UK could miss out on 3.5m doses between now and February and rely totally on AstraZeneca’s plan

What would happen if the EU forced Pfizer to stop delivering Covid vaccines? UK could miss out on 3.5m doses between now and February and rely totally on AstraZeneca’s plan to hit 2m per week by Monday Eurocrats proposed plans to stop vaccine exports could cut Britain’s supplies  Pfizer – which manufactures doses in Belgium … Read more

Britain CANNOT rely on Nightingales amid mutant Covid crisis

The temporary purpose-built NHS Nightingale hospitals constructed for £220million to help fight the coronavirus pandemic cannot open because there are not enough staff to adequately service them, doctors have warned. The enormous structures were hailed at the start of the pandemic as a solution to the growing crisis in hospital capacity up and down the … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Don’t throw stones at Rita and Kay, Tiers rely on fears

We may well sneer at serial Tier offender Rita Ora, roll our eyes at the antics of Amir Khan – stupidly posting pictures of his lavish birthday bash for 18 online – and we can gloat over Kay Burley’s grovelling apology for ‘inadvertently’ breaking the rules with a dinner for ten, then visiting another restaurant, … Read more

Should you rely on the websites tradesmen PAY to be listed on?

Should you rely on the websites tradesmen PAY to be listed on? By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 24 October 2020 Warning: Checkatrade and Rated People charge traders to be on their websites Consumers groups are warning householders to be wary of a flurry … Read more

Nine UK universities that rely on Chinese students for a FIFTH of their income

1) University of Glasgow 31% of total tuition income paid by Chinese students £70million estimated income from Chinese students 10% of students from China  2) University of Liverpool 29% of total tuition income paid by Chinese students £89million estimated income from Chinese students 19% of students from China 3) University of Sheffield 26% of total … Read more

UK ‘can’t rely on inflation to tackle the £2trillion debt pile over decades’

Britain will either have to raise taxes or cut spending to pay £2TRILLION covid bill: New head of the government’s OBR watchdog warns UK can’t rely on inflation to pay off debt over decades The new head of the OBR warned that inflation will not tackle the UK’s debt pile  Richard Hughes said 30 per … Read more

Lord Sassoon: Make China rely on OUR key firms

Should Chinese firms be allowed to take charge of building vital parts of Britain’s infrastructure, such as our 5G phone networks and nuclear power plants in Suffolk and Essex? Senior Tories increasingly think they should not. Sceptical MPs believe Britain cannot cede control of such important assets to firms that must ultimately bow to the … Read more

People who rely on Facebook and YouTube for Covid news ‘believe 5G conspiracy theories’

People who rely on social media for information about coronavirus are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and go outside with symptoms or breach lockdown rules, a new study revealed today. Research published by the Psychological Medicine journal found that 60 per of people who believe that Covid-19 was directly linked to the world’s growing … Read more

Can I rely on my half-brother’s DIY will to inherit our mum’s house?

My elderly mum died recently leaving the family home, which was in her sole name as my dad died many years ago, to my older half-brother and I. He is my mum’s son from her first marriage, and is now 65, single and childless. He has had, since he was a toddler, little or no … Read more

Ex-FDA commissioner says Americans cannot rely on Europe and China for jab to prevent coronavirus

‘The US needs to win the vaccine race’: Former FDA commissioner says Americans cannot rely on Europe and China for jab to prevent coronavirus Dr Scott Gottlieb was the US Food and Drug Administration commissioner from 2017 to April 2019 In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, he says its vital the US manufactures … Read more