Ministers could be given the green light to start planning an exit from the lockdown within ten days, the Chief Medical Officer suggested last night. Chris Whitty said Government experts hoped to have enough evidence about the transmission of the coronavirus by that point to ‘judge how we can go into the next phase’. The … Read more
Hopes rise that Government’s 100,000 testing target WILL be hit as academics unveil equipment that can process virus samples without using labs Major health tech firms pledged to help Government hit 100,000 testing target AstraZeneca, Cambridge University and GlaxoSmithKline have joined forces for a testing facility in Cambridge to produce accurate antibody test in weeks … Read more
A Labour mayor who was expelled from the party after saying Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ his intensive care battle with coronavirus has now lost her job. Councillor Sheila Oakes, who is currently mayor of Heanor in Derbyshire, was sacked from her job as a paralegal at VHS Fletchers in Nottingham on Wednesday after going through … Read more
Britons were warned not to expect an imminent lifting of the coronavirus shutdown today. Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed that stand-in prime minister Dominic Raab will chair the Cobra committee tomorrow morning to discuss a review, due to take place next week, of the harsh measures that have kept Britons largely stuck in their own homes … Read more
A five-month-old baby boy has died after his parents put out a plea for a life-saving partial liver transplant from a living donor. Marcus Albers was born in October 2018 with an extremely rare genetic disease that changes the way cells in the body communicate and attacks the liver, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Doctors … Read more
Meghan Markle plans to return to acting but is only interested in working with A-list directors in the hopes she’ll secure a breakout role so she’ll be taken seriously as an actress, an industry source exclusively told DailyMail.com. The former Suits actress is worried critics are going to be especially hard on her, so she … Read more
Oil soars 20% after Trump claims Saudi Arabia and Russia are close to ending price war By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 Oil surged more than 20 per cent after President by Francesca Washtell Trump claimed Saudi Arabia and Russia were … Read more
FTSE climbs slightly by 0.63% up 35 points to 5,489 amid hopes that worst of coronavirus outbreak may have passed for China FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest firms rises 35 points or 0.63% to 5,489 today But investors are still fearful of long-term impact of the pandemic and lockdown It follows sharp drop on … Read more
Kady McDermott ‘SPLITS’ from on-off boyfriend Myles Barnett but ‘hopes to reconcile’ as they continue to spend thousands renovating bungalow into their dream home By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 18:15 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 18:15 BST, 31 March 2020 Kady McDermott has reportedly split from her on-off boyfriend Myles Barnett. The couple … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Markets rally on hopes of US rate cut; FCA hits banks with clampdown on overdraft fees; Depressed pound edges up as Theresa May steps down The FTSE 100 closed up 1%, or 72 points, at 7,331.94 The FCA has banned banks from charging more for unarranged overdrafts The pound has edged up a little … Read more