We’ll lend firms £250k in 48 hours to survive the economic crisis, say banks By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 The new emergency loans will be interest-free for the first year Banks will tomorrow promise to hand small businesses interest-free … Read more
Restaurant chain Leon launches delivery site to survive the crisis By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 Restaurant chain Leon will this week launch an Ocado-style home delivery site as it reinvents itself to survive the coronavirus crisis. Following the Government’s … Read more
Last night Boris Johnson said that even healthy people should reduce contact with others, while the over 70s and those classed as vulnerable should self-isolate for several months to reduce their chances of catching Covid-19. Millions will now face weeks at home. So what can you do to ensure you and your family stay fit … Read more
By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Fellow newspaper columnist Tanya Gold explains why Liz remains such a powerful voice for women Liz front row at London fashion week, 2011 Liz Jones paints her life in plain sentences and gruesome detail; she is the most original confessional journalist in Britain. Her column began as a witty diary in the style of Bridget … Read more
The annual Cobra Gold military exercise began in Thailand on Tuesday. The event sees thousands of US troops taking part in a series of grueling and garish tasks all in the name of survival. Twenty-nine other nations are also attending the largest event of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, which teaches troops how to … Read more
Markets started off believing that the coronavirus outbreak would be brief and contained, and the ill-effects would be eased by central banks or governments. Now, dealers and analysts are seeing a torrent of company reports laying bare the damage, either in terms of reduced demand in China and Asia, which has hit drinks giant Diageo, … Read more