Stephen Sondheim dies aged 91: One of theatre’s ‘greatest geniuses’ November 27, 2021 The creator of the musical Sweeney Todd died on Friday morning at his home in Connecticut. Stephen Sondheim has been hailed as one of theatre’s “greatest geniuses” after his death at the age of 91. The American composer’s death was announced by his friend and lawyer, Richard Pappas, who described it as sudden, according to [...]
Omicron: Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna race to tweak Covid vaccines against new Coronavirus variant November 27, 2021 Work is underway to look at tweaking vaccines against the new concerning strain of coronavirus that has sparked travel bans. The variant, named Omicron and designated a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has reached Belgium after being discovered in South Africa. The WHO warned that preliminary evidence suggests the variant has [...]
WTO cancels summit with 164 governments as concerns over new Covid variant grow November 27, 2021 Following new travel restrictions in Switzerland, following the emergence of a worrying new coronavirus variant, the World Trade Organisation has cancelled its conference of government ministers set to open on Tuesday in Geneva. The MC12 conference at WTO headquarters in Geneva was set to take up key issues such as a long-awaited agreement on subsidies [...]
Ear tumour forces GB News presenter Kirsty Gallacher to step down November 27, 2021 GB News presenter Kirsty Gallacher has stepped down from her role at the channel because of a tumour in her ear. The broadcaster, 45, who co-hosts Great British Breakfast, said her early-morning starts were exacerbating her symptoms. She wrote on social media: “During the summer I discovered I have a tumour in the inner canal [...]
‘We are sick of double-speak’: Furious French govt lashes out at UK as Channel migrant crisis turns into full-scale row November 27, 2021 A French government spokesman has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of “double-speak” as the fallout of a dinghy that sank on Wednesday, with the loss of 27 lives, increasingly turns into a full-scale diplomatic row. France reacted with fury after Boris Johnson publicly called on Paris to take back people who survive the Channel crossing [...]
UK feels full force of Storm Arwen as one man dies and hundreds of buildings are damaged November 27, 2021 The UK felt the full force of Storm Arwen with gusts of almost 100 miles per hour battering some areas. One man died, buildings were damaged and trees blown down in the “damaging” winds. The Met Office said speeds hit 98mph at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland. While the red weather warning expired in the early [...]
Omicron: Aggressive new Coronavirus variant triggers worldwide travel bans as Covid fears grow November 27, 2021 Dozens of nations raced to halt air travel, while markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings to weigh the exact risks as the discovery of a new Coronavirus variant has sent a chill through much of the world. A World Health Organisation (WHO) panel named the variant Omicron and classified it as a highly [...]
Aggressive new Covid mutation lands in Europe as Belgium confirms first case of African Coronavirus variant November 26, 2021 Belgium became the first European Union country to announce a case of the variant B.1.1.529, which has been identified in other places including South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong and Israel. Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said: “We have one case of this variant that is confirmed. It’s someone who came from abroad.” Marc Van Ranst, [...]
Brexit spat explodes: Angry French fishermen fire ‘warning shot’ and block Calais and Channel Tunnel November 26, 2021 Fishermen in northern France blocked the port of Calais earlier today, thereby preventing two ferries arriving from England to enter the harbour. Multiple trawlers forced the DFDS and P&O ferries to slow down and wait outside the port, the biggest entry point to the continent for British goods. The two vessels, carrying dozens of trucks [...]
Amazon acknowledges ‘there is more to do’ as UK warehouses are targeted by Extinction Rebellion activists in Black Friday raid November 26, 2021 Climate activists blocked Amazon’s largest warehouse in the UK, targeting the global retail giant’s busiest day of the year. Extinction Rebellion’s Black Friday demonstration, with about 20 activists, started at 4am at the distribution centre in Dunfermline, Fife. The group said it was also targeting Amazon sites in Doncaster, Darlington, Newcastle, Manchester, Peterborough, Derby, Coventry, [...]
