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FTSE 100 drops by 10.9% in worst day for market since 1987
More than £160 billion was wiped off the value of FTSE 100 companies on Thursday.
Coronavirus UK – Boris Johnson says ‘many more will lose loved ones’
Up to 10,000 people in the UK are already infected.
UK moves onto delay stage as two more people die of coronavirus
The shift was confirmed by Nicola Sturgeon following a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee chaired by Boris Johnson.
Coronavirus UK – Face masks could put wearers at increased risk
Deputy chief medical officer for England Jenny Harries said the virus could get caught in the mask, and then breathed in by the wearer.
The gaping hole in the budget: No £350 a week for the NHS
A spending frenzy budget that omitted one of the biggest campaign promises of the referendum.
EU condemns Trump travel ban as coronavirus spreads
The restrictions announced by Donald Trump do not apply to the United Kingdom.
Coronavirus UK – Mass gatherings in Scotland to be cancelled
The First Minister said she will advise the restriction comes into force from Monday.
Ireland announces Coronavirus shutdown
The decision comes ahead of UK’s COBRA meeting
Call to cancel new coal plants worldwide as renewables ‘out-compete’ on cost
A study has found installing wind or solar farms now costs less than new coal-fired power stations in all major markets.