Biotech group’s shares have soared this year on hopes drug could be used to treat coronavirus

US-led trial shows positive results in hastening recovery time for coronavirus patients

Dig downs and loft extensions may increase the value of a home, but it’s hard to borrow against this

Move by UK group will put pressure on other insurers to follow suit 

Those in pensions drawdown are at risk of  pound cost ravaging

Two questions serve as a reality check on excessive American declinism

Promises of huge growth are yet to materialise — but there’s huge potential

Bond market movements blamed for removal of nearly 175,000 cash prizes from monthly draw

NS&I scraps planned cuts to prize fund rate 

The anti-Brexit movement wasted energy on negative campaigning and parliamentary wrecking tactics

Yesterday, Samsung announced that the Galaxy Flip Z sold out online. What, precisely, that means, is hard to say, of course, without specific numbers from the company. But it’s probably enough to make the company bullish about its latest wade into the foldable waters, in the wake of last year’s Fold — let’s just say […]

A few months ago, the idea of a hand-washing app would have seemed trivial, at best. We’re all adults here, right? We’ve been washing our hands our entire lives. But things change. It’s mid-April and we’re afraid to go outside and engage with other humans — and thorough hand-washing is one of very few tools […]

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Tumblr is making a change to how it deals with hate speech on its blogging platform. The company announced today it will also remove the reblogs (repostings) from any blogs that were suspended for violating its policies around hate speech. Already, the company says it’s identified nearly 1,000 blogs that were banned for blatant violations […]

Risk of further bad news from the high street

Lofty ideas about open economies will have to be sold on directly improving voters’ lives

Ever since it first started rolling out, 5G skeptics have attempted to link the next-gen cellular technology to all manner of health issues. Most recently, it’s become an easy scapegoat for the global COVID-19 pandemic, given the rapid rise of both. Conspiracy theories have gained such a foothold that vigilantes have taken matters into their […]

YouTube is giving advertisers a few more tools to reach consumers and measure ad effectiveness on TVs. These tools already exist for YouTube on other platforms, but now the Google -owned video service is bringing them to connected televisions. In a blog post, it says this is in response to how YouTube viewership has grown […]

Banks try to limit fallout from collapse of Singapore commodities trader Hin Leong

It’s not a converted industrial warehouse in Brooklyn. Or a stately, century-old building in the Flatiron. But YC-backed Regalii’s atypical office location up in the Dominican-heavy Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan has given it plenty of insights into its working-class immigrant customer base. The startup, co-founded by several Latino founders who personally knew the hassles of sending money home, […]

The superficial conclusion is that it will be a gift to populists and authoritarians 

Tesla is aiming to ramp up “limited operations” at its factory in Fremont, Calif., a decision that puts the company and its CEO Elon Musk in direct conflict with a stay-at-home order in Alameda County. Update: On Friday, Alameda County health officials said the automaker was told not to reopen. Employees received two emails — […]

Tesla has not been given the “green light” to open its factory in Fremont, Calif., Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Erica Pan said in a videostreamed town hall meeting Friday. Tesla made plans to open as early as Friday in defiance of the county’s extended stay-at-home order. Tesla said in an internal email sent to […]

What do you do if you’re an event discovery startup and suddenly it’s illegal to attend events? You lean into the cultural shift and pivot. Today, $11 million-funded calendar app IRL is morphing from In Real Life to In Remote Life. It will now focus on helping people find, RSVP for, plan, share and chat […]

Could avatars that show what co-workers are up to save work-from-home teams from constant distraction and loneliness? That’s the idea behind Pragli, the Bitmoji for the enterprise. It’s a virtual office app that makes you actually feel like you’re in the same building. Pragli uses avatars to signal whether co-workers are at their desk, away, […]

Trade Policy Review: European Union The fourteenth review of the trade policies and practices of the European Union takes place on 18 and 20 February 2020. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the European Union.

YouTube is giving advertisers a few more tools to reach consumers and measure ad effectiveness on TVs. These tools already exist for YouTube on other platforms, but now the Google -owned video service is bringing them to connected televisions. In a blog post, it says this is in response to how YouTube viewership has grown […]

At PwC we have put significant effort into generating a national conversation about Australia's tax system and the need to improve it.

A new PwC survey has found that 70 per cent of major Australian companies are planning to enter new joint ventures or strategic alliances to drive growth from the Chinese market.

Tumblr is making a change to how it deals with hate speech on its blogging platform. The company announced today it will also remove the reblogs (repostings) from any blogs that were suspended for violating its policies around hate speech. Already, the company says it’s identified nearly 1,000 blogs that were banned for blatant violations […]

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Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe

Allen Leech's wife Jessica Blair Herman debuted her baby bump as the couple hit the red carpet for Downton Abbey's world premiere, held in London on Monday.

The pair looked every inch the happy couple as they attended the world premiere of Downton Abbey in Leicester Square on Monday.

Sophie McShera turned heads on the red carpet in a plunging black floor length dress as she joined the cast for the world premiere of Downton Abbey the movie, held in London, on Monday night.

The actress, 84, looked in high spirits as she arrived at the premiere of the feature film adaptation of Downton Abbey in Leicester Square on Monday.

The actress, 32, looked nothing short of sensational as she attended the red carpet premiere of Downton Abbey in Leicester Square on Monday.

Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern and Laura Carmichael led the star-studded glamour as they arrived at the Downton Abbey Movie premiere on Monday night. 

The TV star, 35, cut a glamorous figure as she attended the premiere of the feature film adaptation of Downton Abbey with her husband Richard Sutton in Leicester Square on Monday.

Allen Leech's wife Jessica Blair Herman looked absolutely glowing as they attended the New York premiere of the Downton Abbey movie on Monday.

The Hillary Clinton aide, 43, has been keeping a low profile in recent weeks following Dailymail.com's reports that Weiner, a disgraced politician, was living in the same Manhattan block.

The British cast continue the story of the Crawley family in the feature-length drama written by the show's creator Julian Fellowes and directed by Michael Engler.

The award-winning screenwriter said that the incurable 'essential tremor', often mistaken for Parkinson's disease, doesn't hurt but is a 'nuisance' and 'tiresome'.

The actor, 57, was in good company as he joined by stunning Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery at Monday evening's British Fashion Awards, held at the Royal Albert Hall in south-west London.

In keeping up with tradition, Georgia Toffolo, 25, surprised onlookers for the second year in a row by taking the tube to the glitzy event on Tuesday night.

It appears Alison King may have indulged in one glass too many at this year's event, as she was seemingly escorted out of the ceremony at 9pm Tuesday evening.

Channel Nine has made a strategic scheduling change for Married At First Sight's grand final, switching the air date to this coming Sunday.