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New Covid vaccines could be made in just 40 days if they were needed to tackle mutated versions of the virus, the UK’s taskforce chief has said. Dr Clive Dix, who took over from Kate Bingham as head of the UK’s vaccine squad, said it would take a maximum of 60 days to get new … Read more
Former CBI chief Dame Carolyn Fairbairn lands HSBC job just a week after joining BAE By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:02 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 16 February 2021 In demand: Dame Carolyn Fairbairn is being lines up to join the board of HSBC Dame Carolyn Fairbairn is set to … Read more
The Border Force chief who was last night accused of causing huge delays at Heathrow Airport by splitting the workforce into ‘rigid and inflexible’ bubbles has landed a senior role with NHS Test and Trace. It is understood that Chief Operating Officer Emma Moore instructed Border Force agents to work in 12-person bubbles at the West … Read more
Rolls-Royce appoints a former Deloitte partner as its new finance chief as it seeks to rebound from the Covid crisis By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 15 February 2021 Rolls-Royce has picked a former partner at Deloitte to be its finance boss as it … Read more
The Metropolitan Police’s head negotiator who helped the SAS save the lives of 19 hostages during the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980 has died. Chief Superintendent Max Vernon was part of a six-man team charged with negotiating with six armed terrorists who besieged the diplomatic building in South Kensington, West London and took 26 people … Read more
Chief negotiator during 1980 Iranian Embassy siege dies: Tributes are paid to Met Police superintendent Max Vernon who was hailed a ‘true hero’ for helping SAS save lives of 19 hostages By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 14:47 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 14:51 GMT, 14 February 2021 The Metropolitan Police’s head negotiator who … Read more
Ofcom must not ‘take sides in the culture war’ by banning blackface on TV, ex-BBC chief warns, as watchdog probes family-run channel for showing 1970s sitcom Rogue’s Rock Ofcom is investigating Talking Pictures TV for airing episode with blackface in Lord Grade of Yarmouth warned the OFCOM probe sets a ‘worrying precedent’ Writing to OFCOM, the former … Read more
Scotland Yard launched an extraordinary spin operation to ensure the Metropolitan Police chief Cressida Dick was not ‘pulled into’ the scandal over its VIP abuse probe. The Mail today reveals bombshell emails detailing how Dame Cressida was shielded by her colleagues. The messages also reveal that Britain’s top police officer reacted with fury after Home Secretary … Read more
Hampshire Police’s chief special officer is sacked for calling travellers ‘pikeys’ in WhatsApp message to colleague Chief Special Officer Tom Haye was taken to a misconduct hearing and sacked He used the term which is derogatory for members of the traveller community Hampshire Constabulary officer disputed it amounted to gross misconduct By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline … Read more
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori quits after the 83-year-old sparked a sexism row by declaring ‘annoying’ women ‘talk too much’ in another setback for organisers in a Games beset by Covid-19 problems Yoshiro Mori accepted his remarks had caused ‘chaos’ as he stepped down The IOC had said Mori’s remarks were ‘inappropriate’ but didn’t call … Read more