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The antiviral remdesivir has shown promise for treating coronavirus, and the head of the drug’s maker, Gilead Sciences, said he’s committed to ensuring anyone who needs the drug will have access to it. ‘We’re going to work very closely with the government and with health care systems to make sure that it’s accessible, that it’s … Read more
BP promises to pay a £1.7bn dividend despite ‘brutal’ environment which has seen profits slump by two thirds By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:42 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 28 April 2020 BP has handed savers and pensioners a lifeline by promising to pay a £1.7billion dividend despite profits … Read more
Piers Morgan lashed out at Brandon Lewis today over the government’s testing ‘shambles’ as just seven days remain to reach the 100,000-a-day pledge. The Tory minister admitted 100,000 tests were to be ‘done’ per day after attempting to claim the government had only pledged to increase the ‘capacity’ of tests to 100,000 a day by the … Read more
Care home staff are to be recognised for their heroic work in the pandemic. Following a campaign by the Daily Mail, Matt Hancock has promised to put them on the same footing as NHS doctors and nurses. This newspaper has revealed in a series of harrowing stories that care home residents are the forgotten victims … Read more
Donald Trump promised people would be back in churches soon in his Easter message Sunday morning, as he urged American families to ‘bring the family together’ as coronavirus prevents usual family gatherings and church celebrations. ‘We’re winning the battle, we’re winning the war,’ Trump said in the video message posted to Twitter Easter morning regarding … Read more
BT boss Philip Jansen says no staff will be fired or furloughed in next three months as he offers 1.5 per cent rise and vows to give half his £100,000-a-month salary to charity Philip Jansen wrote a letter to all employees today making number of promises Mr Jansen was first FTSE 100 boss to get … Read more
Can Matt Hancock’s slick promises to test 100,000 a day in the fight against coronavirus really work? By Ben Spencer Medical Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:50 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 3 April 2020 CLAIM: We will test 100,000 people each day by the end of the month. REALITY: Unfortunately, … Read more
Morrisons promises staff a £1,000 bonus on their earnings over the next 12 months By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 Morrisons employees across the front line of its supermarkets will be paid a 6% bonus on their earnings over the next … Read more
Calvin Coolidge, who occupied the White House in the run-up to 1929 and the Great Depression, left little lasting impression. But his observation that ‘the chief business of the American people is business’ is as valid as ever. As Donald Trump and the Congress slugged it out over the shaping of the $2trillion (£1.7trillion) rescue … Read more
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and founder of Tesla, says he will convert a factory to create ventilators if needed. It comes as his factory faces closure to stem the spread of coronavirus.