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A lifeline for small firms crippled by coronavirus: Bank of England and Treasury draw up plan for emergency loans By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 22:06 GMT, 4 March 2020 Plans to provide emergency loans to stop small firms going bust during the coronavirus crisis are … Read more
American Airlines plane makes emergency landing after a man is ‘fought to the ground’ by passengers when he tried to open the door mid-flight Man on board flight from Chicago to Dallas held down by crew and passengers Witnesses said he tried to open an emergency exit mid-flight at 30,000 feet The American Airlines flight made an … Read more
Patients will be offered video appointments to prevent them turning up at overstretched and overcrowded hospitals. As the entire NHS was put on the highest level of alert to deal with coronavirus, it emerged Skype calls will be given to those with long-term conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, who attend regular outpatient clinics. … Read more
NMC Health hires team of advisers to oversee emergency debt restructuring after shares were suspended last week By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 NMC Health is in turmoil after the FCA launched a probe following devastating revelations about its finances Scandal-hit … Read more
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is said to be preparing for Donald Trump to declare coronavirus a national emergency. An ‘infectious disease emergency declaration’ would allow FEMA to free up disaster relief funding and provide federal assistance, NBC News reports. The president would have to enact the 1988 Stafford Act, last used by Bill Clinton in … Read more
Emergency laws to tackle coronavirus are being rushed in after the outbreak claimed its first British life yesterday. The measures will be announced next week to ensure public services and the transport network can keep operating if the crisis worsens. The unnamed British victim died in Japan after contracting the virus on the Diamond Princess … Read more
Boris Johnson in London yesterday, will chair a Cobra meeting on Coronavirus for the first time Boris Johnson is taking personal charge of the response to Coronavirus amid mounting fears that it will rampage through Europe. The PM will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on the crisis for the first time – … Read more
Match.com safety feature lets users ‘check in’ with their friends to relay details of dates – including suitor’s name, meetup location and time Check-in allows users to notify emergency contacts when a date sends red flags The feature sends a text to one’s phone to check if it’s going alright If a user replies, Match … Read more
By: Reuters | Madrid | Published: February 17, 2020 8:56:49 pm Ousmane Dembele will miss at least the next six months with a hamstring issue. Spain’s footballing authorities have given Barcelona the green light to make an emergency signing after confirming forward Ousmane Dembele will miss at least the next six months with a hamstring … Read more
Gone Fishing landed Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer a surprise hit. Now, in this exclusive extract from their new book, Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer reveal how their life-threatening heart operations inspired the quirkiest show on TV… Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer are two of Britain’s best-loved comic performers. Whitehouse, 60, found fame in the Nineties … Read more