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A new strain of COVID-19 was identified in the UK just before Christmas - the Kent variant - and since then others have been discovered. This week, Public Health England confirmed at least 38 cases of a new Covid strain that was first detected in Nigeria. Spotting symptoms of coronavirus and…

Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for germs and bacteria, so it’s essential that you keep it clean to stop unwanted illnesses or bad mouth hygiene. However, there are several easy ways to sanitise and disinfect your toothbrush using common household products and mixtures. Baking Soda Baking Soda can also be used to make toothpaste, so it…

Boris Johnson will put up to 1 million jobs at risk if he fails to name a date for the reopening of pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues when he unveils his roadmap out of lockdown on Monday, industry sources have warned. Trade body UK Hospitality said it had received indications from government that the prime minister would…

A new strain of COVID-19 was identified in the UK just before Christmas - the Kent variant - and since then others have been discovered. This week, Public Health England confirmed at least 38 cases of a new Covid strain that was first detected in Nigeria. Spotting symptoms of coronavirus and self-isolating upon a positive test result is…

Barclays has paid its chief executive, Jes Staley, £4m and handed larger bonuses to its bankers despite a 30% drop in annual profits during the Covid crisis. Pre-tax profits fell to £3.1bn for 2020 from £4.4bn a year earlier, with earnings hit by a jump in bad debt provisions. The bank put aside a…

The mobile operator O2 has been fined £10.5m for overcharging 140,000 customers several million pounds as a result of billing errors that persisted for almost a decade. The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, said the fine – which was reduced from £15m because of O2’s cooperation with its investigation –…

Ocado has reported booming sales at its online grocery service as shoppers switched to supermarket home delivery services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Retail sales at Ocado, which now delivers Marks & Spencer groceries, jumped 35% to £2.2bn in 2020, but the overall group, which includes its…

A pain-free departure of a visionary founder is a difficult trick to pull off for any business. The stakes are even higher for a company the size of Amazon, as Jeff Bezos steps back from his day-to-day management role. The decision by Bezos, 57, to quit as chief executive later this year took…

Sir Philip Green’s family is likely to receive £50m from the sale of Topshop while more than 1,000 suppliers to the high street fashion chain are set to get less than 1% of the money owed to them. A report by administrators into the collapse of Topshop and Topman seen by the Guardian reveals that…