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The EU today announced it had bought another 300million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and approved a plan to scrape an extra dose out of each vial as the bloc tries to catch up to the faster rollouts in the US and Britain. With Israel still leading the global race – having given jabs to … Read more
It is a year since the world learned of a deadly new respiratory disease stalking the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Yet we still know little about how and why the virus spread with such devastating consequences. It can almost certainly be traced to bats. But we do not know how this pathogen – having … Read more
Christmas gatherings were again given the go-ahead last night despite warnings they could ‘cost many lives’. Government sources said up to three households will still be able to get together under a five-day easing of coronavirus restrictions. But there will be ‘tough’ warnings to think twice before celebrating Christmas with elderly or vulnerable relatives. Families … Read more
A drunk ex-soldier killed a nurse after mounting a pavement and hitting her at more than 50mph as she was on her way to meet her husband, a court heard. Craig Mossop, 52, drove his uninsured Land Rover through a red light before ploughing into mother-of-two Susan Jackson, 50. Bolton Crown Court heard Susan had … Read more
Tackling cancer, treatment side effects and financial worries can be a bewildering, frightening and isolating experience. But, on the financial front, there are a number of channels people can access to help them deal with the monetary fallout triggered by a cancer diagnosis. For many people, relying on the state or contacting a charity for … Read more
Matt Hancock has urged people to take vitamin D to help boost overall health amid mounting evidence it can protect against Covid-19. The Health Secretary said the Government would be ramping up public health messaging to encourage people supplement with vitamin D. The NHS recommends taking 10 micrograms of vitamin D — the equivalent of … Read more
The leader of Madrid has rejected calls for a new lockdown in the Spanish capital despite a mounting crisis in the city which is seeing thousands of new coronavirus cases per day. Isabel Diaz Ayuso said ‘the solution is not a total confinement’ and demanded more help from the Spanish government as new restrictions were … Read more
As a sales rep for health and skincare brand Forever Living, Catherine Thornley rhapsodised on Facebook about her role. Her business had paid for expensive shopping trips. Her complexion was glowing thanks to the company’s latest wonder cream. Flexible working gave her time to enjoy her two children. Alongside her effusive words, she posted pictures … Read more
First Group sees share price plummet as the travel firm unveils £300m loss, dwindling passenger numbers and a £3.2bn debt pile Shares in FTSE-250 listed First Group fell over 15% this morning Transport group’s annual losses have swelled by £98m to £300m Firm says it needs to offload US arm and pay down debts to … Read more
The EU on Tuesday formally accused China and Russia of mounting targeted coronavirus disinformation campaigns to undermine European democracy, in documents seen by AFP. In a paper on what it called the ‘flood’ of misleading and inaccurate information proliferating around the pandemic, Brussels says Beijing and Moscow had set out to polarise debate and burnish … Read more