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The first year is interest-free, with the Government picking up the bill. But firms applying for the loans have complained of being told they do not qualify, and said they had instead been quoted interest rates of up to 22 per cent for a standard commercial loan.  … [Read more...] about Just behave! Ministers warn High Street lenders not to exploit emergency scheme to help crisis-hit companies after it emerged they wanted to hike interest rate on loans

A host of companies are focusing on limiting contagion and protecting NHS workers. The chemicals firm Ineos, owned by Britain’s third richest man, Sir James Ratcliffe, is racing to build two hand sanitiser factories in the space of 10 days. The UK’s largest private company hopes the plants – one near Middlesbrough and one in Germany – will dispense 1m bottles per month and supply the NHS for free. … [Read more...] about British retailers and manufacturers in ‘wartime effort’ to fight Covid-19

Jon Hall, the managing director of technology for Babcock, said: “This is a critical time for the country as a whole and for the NHS in particular. When the opportunity arose for us to get involved in helping the NHS to save lives, we knew it was the right thing to do. Combining our engineering expertise with advances in medical technology has resulted in a solution that will help the NHS save lives.” … [Read more...] about How the UK plans to source 30,000 ventilators for the NHS

“He had been on 16 cruise ships and loved to relax with family or worry about activities to keep us entertained … We never expected his 17th cruise to be his last or no one to be at his side for the last moments of his life. As his family, this was the first time he had been in hospital and we were not at his side.” … [Read more...] about Australia’s coronavirus toll: Covid-19 related deaths across the country

Phishing is a type of online fraud It's typically an attempt to nab some of your data Phishing generally involves scammers posing as a trustworthy entity For instance, fraudsters could send you an email claiming to be your bank, asking for details Scammers can also set up fake websites that look like real ones, simply to hoodwink you Phishing can take place over email, social media, texts, phone calls and more The best defence against phishing is to be generally sceptical of weblinks and emails, especially if they were unsolicited … [Read more...] about Ignore this email ‘from Three’ – it’s a vicious scam to steal your bank details