Quarter of firms laying off staff due to pandemic, report finds
The Office for National Statistics also said 45 per cent of businesses reported ‘lower than expected’ revenues between March 9 and 22.
Thug who spat at police claiming he had the Coronavirus is jailed for a year
Callum Heaton, 23, spat at two cops who had arrested him for being drunk and disorderly in the early hours of Saturday morning (28/3)
International Biotechnology Trust
Trust in biotech The biotechnology sector is proving to be relatively resilient in this COVID-19 related market sell-off. International Biotechnology Trust (IBT) adopts a conservative approach to investing in what can be a quite volatile, if rewarding, sector. It has fared better than competing funds in this environment... Read more ...
Charity launches UK’s first free food delivery service for homeless
The service provides restaurant-quality food.
New York virus toll doubles in 72 hours as global infections near a million
Close to 940,000 people around the world have contracted the virus, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
Boris Johnson says testing will ‘unlock the coronavirus puzzle’
Good to see that the Prime Minister is finally up to speed.
Coronavirus UK: Care homes struggling as PPE prices skyrocket
One Surrey provider says prices have risen to ‘laughable’ levels as ‘unethical’ firms seek to cash in.
Britain “must go it alone and gather our own harvest” to avoid food shortages
Agriculture can no longer rely on seasonal migrant labour, we must answer the Churchillian call to arms – logistics expert.
UK media finally wakes up as government’s failing coronavirus strategy is exposed
The nation’s newspapers are calling on the Government to improve Britain’s Covid-19 testing capabilities.