Teenage French climbing champion Luce Douady has died at the age of 16 after she fell from an Alpine cliff. Douady was climbing with a group of friends near Grenoble when she fell 500 feet while crossing an exposed path equipped with a handrail. The 16-year-old was already in the French climbing team and was … Read more
London becomes the first region in England to see deaths fall BELOW average as Covid-19 crisis continues to fade and coronavirus death toll plummets to 10-week low In London 891 people died of all causes between May 30 and June 5, down from 917 average for that week At least 47,820 people have died across … Read more
Early coronavirus testing for George Floyd protesters in Minnesota is showing that one in 70 Black Lives Matter protesters have tested positive for COVID-19 – as health officials continue to monitor over fears of a second wave of infections. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Minneapolis – and across the country – to protest … Read more
Having hit a near 10-year high in February, SSE’s shares have fallen almost 30% since By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 12 June 2020 SSE is revealing its full-year results on Wednesday – and investors will desperately be hoping the energy group manages to … Read more
Nelson Mandela would not have wanted colonialist Cecil Rhodes’ statue to be taken down, the vice-chancellor of the Oxford college where it stands has claimed. After thousands of anti-racism protestors gathered outside Oxford University’s Oriel College with the simple message ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ on Tuesday, vice-chancellor Prof Louise Richardson said the former South African president would have … Read more
Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela would not have wanted colonialist Cecil Rhodes’ statue to be taken down, a university boss has claimed. After thousands of anti-racism protestors gathered outside Oxford University’s Oriel College with the simple message ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ on Tuesday, vice-chancellor Prof Louise Richardson said the former South African president would have disagreed with the clamour. … Read more
Three more Russian coronavirus patients have plunged to their deaths from hospital windows, bringing the number of cases of seven. Nadezhda Salkova, age 74, fell this week from a fourth floor window of Semashko Hospital in Moscow where she was undergoing treatment for coronavirus. She had been alone in a hospital room where she had … Read more
Unemployment could taken SEVEN YEARS to fall back to pre-coronavirus levels according to experts who warn of a ‘big labour market shock’ despite job protection schemes costing billions Economists predict ‘really high unemployment for the foreseeable future’ This is despite programmes like multi-billion-pound Job Retention Scheme They faced MPs in the Treasury Committee today to … Read more
President Donald Trump seized on a new report showing a startling drop in unemployment Friday, then said George Floyd, who was killed during his arrest by police in Minneapolis, was ‘looking down’ at the country and it was a ‘great day’ for him. Trump made the odd comment during a rambling 53-minute appearance celebrating the … Read more
President Donald Trump seized on a new report showing a startling drop in unemployment Friday, then said murdered George Floyd was ‘looking down’ at the country and it was a ‘great day’ for him. Trump made the odd comment during a rambling 53-minute appearance celebrating the good economic news – which he said defied expectations … Read more