Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says government could buy stake in struggling UK airlines after collapse in demand amid coronavirus crisis It’s ‘important to save companies that should survive in normal times’ says MP Transport secretary Grant Shapps says ‘everything’s on the table’ to save firms Rishi Sunak says he will not create specific support package … Read more
Britain’s embassies have been urged to source vital equipment for the NHS and ship it home as the EU rejected claims a missed email was to blame for the UK not taking part in the bloc’s ventilator scheme. The government is said to have instructed UK embassies across the world to see if they can … Read more
The Government may have jumped by the gun by announcing coronavirus home-testing kits for millions of Britons after admitting it was only a deal ‘in principle’. On Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had ordered 3.5 million revolutionary ‘antibody’ tests that could be available to the public within days. But in a major u-turn, Government sources now … Read more
We try before you buy: The Mail’s Jenny Wood puts eight cordless vacuums to the test By Jenny Wood For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 08:21 GMT, 26 March 2020 Named ‘best cordless vacuum’ by Which?, this is packed with hightech features. Dyson V11 Absolute Vacuum, £599, Dyson.co.uk 5/5. … Read more
It’s not often the Government gives away free cash, but in the past five years aspiring homeowners have been offered two opportunities to earn generous bonuses on their tax-free savings. Soaring house prices mean, for many, it will take years to save for a deposit – so it’s little wonder the Government launched the Help … Read more
Celebrity chef and television host Pete Evans has revealed his concern for shoppers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on his Evolve podcast last week, the 47-year-old said he was shocked by the number of people filling up their trolleys with ‘crap food’ at a local supermarket. ‘I was at the supermarket the other day picking … Read more
How the other half panic buy: Rebecca Judd tells fans to buy a coffee machine and six months’ worth of beans from local roasters before going into coronavirus lockdown By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:20 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 21:31 GMT, 22 March 2020 It’s no secret Rebecca Judd enjoys … Read more
NHS nurses on Britain’s coronavirus frontline tell how colleagues are now REFUSING to go into work after ‘being forced to buy their own aprons’ and treat ‘coughing’ patients without face masks due to supply shortages Nurses at two major London hospitals have said they don’t have enough stock Warning comes as the UK is reportedly … Read more
Investment legend Warren Buffett famously encouraged investors to be ‘fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.’ But it’s hard to hold your nerve like the Sage of Omaha in these times of unprecedented uncertainty, when 30 per cent of the stock market’s value has been wiped away since the start of … Read more
The UK Government is drawing up plans to buy shares in British Airways and other airlines hit by the Pandemic Crisis to keep them afloat, insiders confirmed. Talks are in place which could see the State holding equity stakes in companies on the brink of collapse as coronavirus panic damages the UK economy. Billions of … Read more