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RBS boss hits out at demands for banks to repay favour of 2008 bailout ‘Rewriting history’

RBS chairman Howard Davies hit back at the Government after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced banks will be banned from asking small business owners for personal guarantees when they apply for emergency loans during the coronavirus pandemic. Banks have been facing increasing pressure to ease loaning requirements, with politicians suggesting they should help the country after […]

Coronavirus: Nobody will die alone in hospital, we’ll be with them, vows doctor

The figure grew by 569 – up from 563 deaths reported on Wednesday – which set another tragic daily record. Some 44 of the victims in England did not have underlying health conditions, including a 25-year-old. Health Secretary Matt Hancock expressed his deepest condolences to the loved ones of 2,921 people who have now lost their […]

Coronavirus 5G: Why the new £20 note has the coronavirus symbol and 5G beacon

It comes amid a flurry of conspiracy theories surrounding the introduction of 5G around the world and the outbreak of COVID-19. The new £20 notes entered circulation on February 20 2020, made entirely from polymer. New security features on the note have drawn Britons to conclude that it somehow is linked to the unfolding coronavirus […]

Britons could receive ‘immunity certificates’ if they recover from COVID 19

Citizens who have already contracted and fended off the coronavirus could become immune to the deadly disease. Mr Hancock said there is not sufficient evidence of Covid-19 immunity yet. In China and Japan there have been reports of coronavirus patients being reinfected after fighting off the virus once. Antibody tests are the only way of knowing […]