Channel 4 ‘set to slash celebrity guest fees and introduce a £2,000 pay cap in a bid to save money’ amid the coronavirus pandemic By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 01:44 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 2 May 2020 Channel 4 are reportedly planning to slash the appearance fees paid to celebrity … Read more
A leading Oxford professor has blasted the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner and says it was ‘completely out of step with almost all other European countries’. David Hunter condemned the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ attitude among ministers, while scientists have repeatedly pressed the ‘panic button’. When EU neighbours Spain, the Netherlands, France … Read more
Australian health experts have flagged the idea of introducing ‘immunity passports’ to avoid a long-term coronavirus lockdown. The immunity passport, or certificate, would be given to COVID-19 patients who recovered from the deadly illness – and are therefore immune – allowing them to be exempt from tough social distancing restrictions that apply to others. German … Read more
Metro Bank has come under fire for not introducing a new fraud prevention scheme, despite last year signing up to a code which said banks ‘should’ bring it in. The bank, which launched a decade ago, said it had ‘no current plans’ to implement a system called Confirmation of Payee, designed to alert anyone making … Read more