Economy ‘will remain weak after lockdown’, warns Bank of England 

Economy ‘will remain weak after lockdown is lifted’, warns Bank of England By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 April 2020 The Bank of England has cautioned that even if the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted the economy will remain weak. Deputy governor Ben Broadbent … Read more

Babies glued to tablets or telly ‘could develop autism-like symptoms’, controversial study warns 

A controversial scientific study claims there is a link between how much a young child watches television and the likelihood of developing autism-like symptoms.   It found that one-year-old children who spend large portions of time looking at screens were more likely to show autism-like symptoms at two years of age.  Researchers from Drexel University in … Read more

Richard Branson warns Virgin Atlantic will collapse without £500m taxpayer-funded bailout

To all the Virgin family, For 50 years I have been humbled by the incredible pride our people take in working for Virgin. It is the people across all our businesses, and the hundreds of thousands of people who have worked with us over the years, that make this company so special. They tell their … Read more

Richard Branson warns Virgin Atlantic will collapse without £500m taxpayer-funded bailout

To all the Virgin family, For 50 years I have been humbled by the incredible pride our people take in working for Virgin. It is the people across all our businesses, and the hundreds of thousands of people who have worked with us over the years, that make this company so special. They tell their … Read more

Pope Francis warns coronavirus recovery must not ‘leave anyone behind’

Pope Francis warns coronavirus recovery must not ‘leave anyone behind’ or world faces ‘an even worse virus of selfish indifference’ to follow Pope Francis said today that now was the time to heal injustice around the world  He spoke at the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia to mark Divine Mercy Sunday More than 23,000 people have … Read more

Pope Francis warns coronavirus recovery must not ‘leave anyone behind’

Pope Francis warns coronavirus recovery must not ‘leave anyone behind’ or world faces ‘an even worse virus of selfish indifference’ to follow Pope Francis said today that now was the time to heal injustice around the world  He spoke at the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia to mark Divine Mercy Sunday More than 23,000 people have … Read more

Wahaca owner warns two million jobs will be lost without a lifeline for restaurants

MasterChef winner Thomasina Miers is spinning a lot of plates. Between running her Wahaca restaurant chain in lockdown and fighting off a mild case of coronavirus, she’s become a figurehead of her industry’s last-ditch attempt to save itself from a bloodbath that could wipe out two million jobs.  Tomorrow, Miers and 12 fellow chief executives … Read more

Coronavirus Africa: UN warns THREE MILLION could die

Africa could see anywhere between 300,000 and 3.3 million deaths due to coronavirus, according to the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). It warned that if the continent does not implement measures to prevent the spread of the virus then total infections could spiral out of control and reach 1.2 billion.  But if intense social distancing … Read more

ACLU warns contact tracing apps monitoring spread of COVID-19 could have ‘significant’ privacy risks

ACLU warns contact tracing apps designed to monitor spread of COVID-19 could have ‘significant’ privacy risks if they do not have proper safeguards The ACLU says contact tracing apps will have to be made with privacy in mind It said that apps could have significant privacy risks if not designed properly Among other things the … Read more

UN report warns more than THREE MILLION people could die from coronavirus in Africa

Africa could see anywhere between 300,000 and 3.3 million deaths due to coronavirus, according to the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). It warned that if the continent does not implement measures to prevent the spread of the virus then total infections could spiral out of control and reach 1.2 billion.  But if intense social distancing … Read more