Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lui’s Sixty has Golden chance in HK Derby March 19, 2020 HORSE racing fans in the UK may be starved of any local action for the foreseeable future, but they still have an opportunity to watch Hong Kong’s local flagship event of the racing calendar, the £2million Hong Kong Derby (8.35am) at Sha Tin on Sunday morning. Favourites have had a good record in the 10-furlong contest in recent years, with [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Wellington has the boot to see off handicap rivals at Sha Tin March 19, 2020 GOLDEN Sixty and company may be taking centre-stage in the Hong Kong Derby on Sunday, but there are potentially one or two future superstars lining-up as the supporting cast on the 10-race card. The Richard Gibson-trained WELLINGTON has looked a Group sprinter in the making following two impressive wins since arriving in HK last October. Last month’s victory, [...]
Sadiq Khan: More Crossrail delays from coronavirus are ‘inevitable’ March 19, 2020 Sadiq Khan has said it is “inevitable” that the coronavirus outbreak will further delay the opening of Crossrail. Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild ordered all non-essential work on the new railway line to stop this week, with some employees told to work from home. The central part of the £18.25bn train line was expected to [...]
Coronavirus: Broadcaster viewing figures surge as Brits flock to TV news March 19, 2020 The UK’s public service broadcasters have reported a huge surge in viewer numbers as Brits flock to TV news to find out the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak. Almost 8.7m people tuned into the BBC Six O’Clock News last night — the highest figure recorded since Christmas Day 2008 and more than twice the [...]
Bank of England slashes rates to historic low amid coronavirus pandemic March 19, 2020 The Bank of England has slashed interest rates to a new record low and will pump £200bn into the economy through its quantitative easing (QE) bond-buying programme as it seeks to curb the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The Bank today held an emergency meeting and cut its main rate by 15 basis (0.15 percentage [...]
Coronavirus: US looks to approve new treatments as cases pass 10,000 March 19, 2020 US president Donald Trump has announced that anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine will be made available almost immediately to treat coronavirus, as the number of cases in the US passed 10,000. The drug is one of a number of therapies that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating as possible treatments for the virus. Trump [...]
These are all the Tube stations closed under London coronavirus measures March 19, 2020 Transport for London (TfL) took the unprecedented step of closing down 40 Tube stations today and has also shut down the Waterloo & City line. It is also cutting services on lines such as the DLR, London Overground, trams and TfL Rail, as well as operating a Saturday-style bus service. The drastic measure came in [...]
FTSE 100 shoots back up after Bank of England slashes rates over coronavirus March 19, 2020 The UK’s FTSE 100 managed to climb this afternoon after the Bank of England announced £200bn of quantitative easing and slashed interest rates close to zero. European stocks also turned green, having been mired in the red despite the European Central Bank (ECB) announcing a €750bn (£700bn) asset purchase programme to deal with the coronavirus [...]
Courts scramble to move online as coronavirus hits trials March 19, 2020 Courts in England and Wales have begun a painstaking move away from physical appearances towards online and telephone hearings as the coronavirus epidemic intensifies. Today, the head of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice said: “The default position now in all jurisdictions must be that hearings should be conducted with one, more than one or [...]
Coronavirus: Death toll in the UK rises to 137 March 19, 2020 The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has risen from 103 to 137. It comes after NHS England confirmed a further 29 people who tested positive for coronavirus in England had died. The patients were aged between 47 and 96 years old and had underlying health conditions. [...]
