People with high blood pressure and diabetes could be at higher risk of serious coronavirus symptoms because of their medications, scientists say. According to a new research letter, certain drugs for these health conditions may change the shape of someone’s cells in a way that makes it easier for the virus to infect them and … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Balfour Beatty to raise dividend as it reaveals HS2 rail scheme has added £3bn to its order book By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 11 March 2020 Construction giant Balfour Beatty hiked its annual dividend as it revealed a big boost from the High … Read more
Crackdown on tax avoidance and evasion to raise billions for Treasury coffers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 11 March 2020 The Government said that new measures will recover £4.7bn in tax in tax by 2024/25 that would otherwise have been lost A crackdown on … Read more
A mother’s diet during pregnancy could influence her child’s risk of developing symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests. While women are often encouraged to eat foods rich in omega-6 fatty acids – like nuts and soybeans – the study found that increased the risk of their children being inattentive and impulsive … Read more
Climate change, plenty of rain and lush valleys have all contributed to visionary vine-growers establishing a new wine hotspot – in Wales. Thirty vineyards produce 150,000 bottles a year, some of them prize-winners and some even ordered by wine merchants in Bordeaux. And now Wales can claim the first vineyard hotel in Britain too. Llanerch … Read more
MPs raise ‘serious concerns’ over next Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey’s record as FCA boss By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2020 Andrew Bailey has come under fire over his leadership of the City watchdog just days before taking over at … Read more
The Isle of Islay is closer to the ‘island of Ireland’ (as politicians call it when squabbling over the EU ‘backstop’) than it is to Scotland’s big cities. Out there, in other words. And yet for a first-timer it seems like a microcosm of Scotland as a whole, with its mountains, heathered moorland, grazing sheep, … Read more