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AstraZeneca is on track to roll out a new booster vaccine that will tackle coronavirus variants by autumn, the firm said today. Its current Covid vaccine, developed by Oxford University and being rolled out en masse in Britain, targets earlier versions of the virus. Growing evidence suggests that while the jab in its current state stops … Read more
A Tesco manager who was sacked for bravely tackling a violent shoplifter has won a £42,000 payout in an unfair dismissal case. Abdoul El Gorrou restrained the armed thief to protect customers and other staff before police could arrive in an ‘intensely scary’ confrontation in June 2019. But rather than receiving praise for his actions in … Read more
The NYPD has released new surveillance footage of the woman dubbed ‘SoHo Karen’ tackling the 14-year-old son of a black musician to the ground in a New York City hotel while accusing him of stealing her phone. The video, shared on social media Wednesday night by NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison, shows the woman … Read more
The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox has described being made an MBE for her work fighting social isolation as ‘bittersweet’ as she said she would have ‘much preferred’ for her sister to still be alive. Kim Leadbeater, an ambassador for the Jo Cox Foundation, was recognised by the Palace for stepping up her struggle … Read more
Sir Alex Ferguson praises Marcus Rashford for tackling child food poverty as former Manchester United boss teams up with forward and pledges £2m to the cause Sir Alex Ferguson has praised the efforts of Marcus Rashford to tackle poverty Rashford was awarded an MBE for his campaigning to feed poor children Former United boss Ferguson … Read more
The Home Office has posted a job advert seeking a candidate whose responsibilities would include ‘actively tackling bullying’ in the department in the wake of the report that found Home Secretary Priti Patel had bullied civil servants. The open ‘Head of Home Office Strategy’ position was posted on the department’s LinkedIn page on Tuesday and … Read more
Priti Patel vows ‘fundamental reform’ of asylum law tackling deportation delays on ‘human rights’ grounds and making it easier to kick out criminals as she bids to put bully row behind her Priti Patel vowed to introduce ‘fundamental reform’ to Brtain’s asylum system Pledged to make it easier to expel migrants without legitimate right to … Read more
Priti Patel vows ‘fundamental reform’ of asylum law tackling deportation delays on ‘human rights’ grounds and making it easier to kick out criminals as she bids to put bully row behind her Priti Patel vowed to introduce ‘fundamental reform’ to Brtain’s asylum system Pledged to make it easier to expel migrants without legitimate right to … Read more
It’s hard to tell if my legs are wobbly because it’s the first time I’ve been ashore in four days or because I’ve just been on a steep climb. I’m on a cruise and walking holiday with Ramblers in the Canary Islands and, as both an active traveller and a cruise virgin, I’m curious to … Read more
Covid, tackling racism and compromise: Biden sets out his priorities in his first address as president-elect saying he wants Democrats and Republicans to work together again President-elect Joe Biden laid out a number of top policy priorities in his Saturday night victory speech in Wilmington, Delaware Among them: tackling climate change and systemic racism, improving … Read more