[ad_1] The home of Welsh rugby union is to be turned into the fourth emergency hospital to deal with an onslaught of coronavirus cases. The Principality Stadium has been offered to NHS Wales as a makeshift field hospital to provide 2,000 extra beds should hospitals in the Cardiff area become overwhelmed. It comes as the UK’s…
[ad_1] Merchants on Amazon will see the Amazon returns window extended to the 31st of May for all products sold between the 15th of February and the 30th of April. This will include products fulfilled by Amazon as well as those which merchants ship themselves. The reasoning is that many customers may be unable or…
[ad_1] London’s main share index fell sharply on Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first world leader to test positive for coronavirus, which claimed more lives in Britain. After a three-day surge driven by government and central bank measures to lessen the blow from the coronavirus crisis, the blue-chip FTSE 100 fell by…
[ad_1] LONDON — Britain is scaling up coronavirus testing for frontline National Health Service (NHS) staff, with hundreds of tests due to be carried out in coming days and many more next week. The United Kingdom has so far reported 14,579 cases of the virus and 759 deaths, with the peak of the epidemic in…
[ad_1] By Paul Sandle and Estelle Shirbon | Reuters LONDON – Britain is scaling up coronavirus testing for frontline National Health Service (NHS) staff, with hundreds of tests due to be carried out in coming days and many more next week. The United Kingdom has so far reported 14,579 cases of the virus and 759…
[ad_1] The number of coronavirus cases in London has almost quadrupled in a week as the UK’s epidemic continues to spread into all corners of the British Isles. The capital city now has at least 4,637 cases, a jump from the 1,221 reported last Friday, three days before Britons were ordered to stay indoors to…
[ad_1] Government working with industry, philanthropy and universities to significantly scale up testing. New partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific, Amazon, Boots, Royal Mail and Randox, alongside the Wellcome Trust and top UK universities to boost testing capacity for frontline NHS staff. Dozens of universities, research institutes and companies across Britain are lending their testing equipment…
[ad_1] After shutting up their physical stores earlier this week, some major high street retailers have now also closed their online operations. Despite the government’s guidance that ‘online retail is still open and encouraged’, Next, River Island and TK Maxx have all announced they are no longer accepting online orders in a bid to protect…
[ad_1] NHS frontline staff will start to be tested next week in a move aimed at boosting the workforce and allow those self-isolating with illnesses other than coronavirus to return to work. Sir Simon Stevens, NHS chief executive, said the tests would initially be focused on those working in intensive care, A&E, GP practices and…
[ad_1] They’ve opted for a new life in La La Land – it’s what they wanted and planned. But how long will it be before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – especially the duke – begin to experience niggling regrets? As one royal insider – previously a great admirer – said to me recently:…