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Ocado stops new customers from signing up as it struggles to cope with demand

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Britain’s biggest online-only supermarket, Ocado, has stopped new customers from signing up as the business is overwhelmed by orders from people staying indoors to avoid the coronavirus pandemic. The retailer said it will be out of action until March 21 due to ‘a simply staggering amount of traffic’ as all supermarkets now face a major upswing … Read more

Bloodshot starring Vin Diesel will be released on digital on demand starting March 24

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Just days after it hit theaters, Sony Pictures’ Bloodshot will be available for fans to own digitally next week. Bloodshot, based on the Valiant Comics title starring Vin Diesel, was set to hit theaters on March 20, but Sony Pictures announced Wednesday it will be available to purchase for $19.99 on Tuesday, March 24, through … Read more

Amazon to hire an extra 100,000 US workers to cope with soaring demand

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Amazon to hire an extra 100,000 US workers to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand during coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:24 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:08 GMT, 18 March 2020 Amazon is hiring an army of 100,000 workers in the US to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand during the coronavirus … Read more

Passengers demand a full refund as Asia cruise misses out key stops 

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Passengers demand a full refund as Asia cruise misses out key stops By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 Hundreds of angry passengers are demanding a full refund from Norwegian Cruise Line after its tour of South-East Asia on its Jade cruise ship visited … Read more

MPs demand Boris Johnson is tested for deadly coronavirus

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Boris Johnson is facing calls to get tested for coronavirus today after health minister Nadine Dorries became the first MP diagnosed with the disease. Ms Dorries has revealed she has put herself into isolation, just days after attending a reception at No10 with the PM. The Tory MP gave a speech in the Commons on Wednesday … Read more

Chinese driverless delivery van startup sees a surge in demand amid coronavirus

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Chinese driverless delivery van startup sees a surge in demand amid coronavirus outbreak as the machine stops physical contact with customers China has eased restrictions on autonomous vehicles since coronavirus Now, a Neolix, a driverless delivery service is thriving by doing tasks The technology is delivering goods and food without human contact It is also filling … Read more

From New Amsterdam to Baghdad Central and Dirty Money: The best on demand TV this week   

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AMAZON  New Amsterdam Based on the book Twelve Patients: Life And Death At Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer, this medical drama stars The Blacklist’s Ryan Eggold as Dr Max Goodwin, the new medical director at one of America’s oldest public hospitals.  The Blacklist ’s Ryan Eggold (above, with Janet Montgomery) plays Dr Max Goodwin, the new … Read more

Cineworld left reeling by Bond film delay but insists demand is robust

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Cineworld left reeling by Bond film delay but insists customers have not been deterred from a trip to the movies by the virus outbreak Cineworld said it has not seen any significant impact on bookings yet  Analysts have estimated the outbreak could wipe £3.9bn off global box offices Shares in the cinema chain fell another … Read more

Car sales fall in February despite huge increase in demand for EVs

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Registrations of cars in February fell 2.9 per cent, the automotive industry has revealed today, thanks – in part – to confusion over whether to buy petrol, diesel, hybrids or electric.  Some 79,594 new cars were bought in February compared with 81,969 during the same month in 2019, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers … Read more