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Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar Coronavirus cases in Italy have risen to record levels, topping 30,000 each day PM Giuseppe Conte announced series of measures to curb the virus yesterday Among the measures announced was a nationwide curfew from 9pm until 5am Authorities will also limit … Read more
Coronavirus outbreaks are surging in the East of England and South West— but are plateauing everywhere else in England, top scientists have claimed. The two English regions have so far dodged tougher Covid-19 measures, but Cambridge University academics say that, although still small, their number of infections are rising faster than in any other region. … Read more
Political leaders in Liverpool announce £40million emergency aid package for the region’s struggling pubs, bars and restaurants amid Covid lockdown Council leaders from Liverpool and surrounding areas scrambled to find funding They are urging the Government to provide more long-term financial support It comes as region hit by tighter coronavirus restrictions last week as cases … Read more
Fund managers in many sectors have earned their considerable salaries for those who kept faith with them since the turn of the millennium, data from an investment industry body suggests. Despite the growing popularity of cheap passive or tracker funds, managed investment vehicles have outperformed benchmarks in many sectors and regions as global markets have … Read more
Fears have arisen that a COVID-19 outbreak erupting China’s Xinjiang could infect millions of Uighur allegedly detained inside the region’s ‘re-education camps’ as the country is hit by a new spike of coronavirus cases. China Tuesday recorded 68 confirmed cases with the bulk of infections being found in Xinjiang where as many as three million people are … Read more
July 4 has been bandied about as the date when staycations will finally snap into action, although there have been mixed signals from the Government. Boris Johnson has expressed an ambition to reopen ‘at least some of the hospitality industry and other public places, provided they are safe and enforce social distancing’ by then. But … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Virus or no virus, the Conservatives need to deliver on their promise to bring back prosperity to the regions By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 22:24 BST, 24 May 2020 Remember the Red Wall? Rather like Brexit, the seismic shift in UK politics – … Read more
Creation of £25bn sovereign wealth fund being actively considered by ministers to reboot regional companies in wake of coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 24 May 2020 The creation of a £25 billion sovereign wealth fund is being actively considered by ministers … Read more
Drones will be used to deliver coronavirus tests and medical supplies to remote regions under plans that allow for safe ‘air corridors’ to be set up for them to fly in Operators are currently banned from flying drones outside their sight line The Civil Aviation Authority will relax measures to ensure contactless deliveries Drones will … Read more
The ‘fantasy movie’ landscape of one of the most isolated and remote regions in the Himalayas has been revealed in a series of incredible pictures. They were taken by Lithuanian explorer Darius Radkevicius in Upper Mustang, a semi-autonomous region of Nepal that only opened to tourists in 1992. While there he took part in a … Read more