Coronavirus: Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to parts of Spain as cases surge March 13, 2020 The Foreign Office has advised against travel to certain parts of Spain as the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge. The government has now warned against all but essential travel to the worst affected regions in Spain, including capital Madrid, which accounts for almost half the countries cases. Other areas affected are La Rioja [...]
Property of the Week: A Huguenot home in Spitalfields with a unique Rousseau rendition March 13, 2020 Wander a little beyond the balti houses and beigel shops of Brick Lane, and you’ll soon come across the Spitalfields Conservation Area. These narrow, relatively secluded residential streets offer a glimpse into the old East End, and are home to some of the best examples of early Georgian-era townhouses in central London. The rows of [...]
Coronavirus: Supermarkets rebound but leisure stocks suffer March 13, 2020 Supermarket stocks made gains this morning after being dragged down by a mass FTSE 100 sell off sparked by mounting coronavirus fears. Sainsbury’s share price jumped 8.02 per cent to 188.97p, Tesco was up 10.46 per cent at 233.3p and Morrisons climbed 7.98 per cent to 178p. Grocers are positioned well to ride out the [...]
Property focus on Tunbridge Wells: Find pretty period homes and a rejuvenated restaurant scene in Queen Victoria’s favourite town March 13, 2020 Only three towns in England can call themselves ‘Royal’ – and Royal Tunbridge Wells, a town of 56,000 people which lies 30 miles south-east of London in Kent, is one of them. King Edward VII bestowed the title on it in 1909, partly to commemorate the fact that his mother, Queen Victoria, loved the town [...]
Morrisons moves to support supply chain through coronavirus outbreak March 13, 2020 Morrisons will make immediate payments to smaller businesses and re-classify suppliers to help 1,000 more firms as it moves to protect its supply chain from the impact of coronavirus. The grocer will temporarily scrap its 14 day payment terms and pay small suppliers as soon as an invoice is received. Morrisons also said it will [...]
Premier Oil defends state of finances amid low oil prices March 13, 2020 Premier Oil has insisted its finances are strong after a major creditor called for it to cancel expensive North Sea oil projects with oil prices perilously low. Premier Oil told investors today it has hedged 30 per cent of its full year gas and oil entitlement production at $60 a barrel. This includes 40 per [...]
Disneyland theme parks closed due to coronavirus March 13, 2020 Disneyland theme parks in California, Florida and Paris have been closed due to the global outbreak of coronavirus. The theme parks will be closed from this weekend to the end of the month, and Disney has also suspended all new cruise departures for the same period. In a statement the company said: “We are proceeding [...]
Bank of Japan strengthens stimulus as coronavirus threatens to cause recession March 13, 2020 The Bank of Japan has said today it would buy 200bn yen (£1.49bn) of Japanese government bonds with five to ten years maturity. It is an unscheduled move that has come about after the local debt market capitulated as investors rushed for liquidity. Japan’s central bank also said it would inject an extra 1.5 trillion [...]
Coronavirus: Jubilee Line Tube driver tests positive March 13, 2020 A Tube driver on London Underground’s Jubilee Line has tested positive for coronavirus, Transport for London (TfL) confirmed today. It is the first case of coronavirus to be reported among London Underground workers. Transport for London (TfL) said the affected Tube driver is now self-isolating. A TfL spokesperson said: “A train driver on the Jubilee [...]
Coronavirus: Ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt calls UK response ‘concerning’ March 13, 2020 Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the government’s decision not to cancel public events amid the outbreak of coronavirus is “concerning”. Other countries around the world have banned mass gatherings and closed schools in an attempt to halt the spread of the virus. Boris Johnson said the UK would not ban public events – [...]
