The next step of England’s gradual return to normal May 21, 2021 England has now entered ‘Step 3’ of the roadmap out of lockdown. From this past Monday, people in England have been able to eat inside restaurants, meet friends and family in groups of 6 or two households indoors, and some lucky folks have even been able to enjoy live music and live sport in person. [...]
‘Go for it,’ says grandmother who got world’s first Pfizer COVID vaccine in Britain December 8, 2020 By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Margaret Keenan, the 90-year-old grandmother who became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine outside of a trial in Britain on Tuesday, has a message for others: “go for it” to beat the devastating disease. An early riser, Keenan, from Northern Ireland, received the [...]
Sir Keir Starmer: Labour must become more patriotic September 20, 2020 Labour must stop being “shy” about patriotism to win back its traditional working class voter base, according to Sir Keir Starmer. Starmer said today that his party had been “very shy about patriotism for too many years” and that “the Labour movement actually wants the very best for the country”. The party’s virtual 2020 conference [...]
Top home entertainment solutions to get you through lockdown November 10, 2020 We’ll all be spending the next few weeks in the house, and even Christmas looks likely to be a subdued affair this year. So why not console yourself by pimping out the living room in which you’ll be whiling away your precious hours? Here’s our pick of the top home entertainment solutions on which to [...]
Weekly outlook, 2-6 November: FTSE heavyweights in spotlight as election day arrives November 2, 2020 It’s election day at last, and while the outcome of Tuesday’s vote in the US will drive the headlines for much of this week and beyond, there’s still a full slate of results and economic updates in store for UK markets. With coronavirus cases now surging at an alarming rate, Boris Johnson has announced a [...]
Acacia Research offloads bargain Woodford stocks June 18, 2020 The US buyer that snapped up cut-price assets from Woodford’s failed Equity Income fund has offloaded the stocks just days after the deal. Acacia Research has started to sell some of the assets it agreed to buy earlier this month. In one instance, the US firm generated a profit of £750,000 from a sale of [...]
GSK and Sanofi begin human trials of coronavirus vaccine September 3, 2020 Glaxosmithkline (GSK) has today announced that it is beginning human trials of the coronavirus vaccine it is developing with French pharma firm Sanofi. The two joined forces back in April to develop the potential vaccine, testing of which is now ready to move to the next stage after promising initial results. The combined phase 1 [...]
Calls for a circuit breaker are out of date, misguided, and not grounded in science October 20, 2020 The politicians supporting a circuit breaker lockdown, like the one due to come into effect in Wales on Friday, say they are “following the science”. They appear to be referring to a Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) document dated 21 September. If so, it’s science, Jim, but not as hard as we know it. [...]
Explainer: What the Brexit deal means for UK nationals and EU migration January 8, 2021 New immigration rules and pandemic travel restrictions are colliding to cause a bumpy start to 2021. Although the Brexit transition deadline has passed, individuals who are eligible can continue apply under the Withdrawal Agreement until 30 June 2021 in many cases. There is confusion in these early days and some airlines have reportedly refused boarding [...]
Pet or crypto price inflation – which puppy are you on? March 5, 2021 Monty Munford draws some unusual, yet obvious, comparisons between an unfortunate incident with Lady Gaga's dog walker and cryptocurrency.