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Boris Johnson is planning to return to work on Monday to take control of the response to the coronavirus crisis. The Prime Minister has been recovering at his countryside retreat in Chequers after being discharged from hospital earlier this month. Mr Johnson – who spent three days in the ICU – has told his aides … Read more
Britain’s banks preparing for loans worth billions of pounds to turn sour as firms fall apart due to coronavirus crisis By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 19 April 2020 Britain’s banks are preparing for loans worth billions of pounds to turn sour as firms … Read more
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos informed shareholders on Thursday that the company is preparing to test all of its employees for the coronavirus amid warehouse worker protest Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos informed shareholders on Thursday that the company is preparing to test all of its employees for the coronavirus amid warehouse workers protesting over health and … Read more
Bill Gates has said ‘we weren’t ready’ for the coronavirus and criticised governments for not doing enough to prepare for a global pandemic. The Microsoft co-founder has slammed world leaders for not investing in testing and equipment sooner when the virus first came to light in China last December. In an interview with BBC Breakfast’s … Read more
Topshop and Dorothy Perkins owner Arcadia is ‘preparing to close a huge number’ of its 550 stores as coronavirus lockdown decimates Britain’s high streets – as Debenhams faces administration Arcadia has reportedly called in accountants from Deloitte due to the shutdown It has already furloughed 14,500 of its 16,000 staff members during the crisis Debenhams … Read more
Prince Charles is being cared for by two staff members rather than his usual entourage as he recovers from coronavirus on the Balmoral estate, a source has claimed. The Prince of Wales, 71, has a ‘mild’ form of the illness and is at his Scottish retreat with his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who has tested negative … Read more
The Queen has been advised to cancel her annual garden parties in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus, it has been claimed. The Monarch, 93, has reportedly vowed to not let the outbreak stop her from performing her duties and to set an example by ‘keeping calm and carrying on’ until there is ‘compelling … Read more
The majority of Americans are taking action to avoid contracting coronavirus, a new YouGov survey has found. Adults in the US say that they are ‘improving personal hygiene’, avoiding crowded places and refraining from touching as many objects in public as possible. Health officials have encouraged hands, avoiding crowded places for older people but have … 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
New BP boss Bernard Looney preparing to cut jobs as part of his radical overhaul of energy giant to meet its net zero carbon ambitions By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:48 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 12:32 GMT, 16 February 2020 Bernard Looney, the new chief executive of BP, is preparing … Read more