London is thought to be on the brink of a localised lockdown — but official figures show the outbreak may finally be slowing down, despite hospital admissions for coronavirus having tripled in a fortnight and public health chiefs warning of a ‘rising tide’ of the virus in the capital. During a behind-closed-doors briefing this week, … Read more
Up to one million schoolchildren are reportedly skipping class as the nation is gripped by the fear of a second coronavirus spike. Official attendance records have shown that of the 8.82 million schoolchildren in the UK, around one in eight pupils have not returned to school, despite 96 per cent of schools reopening since the pandemic. … Read more
Human trials of Oxford’s vaccine are still on hold in the US over safety concerns, two weeks after they were first paused. AstraZeneca, the drug giant which owns the rights to the experimental jab, stopped global trials on September 8 because a British volunteer was hospitalised. Leaked documents claimed the patient, a 37-year-old woman, developed … Read more
Human trials of Oxford’s vaccine are still on hold in the US over safety concerns, two weeks after they were first paused. AstraZeneca, the drug giant which owns the rights to the experimental jab, stopped global trials on September 8 because a British volunteer was hospitalised. Leaked documents claimed the patient, a 37-year-old woman, developed … Read more
FTSE 100 suffers worst plunge since June amid dire warnings of more coronavirus restrictions from Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance as pubs, hotels and businesses say they will not survive ‘disastrous’ second lockdown The blue-chip stock exchange slumped 3 per cent to a two-week low as markets reacted to lockdown fears Government’s top scientists warned … Read more
FTSE 100 suffers worst plunge since June amid dire warnings of more coronavirus restrictions from Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance as pubs, hotels and businesses say they will not survive a second lockdown London’s blue-chip stock exchange slumped 3 per cent to a two-week low Markets have been spooked by reports PM is mulling a … Read more
Morrisons has reinstated door marshals at its stores to limit the number of shoppers amid fears of Covid-19 panic buying – as supermarkets double their delivery slots to prepare for a second wave. Staff will be stationed at all 494 of Morrisons supermarkets to monitor shoppers and remind them to wear face masks. It comes … Read more
Morrisons has reinstated door marshals at its stores to limit the number of shoppers amid fears of Covid-19 panic buying – as supermarkets double their delivery slots to prepare for a second wave. Staff will be stationed at all 494 of Morrisons supermarkets to monitor shoppers and remind them to wear face masks. It comes … Read more
Future of British tech giant Arm hanging in balance as MPs prepare to debate its controversial sale to US rival By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 September 2020 The future of British tech giant Arm is hanging in the balance as MPs prepare … Read more
Shares in companies that would suffer in a second lockdown plunged as ministers warned ‘circuit-break’ restrictions could come into force within weeks. Firms in every corner of the economy were hit by the warnings with airlines, engineering groups and banks leading the fallers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK was ‘seeing the start of … Read more