London markets rise for second day in row with 3.4% increase of 192 points to 5,774 amid tentative signs Europe may be starting to win coronavirus battle FTSE 100 index of Britain’s leading firms rises 153 points or 2.75% to 5,736 today Investors see signs pandemic may be receding in Europe and levelling off in … Read more
UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps by record-high 854 in a day with 6,227 known victims England records 758 more deaths;74 in Scotland, 19 in Wales and 3 in N. Ireland Yesterday’s statistics had been the lowest for a week and a two-day decline But hopes are dashed today as the nation hit a new high … Read more
The loyalty penalty is costing motorists £1.2billion a year in higher premiums, with costs rising 22 per cent in just six months, new data shows. Some 4.7million drivers have insurance policies that automatically renewed, with many now asking legal steps to be taken to stop the practice, according to Go Compare Car Insurance. Motorists have … Read more
Listening to classical music during lectures and throughout the night while sleeping may help us perform better in big exams, a new study suggests. US economics students who listened to Beethoven and Chopin during a lecture and again later in the night performed 18 per cent higher in exams the next day. This compared with … Read more
‘The bosses did ask us!’ Jacqueline Jossa teases her TOWIE debut with husband Dan Osborne… five years after his firing for violent threats By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 14:06 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 14:14 BST, 7 April 2020 Jacqueline Jossa has revealed she may make her debut on TOWIE with her husband … Read more
Up to 4,000 patients with serious complications from the novel coronavirus in New York are being given the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. President Donald Trump has hailed the drug, which also is used to treat arthritis and lupus, as a ‘game-changer’ for treating COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Health officials told the New York … Read more
Boris Johnson (pictured as his health worsened on April 3) has spent the night in intensive care but there has been ‘no change’ in his coronavirus condition Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care with coronavirus last night after his health dramatically worsened. Doctors at St Thomas’ Hospital in London took the drastic … Read more
Premier League stars refuse to back down as they tell their clubs they will NOT be forced into taking pay cuts in fresh talks led by Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson Players from all 20 Premier League clubs have again been holding pay cut talks Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson was at the forefront of discussions this week … Read more
David Beckham has spent most of the COVID-19 lockdown thus far whipping up impressive baked goods in his Cotswolds kitchen, feeding his family. But he was out and about for a jog on Tuesday – marking World Health Day with an Instagram post during the run. Enjoying the sunshine – but shielding his newly buzzed … Read more
Scientists the world over are working round the clock to find a cure for the deadly coronavirus. With little time to develop new medicines from scratch — and a vaccine to prevent the infection thought to be at least a year away — much of their effort involves ‘repurposing’ existing treatments. This means testing drugs … Read more