Eighteen more people have died with coronavirus in Wales

Image copyright Getty Images Economist Nouriel Roubini has warned of a prolonged downturn and sluggish recovery from the coronavirus.Nicknamed Dr Doom for his gloomy predictions, Professor Roubini said there are some jobs that simply will not come back after this crisis.Even if the global economy recovers this year from the impact of the coronavirus, it…

Image copyright Getty Images The justice secretary has indicated there may be changes to lockdown rules which has led to weddings being cancelled due to the coronavirus.Robert Buckland told BBC Radio 4 he was giving “anxious consideration” to the effect of potential changes.Weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies have been put on hold because of the…

Xi Jinping tightened his grip on power in China by promoting allies to top government jobs. Wang Qishan, who has led Mr Xi’s crackdown on corruption, was made vice-president, a hitherto ceremonial position that may now be beefed up to oversee relations with America. Liu He, Mr Xi’s economic adviser, was named as one of…

Virgin Atlantic Airways has put advisers on standby to handle a potential administration as it races to secure a £500m rescue that would enable Sir Richard Branson’s flagship company to survive the coronavirus pandemic.Sky News has learnt that Virgin Atlantic retained Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), a restructuring specialist, earlier this week to assemble contingency plans…

Ricky Gervais has a message to his fellow celebrities who are in isolation due to COVID-19: Stop complaining. In an interview with the Sun, the 58-year-old comedian praised essential workers in the U.K. and said rich stars have nothing to whine about while locked up in their mansions.”After this is over I never want to…

[Warning: The following contains spoilers for the season finale of Prodigal Son, “Like Father…” Read at your own risk!]Surprise! It turns out that the cryptic title for Prodigal Son’s season finale, “Like Father…” had a very different meaning than we originally expected! Heading into Monday night’s final episode of the season, we might’ve expected to…

More than 11 million Britons have been furloughed or left unemployed by the economic shutdown due to coronavirus. Shocking new figures reveal that nearly a third of British workers have been affected by the downturn that has seen many businesses shuttered and employees unable to work.The lockdown is pushing many firms to the brink of collapse,…

Up to 50 million pints-worth of beer left in empty pubs across the UK is going to waste and could be spoiled if the lockdown continues for several months, according to a leading industry body. Public houses and bars were ordered to shut by Boris Johnson on 20 March, as his government introduced a series of stringent…

It is 10 days since all Isle of Wight residents were invited to test the NHS app at the heart of the government’s test, track and trace strategy. So how’s it going? Mixed would probably be a fair verdict.The big concern was how many people would download it. Epidemiologists suggest that for the UK as…

May 4, 2020 JOURNEY has canceled its previously announced 2020 North American tour due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The 60-date trek with THE PRETENDERS was supposed to kick off May 15 in Ridgefield, Washington. After carefully reviewing all options, the decision has been made to cancel the entire tour to…

Unite the union says drivers still do not all have access to sanitising wipes and protective Perspex boxes Five London bus workers have died from coronavirus, amid calls for passengers to sit further to the back. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was “absolutely devastated” to hear of their deaths, reiterating that “lives depended” on…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The elusive street artist Banksy is honoring health workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic with new work at a British hospital.CLICK HERE FOR FULL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGEThe framed picture, titled “Game Changer,” depicts a young boy sitting on the floor playing with a nurse superhero…

Royal Mail says it is to temporarily scrap deliveries of letters on a Saturday following a plea from staff to ease the burden on their workloads during the coronavirus crisis.The company said the measure was a response to feedback from postmen and postwomen, though the postal workers’ union said it opposed the move. Royal Mail…

The World Health Organisation rushed to respond to an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So far, health workers have done a much better job of containing the virus than they did in west Africa in 2014. The fear, however, is that it may spread to big cities. See article.Voters in Burundi…

Andrew Lloyd Webber is to stream a production of one of his musicals for free on YouTube each week during the coronavirus crisis. Lloyd Webber’s YouTube initiative to entertain fans, titled “The Shows Must Go On!,” will begin with his 2000 adaptation of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” starring Donny Osmond, Joan Collins and…