British firm creates vaccine aimed at protecting against all mutant strains of Covid

Porton Down scientists are ‘confident’ that all mutant strains of coronavirus can be beaten with vaccines Porton Down scientists increasingly confident vaccines will counter new strains  Research lab says this includes the so-called South African and Kent variants  British firm ConserV Bioscience’s vaccine aims to protect against all strains By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: … Read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: Firm won’t refund Pompeii trip

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below.  Ms B.C. writes: In 2019, I booked and paid for a specialist archaeological holiday with Andante Travels to … Read more

‘Ethical’ funds still hold shares in Grenfell fire firm

A number of leading ethical investment funds continue to hold shares in Grenfell fire firm Kingspan By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 23 January 2021 A number of leading ethical investment funds continue to hold shares in Irish building materials business Kingspan.  This is … Read more

I returned a Prada handbag but the firm refused a refund saying it was used

I purchased a re-edition nylon bag from Prada on 13 October 2020 for my girlfriend’s birthday but she didn’t like it so we decided to return it. I contacted Prada on 16 October to arrange a return and a collection from DHL. After initially not collecting it when it was meant to, the parcel was … Read more

Blow to City as leading UK biotech firm  Immunocore lists in New York 

Blow to City as leading British biotech firm Immunocore reveals plans to float in New York By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 A leading British biotechnology company has revealed plans to float in New York instead of London, dealing a blow … Read more

Italian aircraft firm Tecnam transforms plane into a -122F freezer to transport COVID vaccine doses 

Italian aircraft firm Tecnam transforms one of their 11-seater planes into a massive -122F freezer that can transport 115,000 Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccine doses Tecnam has unveiled a redesigned plane to help delivery COVID vaccines  Called P2012 TravelCare, the plane features a massive freezer in the cargo area The freezer is capable of maintaining -122F … Read more

French drugs firm ‘days away’ from making 60million doses of Britain’s FOURTH coronavirus vaccine

French drugs firm ‘days away’ from production on 60million doses of Britain’s FOURTH coronavirus vaccine… before it’s even struck a deal with the EU Valneva is just ‘days away’ from kick-starting manufacture of its jab on British soil Britain has secured supply of 60m doses at a cost of €470 million (£418 million) French-headquartered firm’s jab … Read more

Liverpool building firm part of police bribery and corruption probe

The Liverpool building firm hired to lead Unite’s £50million Birmingham  development is now being probed as part of a police investigation into alleged bribery and corruption in Liverpool.  Unite hired the Flanagan Group to head the construction of its multi-million pound Birmingham complex with work beginning in 2015. In 2019, the building firm’s boss Paul Flanagan was arrested … Read more

Environment: UK firm reveals plans seaweed farms off the Welsh coast to tackle carbon emissions 

A British firm is looking to help combat climate change by growing seaweed farms to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean while producing eco-friendly cattle feed. Planting more trees is often touted a solution to help extract greenhouse gases from the air — as photosynthesis uses up carbon dioxide to create new biomass. Yet trees … Read more

Property guardian firm slammed over high rates for ‘derelict’ rooms

A property guardianship company has been slammed for advertising ‘derelict properties’ in London for the same ‘extortionate rates’ as standard private rents.       Photos of the ‘disgusting’ properties available through Global Guardians, were shared online yesterday prompting disbelief from social media users. They include a space in a ‘horrible, disused factory’ in Rainham for up to … Read more