Sir Brian Leveson publishes first report on Boohoo’s supply chain overhaul

Sir Brian Leveson publishes first report on Boohoo’s supply chain overhaul after sweatshop-style conditions and low pay were exposed By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 January 2021 Sir Brian Leveson has published his first report on Boohoo’s supply chain overhaul Sir … Read more

Oxford publishes study confirms coronavirus vaccine is 70% effective and safe

Oxford University scientists today published a study proving that their coronavirus vaccine was safe and 70 per cent effective in clinical trials.  And the UK’s regulator now faces a ‘dilemma’ over whether to approve a 1.5-dose regimen that appeared to boost it to 90 per cent after researchers discovered the improvement by accident. The MHRA … Read more

Keir Starmer demands government publishes Covid economic impact info

Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘suppressing’ evidence on economic hit from lockdown tiers amid clamour for ‘secret’ dossier to be released Sir Keir Starmer challenged Boris Johnson to release Covid economic dossier He accused PM of ‘trying to suppress the evidence of what is actually going on’  He said if PM does not publish … Read more

Brexit: European leaders demand EU publishes ‘no deal’ plans

European leaders demand EU urgently publish its own no deal Brexit plan amid fears ‘final push’ trade talks with the UK could still fail European leaders pushing for the EU to publish no deal Brexit contingency plans Netherlands, France and Belgium concerned at what could happen if no deal They want European Commission to publish … Read more

Tony Blair publishes four-point plan to avoid future lockdowns

Blair’s four-point Covid plan: Ex-PM calls for experimental drugs to be deployed more widely, speeded up vaccines and faster testing Tony Blair today published a four-point plan to tackle the UK’s coronavirus crisis He said experimental drugs should be offered to all seriously ill Covid patients Also called for swift roll out of rapid tests … Read more

Taylor Swift publishes playlist titled Folklore: The Escapism Chapter

Taylor Swift provided fans with the ultimate surprise last month, when she dropped her eight studio album Folklore.  And the 30-year-old revealed to her Instagram followers that ‘in [her] head, the songs on folklore fit together in different groups and ‘chapters’ – based on how they fit together thematically.’   ‘I want to share the first … Read more

1,500 experts demand Boris publishes a clear plan for schools reopening

More than 1,500 leading experts have demanded Boris Johnson publish a clear plan for getting children back to school before a generation of pupils are left ‘scarred for life’. In a scathing letter to the Prime Minister today, paediatricians warned the prolonged closure of schools could spark a wave of health, social and educational problems … Read more

Huawei publishes defiant letter to British public

Chinese technology company Huawei has published a defiant letter to British public claiming it will ‘fix the country’s connectivity problems’. In an open letter, published in several national newspapers including the Daily Mail on Monday, the Chinese firm said it was as ‘committed as ever’ to building internet networks ‘quickly, affordably and securely’.  As well … Read more

Ford publishes 64-page ‘playbook’ for car factories following Covid-19

Playbooks are often used in American sports for coaches and players to devise new tactics to defeat the opposition. But Ford has created a new 64-page playbook of its own, detailing what measures will be in place for social distancing and new rules workers need to adhere to when they return to assembly lines around … Read more

Coronavirus: Nicola Sturgeon publishes post-lockdown plan

Nicola Sturgeon gazumps Downing Street again as Scottish government publishes its own plan for easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions Scottish First Minister publishing paper today setting out end-of-lockdown plan Ms Sturgeon said it will contain ‘principles that will guide us’ in months ahead Comes as Downing Street is under growing pressure to publish its own blueprint  … Read more