AstraZeneca says new Coronavirus antibody treatment can prevent as well as cure Covid-19 October 11, 2021 AstraZeneca said in a filing this morning that a new antibody treatment the British pharma giant has developed has the ability to prevent as well as treat Covid-19. The company has filed a request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week for emergency use authorisation for AZD7442, which is made up of [...]
Tory MP who married on Channel 4’s Bride And Prejudice TV show comes out as bisexual October 11, 2021 The Conservative MP for Bishop Auckland has come out as bisexual, saying her sexuality is not a big deal and “just part of who I am”. Dehenna Davison, who was elected as the Red Wall turned blue said she is “overwhelmed by the outpouring of love” after publicly saying she is bisexual. The 28-year-old was [...]
ASOS chief executive Nick Beighton steps down with immediate effect October 11, 2021 ASOS chief executive Nick Beighton is stepping down with immediate effect, the company just confirmed. “A search for his successor will begin shortly,” ASOS said in a statement. In the meantime, Mat Dunn, currently Chief Financial Officer, will become COO of ASOS and lead the business on a day-to-day basis with effect from today. Katy Mecklenburgh, currently [...]
Private equity salaries swell by 52 per cent to £152k as war for talent with banks intensifies October 11, 2021 Private equity firms are prepared to pay junior staff with less than two years experience an average salary of more than £152,000, a jump of 52 per cent compared to two years ago. In 2019, private equity professionals across Europe with only two years in the industry were paid, on average, just under £100,000 in [...]
Science: UK to take the lead on detector for powerful new particle collider October 11, 2021 Nuclear and particle physicists in the UK will be leading preliminary work to help design detectors at a new facility in the US. The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) will be built at Brookhaven National Laboratory, America, with the aim of providing answers to some of the most fundamental questions in science on the nature of matter. [...]
Brexit negotiations move to social media as UK and Ireland trade barbs on Twitter October 11, 2021 The UK and Ireland took to Twitter last night to trade barbs as Brexit minister David Frost repeated his view that the EU should propose “significant change” to the Northern Ireland protocol. Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney wrote: “Real Q: Does UKG (UK Government) actually want an agreed way forward or a further breakdown in [...]
More than 1.2m construction jobs could be created if economy goes fully ‘green’ October 11, 2021 If the UK economy went ‘green’, around one million manufacturing and construction jobs could be created by 2050, according to a business group. Make UK said a third of manufacturing firms are suffering from a skills gap, highlighting the need for more support from the Government. A survey of almost 200 manufacturers suggested that most [...]
‘Now not the time’ for Boris Johnson to go on holiday, says UK steel boss October 11, 2021 “Now is not the time” for Boris Johnson to be on holiday, the director general of UK Steel, Gareth Stace, said this morning. Stace told LBC: “I’m sure he can get on the phone and get talking to them but to my mind, now is not the time for a prime minister to be on [...]
One in five critically ill Covid patients are unvaccinated pregnant women October 11, 2021 Unvaccinated pregnant women make up almost a fifth of the most critically ill coronavirus patients in England in recent months. NHS England said this morning that, between July 1 and September 30, 17 per cent of Covid patients receiving treatment through a special lung-bypass machine were mothers-to-be who had not had their first dose of [...]
Watch as French fans go crazy after winning UEFA Nations League October 11, 2021 French fans celebrated after their side won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 victory over Spain at the San Siro stadium last night. Watch the full report.
