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Fears over a power vacuum at the heart of government were fuelled today after it was confirmed that the coronavirus lockdown will not be reviewed next week. Downing Street has confirmed the draconian restrictions will not be reconsidered on Monday as scheduled, with warnings the peak of the outbreak might not come for another week … Read more
BBC local news bulletins will be axed from next Monday as broadcaster deals with the coronavirus outbreak The BBC is temporarily scrapping its local news bulletins from next Monday London and South East presenter Lynda Hardy says local news will be ‘paused’ But there will be local news next week on News website and local … Read more
Parents are urged to ‘play fair’ by not sending their children to school on Monday as companies are warned don’t ‘put profit over people’ and interpret key workers lists ‘for their ends’ Unions begging parents to ‘play fair’ and not send their children to school The Government ordered mass school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic … Read more
ITV has announced that the production of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will stop from Monday due to coronavirus concerns. A statement from the broadcaster said its staff had been working hard to ensure filming continued ‘whilst adhering to the Government’s latest health guidelines’. It said enough episodes have been recorded to see both soaps through until the … Read more
John Lewis closes all 50 shops for first time in its 155-year history due to coronavirus (including flagship Oxford Street store that last closed when it was bombed by the Nazis in 1940) By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 15:37 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 15:52 GMT, 21 March 2020 John Lewis Partnership has … Read more
Around 1.4 million vulnerable people in Britain will be told to self-isolate on Monday during the coronavirus outbreak, as the UK death toll hits 144. Speaking today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed that Brits classed as vulnerable will be contacted by the NHS and told what specific actions they need to take to protect themselves from … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Firms hit the panic button as Trump’s coronavirus travel ban triggers worst stock market rout since Black Monday By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:04 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 12 March 2020 Some of Britain’s biggest firms were pushed to the brink yesterday after President Trump’s shock travel ban … Read more
More than £150billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s leading companies yesterday as the FTSE 100 endured its sharpest one-day fall since the height of the 2008 crash. On what was termed a new Black Monday, panic over coronavirus and a collapse in oil prices sent the world’s financial markets into meltdown – sparking … Read more
The FTSE 100 closed 7.7 per cent down today to its lowest level in almost four years as trading was halted on the New York Stock Exchange for 15 minutes – as world markets collectively crashed because of coronavirus. An all-out oil war between Saudi Arabia and Russia has led to stock markets and oil prices … Read more