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China ‘forces Italy to BUY masks and coronavirus supplies it had donated to Beijing just weeks earlier’ China sent a plane-load of masks and ventilators to Italy last month But later reports suggested that Beijing was selling the kit rather than donating it However, a Trump administration source says China is making Italy buy back … Read more
Oil slump forces BP to slash spending but it insists no employees will be laid off during the next three months By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 April 2020 BP said it is acting quickly after oil prices plummeted in the face of the … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump accuses Iran ‘or its proxies’ of planning ‘sneak attack’ on U.S forces or assets in Iraq and warns of ‘heavy price’ if it goes ahead By Afp Published: 18:41 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 18:48 BST, 1 April 2020 Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday of a ‘heavy price’ if … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
It’s an awful Bill,’ a Tory MP told me, a day after voting through the Coronavirus Act. ‘It’s utterly tragic something like this has passed the House of Commons. But we had no choice. Boris had no choice. This is a real public health crisis.’ Unfortunately, this pragmatic analysis of the most draconian piece of … Read more
The Met Police today fined a bakery owner £80 for criminal damage after putting chalk lines outside to keep her customers safe from coronavirus. The officer told the flabbergasted woman that she had graffitied the pavement and if police failed to punish crimes like these there would be ‘anarchy’, adding: ‘I can’t help the law. We’re fining … Read more
Lawyers have today warned that police are ‘unlawfully’ trying to restrict people travelling to isolated spots to exercise and walk their dogs. Police forces across the country are facing accusations of overzealousness as they use sweeping new powers to crack down on people flouting the coronavirus lockdown. Those who defy tough restrictions on movement could … Read more
Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone, aka Baroness Bra, has had to cancel her forthcoming wedding to billionaire Scottish businessman Doug Barrowman. ‘Doug and I were very much looking forward to getting married in the coming weeks but are equally aware of the need to avoid undertaking any unnecessary risks in the current circumstances,’ she says. The … Read more
With the outbreak of Coronavirus impacting most aspects of daily life, millions will turn to their insurer to be reimbursed for lost income, cancelled weddings, holidays and unpaid rent by tenants. But as the economy is already feeling the strain from loss of revenue, will those insurance contracts, so dutifully bought by consumers and landlords, … Read more
The nation’s supermarkets will now be allowed to help each other keep their shelves stocked as the government has temporarily relaxed competition laws. The Environment Secretary confirmed in a statement the government is relaxing elements of competition law as part of a package of measures to allow supermarkets to work together to feed the nation. … Read more