Desperate Britons are putting their lives at risk by taking anti-malaria tablets in a ‘misguided’ attempt to fight Covid-19, experts warned last night. They dismissed claims by French researchers that the decades-old drugs could ‘cure’ patients and called a controversial study published last month that appeared to show benefits ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘dangerous’. The pills, chloroquine … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Easyjet founder Stelios targets airline’s finance chief in dispute over £4.5bn Airbus order By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 6 April 2020 The spat between Easyjet’s board and its colourful founder intensified as he lined up the airline’s finance boss as his … Read more
China has sentenced a man to prison for 18 months after he spent nearly a week in Europe during the coronavirus pandemic and then failed to report his journey to the police upon his return. The 29-year-old, known by his surname Guo, refused to self-isolate and tried to hide his symptoms from the authority after … Read more
Bus firms’ shares revved higher after the Government offered them a further bailout package. Companies will receive £167m of funding over the next three months on the condition that they keep running up to 50 per cent of their services in England. The rescue comes on top of another promise of Government support, worth £230m, … Read more
YouTube is making money by allowing ads to run on videos that promote fake COVID-19 treatments during the coronavirus crisis, a new report says. The Google-owned video streaming site is running ads on videos that promote sham remedies like herbs and smoothies for the deadly illness, non-profit research initiative the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) claims. … Read more
For the second week in a row, markets were braced for a leap in US unemployment figures. And for the second week in a row, jaw-dropping numbers outstripped even the most dire predictions. A record 6.65m Americans filed for help from the US Government last week, up from the previous record of 3.3m the week … Read more
With private companies’ coronavirus testing coming online, the Trump administration promised the shortage of test kits would rapidly disappear. That may be the case, as more than 100,000 Americans are now being tested in the US each day. But just because more people are ‘getting tested’ – having their noses swabbed for sample collection – … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Shopping centre-owner Hammerson slumps to all-time low after stricken retailers pay just a third of rents By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 Shopping centre-owner Hammerson slumped by a fifth to an all-time low after stricken retailers paid just a … Read more
Binge drinkers are drinking MORE than ever: Study finds Americans who go on benders slam an average of 529 beers, shots or cocktails a year The number of alcoholic beverages consumed by binge drinkers rose from 472 in 2011 to 529 in 2017 Adults above age 35 saw the biggest spike, with a 25 percent … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Trade talks push Wall Street to record highs as spat between China and the US moves a step closer to being resolved By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2020 The rally on Wall Street gained more steam last night as … Read more