Britain’s supermarkets have suggested they are ill-prepared for the surge of panic buying and bulk online shopping orders, meaning customers could wait more than a week for deliveries. Via: Supermarkets warn shoppers could wait more than a week for deliveries as Ocado takes its app offline
US cases have spread to 44 states involving at least 1,920 patients and 41 deathsTrump declares national emergency – follow live updatesDonald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday to combat the coronavirus pandemic, freeing up $50bn in federal funding and promising a screening website and drive-by tests.The president was Read more
Pledges of help from EU, China and Germany plus declaration of US emergency produce mild rally after torrid week The world’s most powerful central bank, the US Federal Reserve, is preparing a fresh attempt to shore up investor confidence despite a late rally on Wall Street on Friday that ended Read more
Sour tastes are often needed to round out a dish. Try tamarind, the legume that makes everything from HP Sauce to pad thai singLook into your dry pantry. Of all the unadulterated seasoning agents, I’m guessing you may have salt, sugar, pepper, vinegar and soy sauce?You’re probably pretty well covered Read more
Measure likely to come into effect next week after sporting bodies and others act unilaterallyFollow the latest updatesCoronavirus: at a glanceMass gatherings are to be banned across the UK from next weekend, the government has announced after Boris Johnson’s cautious approach to the coronavirus outbreak was overtaken by care homes, Read more
Many sports organisations have already outlawed mass gatherings Via: Coronavirus: Government to bow to pressure with ban on mass gatherings as case numbers rise
UK records another big jump in positive tests – to nearly 800 Via: Coronavirus: First death in Scotland brings UK total to 11
Petition calls for ‘rent holiday’ to help support tenants who cannot work or have to self-isolate Via: Coronavirus: Tenants urge government to freeze rent payments as pandemic raises threat of evictions
Up to 10,000 could be infected already, government’s chief scientific adviser warns Via: Coronavirus: UK statistics on cases, tests and deaths, day-by-day
‘If this is being repeated all over the country, how many cases are going unreported?’ Via: Coronavirus: Callers to NHS 111 phone line wait hours and get cut off without being able to speak to nurse