South Africa sees its first two coronavirus deaths

South Africa’s national lockdown made a chaotic start today as people crowded outside supermarkets and packed into taxis despite a growing coronavirus outbreak. The country of 57million people began a three-week quarantine today as the government confirmed South Africa’s first two deaths from the virus.  The South African military has been patrolling the streets and … Read more

Airline services group John Menzies axes 17,500 jobs

Edinburgh-based aviation services firm John Menzies has announced it is axing 17,500 jobs globally as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak has had a catastrophic impact on the airline, travel and hospitality sector and for companies like John Menzies, which provides ground handling, fuelling and cargo handling services for airlines all around the … Read more

Catherine Tyldesley leaves fans in hysterics with side-splitting sketch about meditation 

Catherine Tyldesley has given her fans a much-needed giggle as she shared a hilarious sketch online on Friday during the UK’s coronavirus lockdown.  Clad in a short brown wig and taped glasses, the 36-year-old actress was sure to have her 603,000 Instagram followers laughing as her character Olga Keff asked them to join her in … Read more

Piers Morgan slams ‘tone deaf’ Seann Walsh

Piers Morgan has urged ‘tone deaf’ comedian Seann Walsh to ‘shut the f*** up’ as he continues to blame his fling with Strictly’s Katya Jones for ‘ruining his career’. Seann’s new interview, in the Times’s Arts section, was released as it emerged that more than 24,000 people have now died from coronavirus worldwide and the … Read more

Bill Ackman graduated from Harvard and made $2.6B after stoking coronavirus fears

He’s the man who scared America witless by claiming in a teary-eyed rant that coronavirus would bring ‘hell’ to the country — and then calmly raked in a whopping $2.6 billion as his dire prediction helped cause the markets to collapse. Hedge fund boss Bill Ackman, 53, has suddenly found himself among the most hated … Read more

Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus as crisis grips the UK

Boris Johnson has coronavirus: PM tests positive for disease as crisis grips the UK Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus as outbreak spreads in UK  The PM took part in applause for NHS staff from Downing Street last night  Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? By James Tapsfield, Political … Read more

Video-calling app Zoom is ‘secretly sharing analytical data with Facebook via its iOS app’

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Rightmove scraps all its forecasts and axes a £38m dividend payout to shareholders 

High-flying Rightmove dragged down to earth by the property market freeze as it scraps its dividend and forecasts People have been told not to move and agents instructed not to market homes FTSE 100 group has ‘suspended’ all its financial forecasts for the year Online property portal has also axed its 4.4p a share final … Read more