Wearing a face covering became a condition of entry to indoor public spaces in the UK in late July — and, according to at least one poll, some people haven’t washed their reusable masks or changed their disposable ones since. As many as 85 per cent of us aren’t washing our fabric face coverings properly … Read more
Boris Johnson will plunge Greater Manchester into Tier 3 lockdown at midday tomorrow unless local leaders reach an agreement with Downing Street, the Communities Secretary said tonight. Up to 10 million people now face the toughest restrictions tomorrow after talks on whether the region should enter the ‘very high risk’ Tier 3 ended in deadlock … Read more
Former FDA head says the US is entering the ‘biggest wave’ of the coronavirus pandemic and calls Trump ‘problematic’ for holding large rallies Dr Scott Gottlieb, who ran the FDA from May 2017 to April 2019, said the US is entering the ‘biggest wave’ of the pandemic He pointed to the rising number of COVID-19 … Read more
As though Boris Johnson didn’t have enough to contend with, last week he was pictured in the House of Commons with what appeared to be white flakes of dandruff across the shoulders of his dark blue suit. We know it’s a condition the Prime Minister has battled before — not least because he was very … Read more
Nokia to build mobile phone network on the moon: Nasa teams up with telecoms giant ahead of 2024 lunar mission By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 19 October 2020 Struggling to get a mobile signal? You could always move to the Moon. For even … Read more
Retail park-owner Land Securities planning to cut its portfolio by a third as Covid pushes more shoppers online By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 19 October 2020 Land Securities is selling its retail parks as the Covid-19 crisis pushes more shoppers online. The landlord, … Read more
Rare jobs boost for High Street: German Doner Kebab and Geek Retreat to open new branches By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 19 October 2020 Two High Street chains are planning to create more than 1,000 jobs over the next two years in a … Read more
MARKET REPORT: ‘Legal loan shark’ Amigo left friendless after watchdog bans it from paying dividends without permission By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 19 October 2020 Amigo shares sank after it was told it will not be able to pay any bonuses or dividends … Read more
The choice of former Standard Life Aberdeen chief executive Keith Skeoch as interim chairman of audit and governance watchdog the Financial Reporting Council could not be more timely. A series of missteps by big audit firms, with Ernst & Young (EY) caught in the headlights, has refocused attention on the potential for audit failure. In … Read more
Facebook suspends account of Ukrainian lawmaker and Rudy Giuliani associate who made claims about a second laptop linked to Hunter Biden Andrii Derkach posted to Facebook on Friday to say there is a ‘second laptop’ In the post Derkach says that laptop ‘was given to Ukrainian law enforcement’ ‘We removed this account for violating our … Read more