Elderly face wait for flu vaccine as leading chemists suspend appointments amid shortage of jabs 

Leading chemists SUSPEND flu vaccine appointments amid shortage of jabs, prompting fears elderly may be forced to wait weeks despite government pledge that they would be first in line Flu jab bookings for the elderly this winter have been suspended by chemists  Boots and Lloyds made the move amid a shortage in vaccines amid coronavirus  … Read more

Rishi Sunak is under pressure to suspend air passenger duty until the end of next summer

Now it’s Fly Out to Help Out! Rishi Sunak is under pressure to suspend air passenger duty until the end of next summer to get Britain flying again More than 20 Tories pressure Chancellor Sunak to suspend air passenger duty  Air passenger duty can add £13 to a short-haul ticket and £78 to long-haul fares A … Read more

Coronavirus: Italy threatens to suspend Ryanair’s right to fly

Italy threatens to suspend Ryanair’s right to fly in the country for ‘breaking coronavirus health regulations’ Italy said Ryanair violated Covid-19 health regulations set by the government  Italy threatened to suspend all ‘air transport activities at national airports’   At the end of July, Ryanair revealed losses of £168million after being forced to ground its fleet … Read more

Italy threatens to suspend Ryanair’s right to fly in the country

Italy threatens to suspend Ryanair’s right to fly in the country for ‘breaking coronavirus health regulations’ Italy said Ryanair violated Covid-19 health regulations set by the government  Italy threatened to suspend all ‘air transport activities at national airports’   At the end of July, Ryanair revealed losses of £168million after being forced to ground its fleet … Read more

Britain ‘will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong’

MPs have warned the UK is ‘sliding towards a cold war’ with China and it must ‘work with its allies’ to tell Beijing ‘enough is enough’ as Dominic Raab prepares to announce Britain’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong is being suspended.  The Foreign Secretary is due to deliver a statement to MPs in the House … Read more

Plaid Cymru suspend Welsh MP after caution for attack on wife

Welsh nationalist MP is suspended by his party for a year after accepting caution for attacking his wife at their £600,000 home Welsh MP Jonathan Edwards was suspended from Plaid Cymru for 12 months Edwards, 44, accepted a formal caution by police over a domestic assault He described it in a personal statement as ‘by … Read more

Tories suspend activist who tweeted Labour shadow minister Naz Shah ‘should go back to Pakistan’

Tories suspend activist who tweeted that Bradford-born Labour shadow minister Naz Shah ‘should go back to Pakistan’ Conservatives said Theodora Dickinson was being investigated on Friday  She targeted Labour shadow minister and Bradford West MP Naz Shah  Ms Dickinson, who deleted the tweet almost immediately, later apologised  By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline and Pa Published: … Read more

Virgin Money u-turns on decision to suspend credit cards

Virgin Money customers who had their credit card suspended will be able to use them again from tomorrow after bank’s U-turn Customers will be able to use their credit cards again from Saturday 9 May Their previous credit limits will also be reinstated, Virgin Money said  The bank has apologised as the suspension attracted strong … Read more

WHO chief says he ‘regrets’ Donald Trump’s decision to suspend funding

The head of the World Health Organization said today he ‘regrets’ Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding for the agency and called for ‘solidarity’ in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.  The WHO’s embattled chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference that ‘this is a time for all of us to be united in our common … Read more

Beijing warns it is ‘seriously concerned’ about US decision to suspend $500m WHO funding

China has warned it has ‘serious concerns’ after Donald Trump suspended all US funding to the World Health Organization for what he called ‘its role in severely mismanaging the spread of coronavirus’. Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for Beijing’s foreign ministry, said the global battle against the pandemic is at a ‘critical moment’ and that suspending … Read more