the HL Display factory in Harlow make protective screens for supermarkets Manufacturers are leading Britain’s rebound from … Read more
Covid-19 treatment hopes dashed as trial of promising HIV drug given to infected patients reveals it does NOT work Oxford University scientists pull lopinavir/ritonavir from RECOVERY Trial today Head of trial said results ‘pretty clearly’ showed it didn’t work on any patients It has been used in hospitals around world to treat Covid despite no … Read more
Spice Girl Mel C has revealed that the group aim to continue touring when the coronavirus pandemic is over. The songress, 46, wrapped the Spiceworld 2019 tour this time last year alongside Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Mel B, with Victoria Beckham sitting it out. But not only does Mel hope to take the tour to America, … Read more
Boris Johnson signalled tonight he wants the two-metre coronavirus social distancing rule axed as soon as possible as he admitted it was poisoning Britain’s economic recovery. The Prime Minister appealed to the nation for patience as he told anxious workers and business owners ‘we hear you’ as he fronted tonight’s Downing Street press conference. Answering … Read more
Are you a victim of bad pension advice? Compensation hopes for savers cheated out of generous final salary schemes By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 9 June 2020 Cheated savers who were persuaded to move their money out of generous final salary pension schemes … Read more
The FTSE 100 hit an 11-week high as hopes that normality is in sight put a rocket under travel and engineering shares. London’s premier index rose 1.3 per cent, or 76.49 points, to close at 6144.25. The gains mean it has climbed 23 per cent from depths it plunged to in March, when markets were engulfed … Read more
Thousands of holidaymakers risk losing their right to a refund as airlines plough on with plans to restart flights. A raft of UK carriers have now said they plan to resume summer routes despite government advice against foreign holidays and plans to quarantine travellers for two weeks. Many passengers with health concerns, and those unable … Read more
Plans to ease the two-metre social distancing rule will continue to be reviewed, public health leaders have said, raising hopes that more pubs and restaurants will be able to reopen. Public Health England’s medical director Professor Yvonne Doyle told MPs that the UK had taken a ‘cautionary’ approach to introducing the rule when other countries … Read more
The FTSE 100 surged above 6000 last night amid hopes that a coronavirus vaccine and more stimulus measures could power an economic recovery. As global markets rallied, the Footsie rose 4.3 per cent, up 248.82 points, to 6048.59. This marked its highest close this month and its biggest one-day percentage jump since late March. Traders … Read more
Piers Morgan said Kate Garraway is ‘going through a living hell’ on Good Morning Brtiain on Monday morning as her husband Derek Draper fights for his life. Derek, 52, has been in intensive care for seven weeks as he continues to battle coronavirus and remains in a critical and unresponsive condition. Piers, 55, said: ‘We … Read more