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China has been spreading doubts about the safety of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine and suggested that the virus originated in an American military laboratory. Beijing’s cynical propaganda campaign comes after the recent arrival of World Health Organisation investigators in Wuhan to probe the origins of coronavirus. As the Pfizer jab is rolled out across the world, the … Read more
Cases of the new super-infectious variant of coronavirus started to level off and even drop in London, the East and South East over the Christmas school holiday. Graphs presented at a Downing St news conference tonight showed the proportion of positive tests caused by the new variant appeared to fall across the capital and the … Read more
Olivia Attwood has hit out at trolls who accused of patronising her followers for suggesting they couldn’t afford her £1,595 designer Balmain blazer. The Love Island star, 29, was taking part in a Q&A on her Instagram story on Friday night, when a fan had asked her where she had purchased the black blazer she … Read more
You’ve been hanging the fairy lights all wrong! Expert divides opinion with zig zag method instead of coiling around the branches Clare Hooper, 46, said that coiling lights round a Christmas tree is incorrect Former professional Christmas tree decorator suggests zig-zag technique Clare, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, hangs her lights up and down the tree She … Read more
Barnardo’s sparks row after suggesting parents and grandparents should teach children about ‘white privilege’ Tory MPs claimed Barnardo’s ‘political activism’ threatened its charitable status Esther McVey said the charity’s guidance was ‘misguided and misjudged’ Vice-president Dr David Barnardo said the charity could not be ‘colour blind’ By Brendan Carlin Political Correspondent For The Mail On … Read more
An environmental activist has been criticised for suggesting we scrap Christmas trees this year, and instead decorate the foliage outside our homes. Peach Rose, from Denham, Buckinghamshire appeared on Good Morning Britain with journalist Afua Adom to discuss whether both real and plastic festive trees should be banned due to the impact they have on … Read more
Brendan Cole has come under fire for suggesting that wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of Covid has no effect. The former Strictly Come Dancing professional, 44, was slammed for being ‘totally irresponsible’ after he shared an Instagram post on Thursday doubting the efficacy of wearing a mask. He wrote: ‘The first randomised trial of more … Read more
Two Republican Senators have blasted President-Elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks, suggesting they might try to block the nomination process after January’s inauguration. In tweets Sunday, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas hit out at Biden’s potential picks for Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Director … Read more
Dragon’s Den star Duncan Bannatyne sparks Twitter row after suggesting people who refuse the new Covid vaccine should go to the ‘back of the queue’ in hospitals and ‘look after themselves’ Duncan Bannatyne sparked outrage on Twitter today after saying he was concerned about vaccine refusers taking up in-demand hospital beds ‘Let the refusers look … Read more
MPs have voted against Labour’s motion to extend free school meals over school holidays until Easter 2021, by 322 votes to 261 – a majority of 61. The division list numbers differ to those announced in the chamber, showing 319 no votes and 259 ayes. Here is the breakdown of the division list published after … Read more