British Gas owner Centrica manages to curb customer exits for the first time in years

British Gas owner Centrica manages to curb customer exits for the first time in years with 6.9m clients staying put By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:53 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 14 January 2021 The owner of British Gas has put the brakes on the number of … Read more

Coronavirus: China races to build massive quarantine camp in Hebei to curb surging infections 

Workers in China’s new coronavirus ground zero are rushing to build a huge quarantine centre containing 3,000 isolation units to tackle a surge of COVID-19 infections. More than 600 workers and over 100 machines are working 24 hours non-stop in sub-zero temperatures, aiming to complete the majority of the isolation camp within three days, authorities have … Read more

Emily Andre says she is ‘not confident’ that lockdowns work to curb Covid

Her husband Peter Andre has been isolating as he continues to battle coronavirus.  And Emily Andre has admitted that she doesn’t have ‘much confidence’ that the three Covid-19 lockdowns have actually ‘worked’ in curbing the spread of the virus. The NHS frontline doctor, 31, said she thinks it is good that the Government ‘took action’, … Read more

Coronavirus: China says province surrounding Beijing faces ‘very arduous task’ to curb new outbreak

A Chinese health official has warned that the province surrounding Beijing is facing a ‘very arduous task’ to curb a new coronavirus outbreak after dozens of people tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday.  Ma Xiaowei, a director of China’s National Health Commission, described the situation in Hebei as ‘severe’ after he arrived in the province of … Read more

Top surgeon fears cancer surgeries could be cancelled AGAIN unless No10 can curb spread of Covid

A top surgeon has raised fears cancer surgeries may be axed in the coming days unless the national lockdown swiftly curbs the spread of coronavirus. Professor Neil Mortensen, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons, rang alarm bells today after warning the situation in hospitals is getting ‘much worse’, and escalating faster than the … Read more

Adele parties with her pals on London curb in unseen 2020 snap

‘Making our own fun’: Adele clutches a pint of beer and a cigarette as she parties with her pals on London curb in unseen 2020 snap By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 09:55 GMT, 1 January 2021 | Updated: 09:55 GMT, 1 January 2021 She had a low-key 2020, mostly away from the spotlight. But … Read more

Sweden’s Government can shut down businesses under new law to curb second wave of Covid infections

Sweden to bring in new powers to close businesses and pubic transport and issue fines for social distancing breaches to curb second wave of Covid infections Sweden’s temporary pandemic law should be in place from January, officials say Will allow Government to shut shopping malls or public transport if necessary Lockdown-free Sweden controversially relied on mostly … Read more

SAGE expert warns hitting one million vaccines a week won’t be enough to curb Covid crisis in months

Teachers and key workers are ‘expected to be added to the coronavirus vaccine priority list when the Oxford University jab is approved’. The government is believed to be planning to overhaul the current order, which is focusing on the elderly, vulnerable and care home employees. But Sage expert Sir Jeremy Farrar warned even if Britain … Read more

Government experts drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary pupils to curb spread of new Covid strain

Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more

Cut meat and dairy by a FIFTH to save planet: Report tells Brits to slash car trips and curb flights

Cut meat and dairy by a FIFTH to save the planet: Britons should slash car trips, curb the number of flights we take, and drastically alter our diet by the end of the 2020s in bid to battle climate change, report warns Committee on Climate Change suggests cutting UK meat eating in half by 2050 … Read more