Ministers are today facing calls to start reopening schools, cafes and non-essential shops within weeks to avert an economic apocalypse – despite government experts warning that without mass testing it risks creating a second peak in the coronavirus outbreak. MPs and industry chiefs are heaping on pressure for an ‘exit strategy’ from the draconian curbs … Read more
Ministers are today facing calls to start reopening schools, cafes and non-essential shops within weeks to avert an economic apocalypse – despite government experts warning that without mass testing it risks creating a second peak in the coronavirus outbreak. MPs and industry chiefs are heaping on pressure for an ‘exit strategy’ from the draconian curbs … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the retail sector are at risk of being lost amid the Covid-19 crisis, the British Retail Consortium has warned. Sales at shops across Britain fell to their lowest level on record last month, with worse figures yet to come, the BRC said. With ‘non-essential’ bricks-and-mortar shops shut up and … Read more
Spike in demand for protective equipment, takeaway food packaging and single-use water bottles during the coronavirus pandemic is leading to a worrying surge in plastic waste, researcher warns By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:37 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 12:37 BST, 16 April 2020 A spike in demand for protective equipment, takeaway packaging … Read more
China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such blasts, the U.S. State Department said in a report on Wednesday that could further fray U.S.-Chinese relations. The finding may worsen ties already strained after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is investigating the possibility … Read more
Young men taking steroids to get a ‘Love Island look’ will cause a surge in hospital appointments in 20 years’ time, experts warn. The ripped six packs, toned arms and broad shoulders of reality TV hunks are the envy of many and some will go to extreme lengths to try and get them. Anabolic steroids … Read more
IMF warns countries including the UK are facing a ‘massive’ rise in debt due to the Covid-19 outbreak By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 15 April 2020 Countries including the UK are facing a ‘massive’ rise in debt due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus lockdown looks all but certain to be extended, forcing Britons to stay at home for several more weeks at least, after the Health Secretary warned tonight there could be no ‘let up’ yet. On the eve of a formal UK government announcement on whether to keep the movement restrictions in place Matt Hancock … Read more
Junior doctor working in A&E whose boyfriend was diagnosed with Covid-19 warns the ‘unusual’ virus can ‘wreak havoc’ on young and healthy people Madeleine Openshaw works in A&E department of a hospital in a major UK city Is currently training to be a GP but redeployed to help frontline NHS services Missed first day back … Read more
‘It’s taking us out’: Oprah Winfrey warns coronavirus is ‘ravaging’ the black community and reveals concern for her own health after battling pneumonia six months ago Oprah Winfrey warned African Americans about the seriousness of coronavirus TV mogul warned the disease is ‘taking us out’ and having a devastating impact Winfrey also said black people have … Read more