Would you pay £300 for the test that tells if you’ve already had the coronavirus?

It’s a niggling question eating away at millions of Britons: was that wretched cough that lasted for most of February actually coronavirus? And if it was, might you have locked down your life for nothing? The answer lies in a simple test that looks for antibodies in the blood – proteins released by the immune … Read more

Britain’s fifth richest man Sir James Ratcliffe slammed for furloughing 800 staff

Britain’s fifth richest man Sir James Ratcliffe is slammed for furloughing 800 staff at his luxury hotel chain despite £12.2bn fortune Sir James’ hotel chain is using the government’s furlough scheme to pay staff Secured £4million from the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Wealthier hotelier last reported to have had plans to move to tax haven … Read more

Britain’s fifth richest man Sir James Ratcliffe slammed for furloughing 800 staff

Britain’s fifth richest man Sir James Ratcliffe is slammed for furloughing 800 staff at his luxury hotel chain despite £12.2bn fortune Sir James’ hotel chain is using the government’s furlough scheme to pay staff Secured £4million from the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Wealthier hotelier last reported to have had plans to move to tax haven … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Insolvency practices boosted by coronavirus

Wherever you turn, the numbers are shocking. The economy shrank by nearly 6 per cent in March alone, the worst fall since monthly records began in 1997.  The Bank of England expects an economic slump of 25 per cent in this quarter and 2020 is set to suffer from the deepest recession since 1706.  Even … Read more

Chinese nationalists urge President Xi to seize Taiwan

Life goes on almost as normal in Taiwan. The schools are full of children, the streets thronged with shoppers, the bars busy.  Even the national sport of baseball has resumed – albeit with no more than 1,000 fans in the stadium. This makes the island nation of 23million people almost unique among locked down developed … Read more

Chinese nationalists urge President Xi to seize Taiwan

Life goes on almost as normal in Taiwan. The schools are full of children, the streets thronged with shoppers, the bars busy.  Even the national sport of baseball has resumed – albeit with no more than 1,000 fans in the stadium. This makes the island nation of 23million people almost unique among locked down developed … Read more

Could Covid-19 pandemic end Anna Wintour’s career?

Legendary Vogue editor Anna Wintour has managed to maintain her status as one of the fashion world’s most influential figure for more than four decades – despite her notoriously cold demeanor.  But the Covid-19 pandemic, along with the release of a scathing new memoir by her former friend and right-hand man Andre Leon Talley, might … Read more

Public support for government’s handling of coronavirus slides 9% in a week

Public support for the Government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak has slipped sharply, according to a new opinion poll. The survey by Opinium found 39% backed the Government’s response, down from 48% a week ago. Those saying they disapproved have risen from 36% last week to 42%. It follows a week in which Boris Johnson … Read more

How getting fit can help defeat Covid-19

Gargling vinegar – or bleach. Munching through bulbs of boiled garlic. And President Trump’s bizarre and completely unfounded claims about injecting the body with disinfectant, standing under UV lights, or taking anti-malarial tablets (now proven in studies not to help, by the way). Every week, there seems to be a new Covid-19 quick-fix that is … Read more

Bake Off’s Nadiya Hussain reveals her battle with coronavirus pandemic panic attacks

Bake Off’s Nadiya Hussain reveals her battle with pandemic panic attacks and fears for her mum and sisters on the coronavirus frontline The TV presenter tells You magazine she has been ‘dipping in and out’ of anxiety  Nadiya, who won the baking contest in 2015, is ‘really proud’ of her mother   She says the amount … Read more