BMA says teachers’ unions are ‘absolutely right’ to claim it is unsafe for schools to open on June 1

The British Medical Association has said teachers’ unions are ‘absolutely right’ to say it is unsafe for schools to open on June 1 – as The Children’s Commissioner led a chorus of influential voices urging unions to co-operate with plans. The UK’s largest doctors’ union warned the number of coronavirus cases was still too high … Read more

MARKET REPORT: BT bounces on rumours of Openreach stake sale

BT began to bounce back off near-record lows as rumours circulated that it was selling a stake in its Openreach engineering arm. The telecom group’s shares surged 5.4 per cent, or 5.55p, to 107.7p after reports it would use the money to bankroll a £12billion upgrade of Britain’s broadband network. Earlier this week, shares in … Read more

Kings of Angkor Wat may have been the architects of their own downfall

The kings of Angkor Wat may have inadvertently caused the downfall of their own vast empire by seizing land from local farmers, a new study claims.  Researchers studying the ancient Khmer civilisation, which thrived in modern-day Cambodia for 600 years, wanted to discover the reason for its 15th-century decline.  The abandonment of Angkor has long … Read more

Elderly with coronavirus were knowingly sent away from hospitals the devastated by fatal outbreaks

The devastating toll of the Government’s ‘disastrous’ policy of encouraging care homes to take patients with coronavirus is revealed today. Grieving relatives told of their ‘agony and anger’ at losing elderly loved ones because of the strategy, which they say ‘abandoned an entire generation.’ Care home managers also complained that they had been ‘pressured’ into … Read more

France, Germany and Italy plunge into recession

France, Germany and Italy plunge into recession: Eurozone suffers biggest slump since launch of single currency By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2020 Germany, France and Italy have all plunged into recession as the eurozone endured its biggest slump since the launch of … Read more