Insurers are pulling income protection insurance due to the coronavirus outbreak – and some are looking for ways NOT to pay out if you get sick Insurers pull out of the income protection market as coronavirus spreads Those still offering it reportedly planning to introduce coronavirus exclusions This means new policyholders won’t get a payout … Read more
Some people leap out of bed in the morning, raring to go. Others need an alarm clock — preferably two — to get them off to work on time. My wife will quite happily stay up working until the small hours, while I prefer to head for bed soon after 10pm. I’m itching to leave … Read more
Payments on mortgages will be suspended across the whole of Italy after the coronavirus outbreak, Italy’s deputy economy minister said on Tuesday. ‘Yes, that will be the case, for individuals and households,’ Laura Castelli said in an interview with Radio Anch’io, when asked about the possibility. Italy’s banking lobby ABI said on Monday lenders representing … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 100,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Quirky Japanese pod hotel has beds that automatically change to an upright position to wake guests up The Millennials is a capsule hotel in Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya district It is made up of ‘SmartPods’ that feature a reclining bed and an iPod Touch Stays start from around £30 per night and the hotel also has co-working spaces … Read more
Coronavirus will push the economy to the brink of recession, Goldman Sachs warns as FTSE 100 falls for the first time this week by 1.75 per cent to 6,696 in the wake of the collapse of FlyBe Britain’s blue-chip index opened slightly up, but reversed gains and fell by 1.75% Signs of economic damage continues … Read more
Stock markets continue to plunge in wake of coronavirus fears after Wall Street suffered worst two-day losing streak for two years FTSE 100 Index has now fallen below 7,000 for the first time in more than a year Nearly £100 billion has been wiped off the value of UK blue chip companies Stock markets in … Read more
Two men and a dog are stabbed after ‘balaclava-clad gang storm funeral wake at Peckham youth centre and launch horrific knife attack’ Fight believed to have broken out at a wake near a pub in Peckham, London Officers were scrambled to the brawl to find two men with stab wounds A dog was also caught … Read more