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UK coronavirus death toll now second-highest in Europe April 29, 2020 The UK now has the second-highest coronavirus death toll in Europe according to updated government figures that show more than 26,000 people have died from the virus. The government’s official figures previously only covered those who had died in hospital from coronavirus. But the government from today is taking into account fatalities in all settings, [...]
Coronavirus: UK pledges £1.65bn to international vaccine alliance April 29, 2020 The UK will donate £1.65bn over the next five years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) to aid the search for a coronavirus vaccine. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab announced at today’s press briefing that the UK would give £330m a year for the next five years to Gavi. The UK had previously [...]
Brexit Steves face off: Baker slams Barclay’s Treasury committee performance April 29, 2020 Tory backbencher Steve Baker has hit out at Treasury minister Steve Barclay for avoiding questions in a fiery House of Commons committee hearing. Baker, a prominent Eurosceptic, said afterward that Barclay, a former Brexit secretary, “avoided saying anything new or noteworthy” and that the Treasury would be happy as a result of his performance. Barclay [...]
Westminster approves £150m Cavendish Square health hub underneath Oxford Street April 29, 2020 Developers have today been given the green light for a £150m plan to transform Cavendish Square into a subterranean health and wellness hub. Property firm Reef Group has outlined proposals to turn a 1960s car park below the Georgian square in the West End into specialist facilities for the healthcare sector, as well as premium [...]
FTSE 100 jumps as Gilead reports positive data on coronavirus drug trial April 29, 2020 The FTSE 100 closed at its highest in seven weeks after drugmaker Gilead reported positive results from its trials for a coronavirus drug. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 2.13 per cent higher to finish at 6,085 points, the first time it has surpassed the 6,000 mark since 11 March. Read more: FTSE 100 jumps [...]
Oil prices rise on better-than-feared US stockpile data April 29, 2020 Oil prices jumped today after US stockpiles rose less than feared and petrol stocks fell. Oil was also buoyed by hopes demand would increase as some European countries and US states moved towards an easing of lockdown rules. West Text Intermediate crude prices rose 35 per cent to $16.66 a barrel this afternoon. Brent Crude [...]
Hospitality class action group launches to bring business interruption insurance claims April 29, 2020 A group action for the hospitality sector launched today with the aim of bringing claims against insurers which have failed to pay coronavirus-related business interruption claims. The hospitality insurance group action (HIGA) is open to businesses such as pubs, restaurants, hotels and nightclubs which have been forced to close because of the lockdown and are [...]
Global stocks jump on coronavirus drug hopes April 29, 2020 US stocks have risen sharply at the open and European stocks have turned higher after Gilead said it had seen positive signs from its experimental coronavirus drug remdesivir. Markets climbed despite the sharpest fall in US GDP since the financial crisis. The US’s Dow Jones index was up 1.8 per cent while the S&P 500 [...]
Restaurant bosses to beg ministers to extend UK coronavirus lockdown April 29, 2020 Restaurant industry bosses are set to urge the government not to end the UK coronavirus lockdown too soon, warning the move would cause permanent closures. Celebrity chefs Rick Stein and Tom Kerridge are among the restaurateurs to sign a letter to business secretary Alok Sharma and Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove, which will be sent [...]
US economy shrinks at fastest pace since financial crisis April 29, 2020 The US economy shrank at its fastest rate since the financial crisis in the first three months of the year as coronavirus hammered the country, figures have shown, although analysts warned worse is yet to come. US GDP shrank at an annualised rate of 4.8 per cent in the January to March period, the Bureau [...]
