Denmark ditches Johnson & Johnson vaccine amid fears of rare but serious blood clots May 3, 2021 Denmark has become the first country exclude Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 jabs from its vaccination programme over a potential link to a rare but serious form of blood clot. The move comes after the Nordic country last month stopped using AstraZeneca’s vaccine altogether citing similar concerns. The country’s health authority said in a statement it [...]
Ebay mulls letting users pay in Bitcoin May 3, 2021 Cryptocurrency is one of the new payment options EBay is exploring for customers, CEO Jamie Lannone has said. In an interview with CNBC, Lannone said the e-commerce firm is also exploring ways to get in to the business of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – unique tokens stored on blockchain that have recently become popular among those [...]
Premier League introduces new Owners’ Charter in wake of European Super League saga May 3, 2021 The Premier League will require all clubs to sign up to a new Owners’ Charter, committing them to the principles of football. The Premier League has taken action to prevent a repeat of its clubs threatening to breakaway in response to the Super League fallout. Six top-flight teams, including Manchester United and Liverpool, announced late [...]
Johnson: ‘Good chance’ social distancing can be scrapped next month May 3, 2021 There is a “good chance” the “one-metre plus” social distancing rule can be scrapped next month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters today. Speaking during a campaign visit in Hartlepool Johnson said: “I think we’ve got a good chance, a good chance, of being able to dispense with one-metre plus.” The Times first reported the [...]
Facebook to announce this week if it will permanently dump Trump May 3, 2021 Facebook will shortly decide on whether to uphold Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram after he was banned from the platforms earlier this year. Facebook’s independent oversight board will make a decision on May 5 whether to uphold the ban on the former US president on a permanent basis. In the first move [...]
EU proposes letting in vaccinated Brits as MPs discourage foreign holidays May 3, 2021 The EU Commission has proposed member states ease current restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, taking into account of a country’s vaccination and health progress. Under the proposals, members states would allow into the EU those who have received a coronavirus vaccine at least 14 days before the date of their arrival. Currently, just [...]
Klarna to buck pandemic trend and take on more UK office space May 3, 2021 Klarna plans to take on more office space as part of a push to double its British workforce and launch more banking products. The buy now pay later firm will take new headquarters in an 11,000 sq ft WeWork office in Holborn and expand its existing space in Manchester. The firm is also looking at [...]
Exclusive: EU’s biggest hemp producer sees profits grow 616 per cent in 2020 May 3, 2021 HempFlax saw its profits before tax skyrocket 616 per cent in 2020 to €659,000, as demand grew for its construction materials and CBD. The EU’s biggest hemp grower, headquartered in Holland, saw full year revenues up 43 per cent to €14.5m in 2020, with EBITDA increasing 63 per cent to €1.8m. The numbers were in [...]
Unlimited attendance at funerals from 17 May under new easing of Covid rules May 3, 2021 People in England will be able to attend funerals in unlimited numbers from 17 May, under new plans that will see the 30-person limited scrapped earlier than anticipated. Under the government’s current roadmap out of lockdown, from 17 May up to 30 people will be able to attend funerals. However, under new, updated plans, any [...]
Government study could see close Covid contacts reduce isolation with daily testing May 2, 2021 A government-backed study will look at the effectiveness of testing daily those who are close contacts of people who test positive for Covid-19, in the hope the current 10 day isolation rule can be reduced. The study, which will begin on 9 May, aims to gather evidence on safe alternatives to self-isolation for people who [...]
