FTSE rises as City welcomes slowing coronavirus death rates in Italy and France

FTSE rises 3% by 162 points to 5,578 today as City welcomes slowing coronavirus death rates in Italy and France but remains concerned over Boris Johnson’s health FTSE 100 index of Britain’s leading firms is up 162 points or 3% to 5,578 today Slowdown in deaths in France and Italy raises hopes over lockdown measures  … Read more

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton urges city dwellers to show more respect for farmers

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton urges city dwellers to show more respect for farmers because there is a ‘disconnect’ with rural life She grew up on a farm and wants people to have more respect for rural produce She urged us to eat seasonally and take interest in where our food comes from The mother-of-two will … Read more

Doctors in France treating coronavirus patients are faced with ‘temptation of euthanasia’

Doctors in European countries including Spain and France are reportedly turning to euthanasia to ease the burden of coronavirus on already-overwhelmed health services. In both Spain and France, deaths from coronavirus have ballooned above the official number of dead in China, where the outbreak first began. In Spain, there have been 130,759 reported cases, with … Read more

Doctors in France treating coronavirus patients are faced with ‘temptation of euthanasia’

Doctors in European countries including Spain and France are reportedly turning to euthanasia to ease the burden of coronavirus on already-overwhelmed health services. In both Spain and France, deaths from coronavirus have ballooned above the official number of dead in China, where the outbreak first began. In Spain, there have been 130,759 reported cases, with … Read more

France’s coronavirus death toll slows to 441 the day after a record 588 were killed by the disease

France’s coronavirus death toll slows to 441 the day after a record 588 were killed by the disease as the total deaths across Europe hits 45,000 Over 440 people in France who tested positive with the coronavirus died today Director General of Health said death toll since start of outbreak was at 7,560 The slowdown … Read more

Crazed knifeman ‘shouts Allahu Akbar’ before stabbing two people to death in France

Crazed knifeman ‘shouts Allahu Akbar’ before stabbing two people to death and injuring ‘at least seven others’ outside a bakery in France The suspect knifed ‘at least nine people’ in Romans-sur-Isère, southern France The attack comes on France’s third week of lockdown due to the coronavirus The suspect – a Sudanese national in his thirties – … Read more

Crazed knifeman ‘shouts Allahu Akbar’ before stabbing two people to death in France

Crazed knifeman ‘shouts Allahu Akbar’ before stabbing two people to death and injuring ‘at least seven others’ outside a bakery in France The suspect knifed ‘at least nine people’ in Romans-sur-Isère, southern France The attack comes on France’s third week of lockdown due to the coronavirus The suspect – a Sudanese national in his thirties – … Read more

Company donates 400K tablets of malaria drug to Louisiana for coronavirus patients

Drug maker Amneal Pharmaceuticals is donating 400,00 tablets of the unproven malaria drug that President Donald Trump has dubbed a ‘gift from God’ to Louisiana to help fight the state’s coronavirus crisis, the state attorney general said Tuesday. The drug, hydroxychloroquine, was given emergency FDA approval Monday, and the Trump administration plans to distribute millions … Read more

Darkest day yet for France as a record 499 people die from coronavirus in last 24 hours 

France has reported its darkest day yet with a record 499 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, taking the country’s total death toll to 3,523. This marks the biggest jump in deaths since the start of the pandemic. France has a total of 52,128 cases of COVID-19, according to official figures.  There are now 22,757 people hospitalised in … Read more