Fatal blood clot: Coroner rules AstraZeneca vaccine caused death of BBC host Lisa Shaw August 27, 2021 The death of award-winning BBC radio presenter Lisa Shaw was caused by complications as a result of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, a coroner in Newcastle has concluded. Shaw died in May, just over three weeks after she had her first dose of the jab, an inquest in Newcastle heard on Thursday. The 44-year-old – who [...]
Rocket takes off from Outer Hebrides in Scotland ahead of spaceport opening August 27, 2021 A commercial rocket was launched from Scotland yesterday, ahead of the planned opening of a spaceport. The rocket, named ADA, blasted off from Benbecula Airport in the Western Isles on Thursday. Spaceport 1 joined forces with East Anglian firm Gravitilab Aerospace Services to launch the flight test vehicle, named after Ada Lovelace, the 19th century [...]
Fulham man suspected of contaminating food at three supermarkets in West London August 27, 2021 A 37-year-old man has been charged with contaminating or interfering with goods with intent at three supermarkets in west London. Leoaai Elghareeb, of Crabtree Lane, Fulham, is due before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Officers in forensic suits were seen in Fulham Palace Road yesterday at three stores – a Tesco Express, Little Waitrose and [...]
Details and CVs of local British embassy workers found on ground in Kabul August 27, 2021 The government has defended its Afghanistan embassy staff after documents identifying Afghan workers and job applicants were found left on the ground at the British diplomatic mission in Kabul. The Foreign Affairs Select Committee is set to launch an inquiry after a journalist with The Times found the papers with contact details of seven Afghans [...]
Deadly feline disease still a mystery as UK watchdog finds no link to recalled cat food August 26, 2021 The UK food watchdog, the Food Standards Agency (FSA), has not found a causative link between recalled cat food and an outbreak of potentially deadly feline pancytopenia, it has said. The FSA has been investigating the disease since June following more than 130 cases since April. Investigations led to the recall of three brands of [...]
Brexit exclusive: Up to 80,000 EU nationals may be forced to leave UK August 26, 2021 As many as 80,000 EU nationals could lose their right to live in the UK due to errors in EU Settlement Scheme applications, according to data by City law firm Bates Wells, shared with City A.M. this afternoon. Bates Wells warns that many of these applicants will be unable to get a new job or [...]
Czech runner dies in Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc race August 26, 2021 A Czech runner died from his injuries after falling at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc’s TDS mountain race, organizers have said. Watch the full report.
Several US Marines killed in Kabul airport suicide attack August 26, 2021 US officials said this evening that several Marines were killed and a number of other American military personnel were wounded in an attack on Kabul’s airport. US officials have said that information is still coming in and they are trying to determine exact numbers of casualties. The Pentagon would not say what troops were involved [...]
Exclusive: As workplace confidence in bosses tumbles, external consultants thrive August 26, 2021 In a time of tremendous ambiguity, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced business leaders to act urgently in moments of crisis as they have to make decisions in a heartbeat since circumstances and regulation keep on changing. Yet, with new data from the London Business School estimating that Covid-19 has left around 16m jobs in a precarious position, it is far from certain that business [...]
Boris Johnson: UK ‘running out of time’ to complete Afghanistan evacuations August 26, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this afternoon that time was running out to evacuate those remaining in Afghanistan but the vast majority of those who were eligible to come to Britain had left. Watch the full report.
