Theresa May photo portrait finally goes on No.10 staircase

Theresa May joins No.10 hall of frame: Portrait photo of Britain’s second female PM finally adorns Downing Street’s yellow staircase By Larisa Brown for the Daily Mail Published: 23:15 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 18 September 2020 Advertisement For years, Margaret Thatcher’s portrait has been the only one of a woman to … Read more

Covid-hit Gemfields plunges to £50m loss

Gemfields plunges to £50m loss after being only able to hold one precious stones auction between January and June By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 18 September 2020 Gemfields swung to a loss as Covid-19 shut its mines and cancelled crucial gem auctions. The … Read more

Orphaned chimpanzees are found to face lifelong setbacks, study reveals

Orphaned chimpanzees are found to face lifelong setbacks, as mothers teach foraging and social skills, study reveals Orphaned male chimps have fewer offspring and are less competitive as adults Chimps stay with mothers until they’re teens but feed themselves by age 4 or 5 Researchers think mothers continue to teach juveniles foraging and social skills  … Read more

Cyprus holidays: Covid cases are low and it’s quarantine-free – there’s no better place for a break

Suddenly, it seems like Cyprus is the only country still standing. Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate but, even so, it has largely spared the third largest island in the Mediterranean (after Sicily and Sardinia), with infections low after the Cypriot government restricted travel in and out during April and May. ‘We want to ensure visitors enjoy a … Read more

Cyprus holidays: Covid cases are low and it’s quarantine-free – there’s no better place for a break

Suddenly, it seems like Cyprus is the only country still standing. Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate but, even so, it has largely spared the third largest island in the Mediterranean (after Sicily and Sardinia), with infections low after the Cypriot government restricted travel in and out during April and May. ‘We want to ensure visitors enjoy a … Read more

Shares tank on fears of another lockdown within weeks

Shares in companies that would suffer in a second lockdown plunged as ministers warned ‘circuit-break’ restrictions could come into force within weeks. Firms in every corner of the economy were hit by the warnings with airlines, engineering groups and banks leading the fallers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK was ‘seeing the start of … Read more