Forty-three authorities in England have suffered a spike in Covid-19 cases in the past week — but the outbreak in locked-down Leicester has shrunk by 18 per cent, official statistics revealed today. Southampton endured the biggest week-on-week rise in coronavirus infection rates, jumping 12-fold from 0.4 new cases for every 100,000 people living in the … Read more
Forty-three authorities in England have suffered a spike in Covid-19 cases in the past week — but the outbreak in locked-down Leicester has shrunk by 18 per cent, official statistics revealed today. Southampton endured the biggest week-on-week rise in coronavirus infection rates, jumping 12-fold from 0.4 new cases for every 100,000 people living in the … Read more
WHAT CAUSED THE HEATWAVE? The heatwave was triggered by the build-up of high pressures over Europe over the past few days, leading to the northward movement of warm air from Europe over the UK. ‘At this time of year southerly winds will always lead to above average temperatures,’ said University of Reading meteorologist Peter Inness. ‘Air from … Read more
Between 40,000 and 50,000 Americans have tested positive for coronavirus on a daily basis since late-June, up from a seven-day rolling average of about 20,000 infections a day at the end of May. The rises have prompted weeks of escalating worry and anxious anticipation of hospitals becoming overwhelmed all over again and the death toll … Read more
Donald Trump boldly claimed the coronavirus death rate is ‘down’ in the US, even though startling data, including a record-breaking rise in infections and hospitalizations, points toward another surge in fatalities. The president took to Twitter late Thursday to claim that the staggering rise in COVID-19 cases is due to ‘massive’ testing measures, despite previously … Read more
Feline ungrateful! Stranded cat gives lifeboat crewman the runaround as he tries to rescue it from rising river tide A black cat was stranded at the bottom of a 20ft wall with the Thames rising up A team from Chiswick RNLI tried to rescue the distressed animal from the bank The cat hissed and snarled … Read more
Fund guru: The bear market is over and shares will go on rising for the year David Cumming at Aviva Investors says FTSE 100 will not collapse below 5,000 The Footsie has rallied almost 30% since it crashed to below 5,000 in mid-March By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 6 … Read more
Boris Johnson refused to bow to public pressure to sack Dominic Cummings tonight amid rising fury over multiple alleged lockdown breaches by the top Downing Street power-broker. In a sign of the scope of the political crisis the Prime Minister faced cameras for only the third time since his own brush with the killer pandemic … Read more
Some corals emit a ‘sunscreen’ in the form of a dazzling colourful display in a ‘fight for survival’ against rising sea temperatures, according to new research. Coral bleaching – the process of coral expelling algae triggered by hotter waters – usually turns coral a ghostly shade of white. But some bleaching corals undergo what had … Read more
BRUNNER INVESTMENT TRUST: Global ‘one-stop shop’ founded in 1927 has paid rising dividends for 47 years By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2020 WHAT IS IT? The Brunner Investment Trust, run by Allianz Global Investors, calls itself a ‘one-stop shop’ for investors … Read more