Covid-19: Third dose of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines approved with immediate effect August 14, 2021 US regulators authorized a third dose of Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna for people with compromised immune systems. Those individuals can begin receiving the booster shots immediately, according to a CDC spokesperson. Watch the full report.
Fancy a Covid jab? Here are all the free walk-in vaccine sites open in London this week August 2, 2021 While every adult can now book their coronavirus vaccine online, there are still sites that accept walk-ins for those eligible. Some sites and times are only for those aged 40 or over, so be sure to check your eligibility. Find your closest site! The full list across London and their eligibility: Based in the South [...]
Olympics going high-tech: Artificial intelligence to prevent Tokyo heatstroke August 1, 2021 In addition to conventional measures like water spray and mist fans, Olympic organizers are going high-tech. This weekend, they have started deploying a cloud-based system from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to monitor workers’ real-time conditions and send warnings and advice at signs of heatstroke danger. Watch the full report. WATCH DOZENS OF OTHER VIDEO [...]
As furlough support drops to 60 per cent today, one in five plan to let staff go August 1, 2021 Extra training is required to deal with the “many thousands” of redundancies being predicted as furlough support tapers off, the British Chamber of Commerce has said. A survey of businesses found that one in five firms plan on letting staff go in response to today’s furlough policy change, which will see employers asked to contribute [...]
Rishi Sunak warns Boris Johnson travel restrictions are ‘out of step’ August 1, 2021 The Chancellor has warned Boris Johnson that the UK’s travel restrictions are “out of step” with its international rivals as he pushes for holiday rules to be relaxed, according to reports. The Sunday Times reports today that Rishi Sunak has written to the Prime Minister about the damage that the current border rules are doing [...]
Former cook Charlotte Worthington serves up gold medal as Team GB success continues August 1, 2021 Former cook Charlotte Worthington served up a gold medal for Team GB in the BMX freestyle as British success in Tokyo continued on Sunday. Worthington, from Manchester, landed the first-ever 360 backflip to be performed in women’s competition, having worked in a Mexican restaurant as she trained for this year’s Games. The 25-year-old’s gold was [...]
Record low ratings: TV audiences are tuning out of Tokyo Olympics July 31, 2021 The TV audience for the Olympics has fallen since 2016, as viewing becomes more fragmented and athletes compete in Japan when audiences are mostly asleep in the UK, Europe and the US. Watch the full report.
Exclusive: Does Google’s ad crackdown leave Brits at risk of fraud and mis-selling? July 30, 2021 In what Google described as a “significant additional measure” to protect both its users and legitimate advertisers, and to prevent scammers exploiting its various platforms, the multinational tech giant recently announced its intention to clamp down on financial fraud by forcing all financial services advertisers to demonstrate that they are authorised by the Financial Conduct [...]
Generation Amazon: Subscription lifestyle market to swell to £1bn by next year July 29, 2021 From groceries to perfume, clothing, contact lenses, beer and even period care, the subscription lifestyle is booming and the pandemic has only increased the number of us opting for the convenience it provides. As a result, the subscription box sector is on course to reach over £1bn in market value by 2022, a 77 per [...]
A third of over 55s felt loneliness like never before during the pandemic July 29, 2021 A third of over 55s felt loneliness like never before during the pandemic, while for 11 per cent their experience of loneliness had a significant detrimental impact on their mental wellbeing. For many over 55s the pandemic and various lockdowns didn’t mark their first feelings of loneliness, 15 per cent recognised loneliness before the pandemic [...]