Britain’s coronavirus-hit pubs are thrown £1million lifeline under new plan to stop closures

Britain’s coronavirus-hit pubs are thrown £1million lifeline under new plan to help save locals from closure after lockdown forced 40,000 to shut By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline Published: 10:11 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 12:27 GMT, 27 March 2020 For the past week, almost 40,000 pubs and bars have been forced to close their … Read more

Jade Roper defends videos of her son on swing at a public park amid coronavirus closures

Bachelor alum Jade Roper defends videos of her son on a swing at a public park amid coronavirus closures: ‘This was weeks ago’ By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 17:14 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 17:15 GMT, 23 March 2020 Jade Roper responded to critics on Sunday after getting backlash for posting snaps of … Read more

Mother ‘attacks husband and children in drunken rage over coronavirus school closures’

US mother-of-three ‘launches attack on husband and children because she was furious coronavirus had closed their school’ Jessica Cambray, from Provo, Utah, arrested over claims she choked her partner The 36-year-old also allegedly kicked one of her boys and twisted another’s arm  ‘She was upset about her children’s school circumstances,’ an affidavit read Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more

M&S considers ‘temporary’ store closures and moving staff to food stores as coronavirus hits

M&S considers ‘temporary’ closures and moving staff to food stores with clothing sales set to take a big hit from the coronavirus outbreak  Marks and Spencer is preparing to ‘temporarily’ close some stores  It also plans to slash capital investment, dividend and defer staff pay rises  M&S does not expect trading to come back to normal … Read more

Ashley Tisdale grabs her lunch to go from local restaurant as coronavirus crisis forces closures 

Ashley Tisdale grabs her lunch to go from local restaurant amid coronavirus lockdown… after reuniting with High School Musical co-star Vanessa Hudgens for online singalong By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 10:18 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 10:19 GMT, 19 March 2020 She recently reunited with her High School Musical co-star Vanessa Hudgens for … Read more

Kristen Bell’s daughters empty piggy bank to aid charity helping feed kids during school closures

Kristen Bell’s daughters empty piggy bank to donate to charity helping feed kids during coronavirus school closures By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 06:09 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 06:09 GMT, 19 March 2020 Like many celebrities, Kristen Bell is self-quarantining with her family as the coronavirus pandemic worsens in the US. And on … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Children celebrate school closures with memes

‘Boris is a legend to all kids for life!’ Pupils take to the internet to celebrate closure of Britain’s schools (while others worry what will happen to their exams) All schools in England will close on Friday, along with those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, PM announced today  When school gates shut, they will … Read more

Italy bans visits to elderly relatives as anger grows over school closures

Italy has seen its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day with 41 new fatalities in the worst outbreak in Europe.  The latest figures brings the death toll to 148. It comes as Italy announced a clampdown on people visiting their elderly relatives in its latest bid to contain the deadly disease, that infected … Read more

John Lewis Partnership cuts staff bonus to 2% asit posts profit drop and warns of store closures

John Lewis cuts staff bonus to the lowest level since 1953 at just 2% as it posts punishing drop in profits and warns shoppers that store closures are on the cards John Lewis saw total annual profit fall by 23% to £123m, latest results show Annual staff bonus now stands at 2%, the lowest since … Read more

Shipwrecked by the banks: Branch and ATM closures hit seaside towns

Philps Pasties in Hayle, Cornwall, was set up in 1958 with a loan from the Lloyds Bank 100 yards down the road. The pasty business thrived and it now has seven branches across the county, including two in Hayle. But Lloyds is set to pull the plug on its historic connection with the bakery — … Read more