Mayor Bill de Blasio doubles down on his decision to shutter NYC schools for the rest of the year

Bill de Blasio on Sunday doubled down on his decision to shutter NYC schools for the rest of the year a day after locking horns with Governor Andrew Cuomo.  The mayor said it was a decision he ‘had to make’, adding: ‘The bottom line here is about health and safety.’  Asked who had the final … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Tiziana Life Sciences doubles in value

What a session it’s been for London- and New York-listed minnow Tiziana Life Sciences, which doubled in value. Not only has it found a potential treatment for the complications of coronavirus that have hospitalised Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but it has also developed an inhaler that means the effects of the medication should be almost … Read more

Trump officially DOUBLES the length of ‘slow the spread’ campaign from 15 to 30 days

Donald Trump DOUBLES the length of ‘slow the spread’ campaign from 15 to 30 days after bowing to doctors and abandoning Easter target to re-open country President Trump made the new ’30 Days to Slow the Spread’ policy official at Tuesday’s White House briefing Reporters were given new fact sheets and TV screens in the … Read more

Designers unveil a £550m superyacht that doubles as a rescue vessel during hurricanes

Designers unveil a £550m superyacht that doubles as a rescue vessel during hurricanes and boasts a three-storey nightclub, sky bar and infinity pool The Miami superyacht was designed in the wake of Hurricane Hurricane Dorian’s devastation of the Bahamas  It measures 436 feet long, 65 feet wide and can house 20 guests and 44 crew members, … Read more

Dr Fauci doubles down on his prediction that 200,000 could die and says it’s ‘possible’

Dr Anthony Fauci, the government’s foremost infection disease expert, reiterated on Sunday evening that the United States could experience more than 200,000 deaths and millions of infections from the coronavirus pandemic. ‘It’s possible,’ Fauci told reporters during a news conference outside the Rose Garden of the White House as he stood next to President Trump.  … Read more

Coronavirus death toll more than DOUBLES in Ireland

Coronavirus death toll more than DOUBLES in Ireland as the total goes from nine to 19 in just one day Ireland has had 1,819 cases of Covid-19 as the pandemic sweeps the globe  Testing centre for the virus established at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin    Naval personnel are working with medical staff to help … Read more

Mike Pence doubles down on blaming Europe for coronavirus

Vice President Mike Pence took to the morning shows Thursday to perform clean-up duty for the White House where he doubled down on blaming Europe for the coronavirus spread in the United States and down played predictions that millions could be infected.  Pence, in his appearance on five different news networks, blamed European travel for … Read more

Junior Isa tax-free savings allowance doubles to £9,000 for 2020/21 tax year

Young savers were handed a boost in the Budget, with the Government revealing the Junior Isa allowance will be more than doubled to £9,000 in April. Currently parents or those aged under 16 can deposit £4,368 every year tax-free in the accounts, with both cash and stocks and shares options available, in a bid to … Read more

‘I’ll stick with Prit’: Boris Johnson doubles down on his backing for beleaguered Home Secretary

‘I’ll stick with Prit’: Boris Johnson doubles down on his backing for beleaguered Home Secretary in This Morning interview but reveals he has made it clear to the Cabinet ‘I don’t like bullying’ Prime Minister said the under-pressure minister was doing an ‘outstanding job’  His most senior female minister facing increasing pressure to step down  … Read more

Number of coronavirus patients at Tenerife hotel doubles to four

The coronavirus outbreak at a Tenerife hotel worsened last night as the number of patients doubled from two to four.   Two more tourists were quarantined in a Spanish hospital after testing positive for the killer virus which was brought to the resort by an Italian doctor.  Hundreds of guests including Britons remain in limbo today … Read more