Meet the selfless Britons who are stepping forward to help

More than half a million Britons answered Matt Hancock’s call to join the NHS army last night – echoing the public response to the Mail’s Hospital Helpforce recruitment drive.  Meet some who rose to the challenge.  FLYING IN TO VOLUNTEER Stefanie Ridley had been due to spend the next few months jetting around Europe in her … Read more

Prince William is ‘stepping up into statesman-like’ role as coronavirus hits

Prince William is set to ‘step up into a statesman’ role during the coronavirus crisis and he and Kate Middleton will lead The Firm and be ‘pillars of support’ for the nation, royal expert claims Prince William, 37, is ‘stepping up into a statesman role’ during coronavirus crisis Royal expert Katie Nicholl revealed the Duke … Read more

Paul O’Grady, 64, reveals he’s stepping down from his BBC show to self-isolate amid COVID-19 crisis

Paul O’Grady has revealed he’s stepping down from his BBC Radio 2 show to go into self-isolation for fear the ongoing coronavirus crisis could affect his heart issues. Due to his pre-existing issues putting him in the at-risk category, the 64-year-old broadcaster, who has had three heart attacks, is in the NHS advised at-risk category. … Read more

BBC’s George Alagiah stepping back from the newsroom over coronavirus 

BBC’s George Alagiah says he is ‘gutted’ but is stepping back from the newsroom as cancer treatment puts him at risk from coronavirus BBC’s George Alagiah, 64, is undergoing treatment for stage-four bowel cancer  The newsreader has revealed that he’s now self-isolating because of coronavirus He had 17 rounds of chemotherapy in 2014 before the … Read more

FTSE down again despite global central banks stepping in over coronavirus panic

FTSE opens down again as it falls 8 per cent to dip below 5,000 to lowest level in nine years – despite global central banks stepping in to battle virus crisis By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:04 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 08:41 GMT, 16 March 2020 The FTSE 100 plunged yet again … Read more

FTSE opens down again despite global central banks stepping in

FTSE opens down again as it falls 2.3 per cent despite global central banks stepping in after one of the worst weeks in its history amid virus crisis By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 08:04 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 08:12 GMT, 16 March 2020 The FTSE 100 opened down again today as it … Read more