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Testing tsar Dido Harding is facing a grilling from MPs today with the system teetering on the verge of collapse. The Tory peer is set to give evidence to politicians amid anger that coronavirus screening has turned into a ‘chaotic disaster’, with thousands of people struggling to get checked even though a rise in cases was … Read more
Airline industry bosses are calling for testing at airports to help save their struggling industry. Heathrow announced it may have to axe up to 1,200 frontline staff due to the pandemic’s impact on air travel – while the airport’s boss John Holland-Kaye’s warned Britons face playing ‘quarantine roulette’. Tuesday saw Scotland and Wales impose restrictions on … Read more
Judge overseeing Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt divorce says he ‘can and will remain impartial’ following Jolie’s claims he’s ‘biased’ against her By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 19:35 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 19:35 BST, 27 August 2020 The judge overseeing the high profile divorce between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has denied … Read more
France’s new prime minister has sparked anger by promoting a colleague accused of rape as his interior minister, meaning the man will be in charge of enforcing French laws. Prime minister Jean Castex’s vigorous expression of support for the minister, Gerald Darmanin, on Wednesday followed protests against his appointment by women’s rights groups near the … Read more
Donald Trump FIRES inspector general who was due to be in charge of overseeing $2 trillion bailout cash in new escalation of his war on the government scrutineers Donald Trump fired on Monday the inspector general put in charge of overseeing the implementation of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package News that the president removed … Read more
Professor John Newton, director of public health improvement for Public Health England, has been appointed by the government to try and hit ambitious new coronavirus testing targets. Speaking this afternoon at the daily government press conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock pledged to carry out 100,000 tests every day by the end of the month. To … Read more
British doctor who is overseeing the global hunt for a coronavirus vaccine says jab should be fast-tracked for medics and vulnerable patients by JANUARY Dr Melanie Saville said a coronavirus vaccine could be ready by January The jab could be rolled out for health workers before it has been licensed But she said Britons in isolation … Read more