British chemicals firm strikes $100m deal with Pfizer to produce Covid vaccine November 10, 2020 A British chemicals firm has inked an agreement with Pfizer to supply additives for the company’s breakthrough coronavirus vaccine, in a deal that could be worth as much as $100m (£75.5m). Yorkshire-based Croda International today announced it has reached a five-year agreement with the US pharmaceuticals giant to produce four components in the production of [...]
Rapid Covid tests to be rolled out across majority of London boroughs November 10, 2020 Rapid coronavirus tests are set to be rolled out across the bulk of London boroughs, as part of government plans to step up asymptomatic testing across the country. Lateral flow tests, which have a turnaround time of as little as 15 minutes, will be sent to 21 out of London’s 32 boroughs this week. The [...]
Deloitte warns of heightened going concern risks as pandemic rumbles on November 10, 2020 Big four audit giant Deloitte has warned there is likely to be more reporting of uncertainties relating to going concern as unpredictability surrounding the pandemic continues. Deloitte audit partner Ann Aspinall told City A.M. that as uncertainties around the pandemic continue and as the economic environment becomes more challenging, “there is likely to be an [...]
Addison Lee launches click and collect delivery service November 10, 2020 Online taxi service and courier Addison Lee has launched a new delivery service that will enable customers to use drivers as their own click and collect collectors. Al REQUEST is a new click and collect feature that has been added to its existing courier service. It will allow users to get access to everyday items [...]
Dido Harding slammed for ‘three per cent’ Test and Trace success rate November 10, 2020 Baroness Dido Harding has been slammed by MPs for the “three per cent” success rate of England’s contact tracing programme, as the Test and Trace chair faced her first formal grilling in the Commons. Health and social care committee chair Jeremy Hunt pressured Harding to explain why only “three per cent of the total theoretical [...]
UK unemployment hits four year high as redundancies reach record levels November 10, 2020 Redundancies hit a record high in the three months to September while the unemployment rate jumped, according to new figures which show the UK’s labour market declined rapidly before the chancellor U-turned on coronavirus support measures. A record 314,000 British workers were made redundant in the three months to September, 181,000 more than in the [...]
UK government to NHS: be ready for (optional) vaccine from next month November 10, 2020 The UK government has asked the NHS to be ready to deploy any Covid-19 vaccine from early next month. Once it starts rolling out the medication, the most vulnerable will be first in line, health secretary Matt Hancock said this morning. “I have asked [the NHS] to be ready from the start of December,” Hancock [...]
Spending slipped ahead of lockdown but takeaways and web services stayed popular November 10, 2020 Spending slipped ahead of lockdown but takeaways and web services stayed popular
Coronavirus breakthrough as Pfizer vaccine ‘more than 90 per cent effective’ November 9, 2020 Coronavirus breakthrough as Pfizer vaccine ‘more than 90 per cent effective’
Editorial: London’s thriving future depends on giving today’s youngsters a chance November 9, 2020 This miserable year has hit all of us in different ways. The elderly have, of course, suffered most from a virus that seems to have it in for them. But the young generations are those that have been hit hardest economically. That’s not a wild surprise – many work in hospitality, retail, and other sectors [...]