Johnson & Johnson single-dose Covid-19 vaccine approved for UK use May 28, 2021 The medicines regulator has approved Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine for use, making it single-shot vaccine available in the UK. The vaccine, developed by J&J’s pharmaceutical arm Janssen, has shown to be 67 per cent effective against moderate to severe Covid-19, according to reports. The UK has order 20 million doses of the vaccine. “As [...]
Around 500 farmers with UK visas are trapped in Belarus after the flight ban May 28, 2021 Around 500 farmers from Belarus, who were recruited under a government visa scheme, have been left trapped in Belarus after the UK banned flights from the country this week. Trying to help the UK with its summer harvest, farmworkers have been trying to find indirect flights from neighbouring countries to get to the UK, after [...]
Covid-19: Businesses could be forced to stay shut after 21 June in local lockdown scenario May 28, 2021 Businesses could be forced to stay shut after 21 June in local lockdown scenario
UK mulls a carbon tax on polluting imports May 28, 2021 The Prime Minister is considering a carbon tax on imports that would hinder companies outsourcing their emissions and also protect farmers and local producers from being undercut from low-regulation rivals.
Culture wars: Brits reckon divisions are ‘exaggerated but real’ May 28, 2021 Three-quarters of the public think divisions around the so-called culture wars are exaggerated by the media – but Brits still think there’s a problem. A new study published today revealed that 77 per cent of Brits believe the media often makes the country feel more divided than it really is, with a third saying they [...]
Sunak claim that Cameron and Greensill got no special treatment branded as ‘not credible’ May 27, 2021 Rishi Sunak has said Greensill Capital and David Cameron were not given preferential treatment by government – a claim blasted as “not credible” by the chair of a prominent Westminster committee. Sunak told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee that Greensill Capital’s failed bid for a large government loan “did not occupy a huge amount [...]
Matt Hancock claims UK vaccine rollout has saved 13,200 lives May 27, 2021 The UK’s vaccine rollout has saved an estimated 13,200 lives and stopped 39,000 hospitalisations, according to Matt Hancock. Hancock said at today’s press conference that three-in-four adults have Covid antibodies, including 90 per cent of over 50s, which gives people a level of immunity against the virus. The figures come as Hancock was yesterday branded [...]
Hong Kong visa applications to the UK in 2021 hits 34,300 May 27, 2021 More than 34,000 Hong Kong citizens have applied in 2021 for bespoke UK visas that were launched last year in the wake of Beijing’s democracy crackdown. New data from the Home Office out today showed that the government had approved just 5,600 of these applications so far. The visas were announced by foreign secretary Dominic [...]
Matt Hancock denies Dominic Cummings allegations that he is a serial liar May 27, 2021 Matt Hancock has outright denied a series of damaging allegations from Dominic Cummings that painted the health secretary as incompetent and a serial liar. Hancock told MPs today that these “unsubstantiated allegations around honesty are not true”. Cummings claimed in an explosive seven-hour committee meeting yesterday that the health secretary should have been fired “15 [...]
UK says any global tax deal must tackle Big Tech ahead of G7 meeting May 27, 2021 UK says any global tax deal must tackle Big Tech ahead of G7 meeting