Vaccine walk-ins to open up to 12-to-15-year-olds as Covid positivity rates fly October 17, 2021 Walk-in vaccine centres are reportedly set to open up to children as Covid-19 positivity rates become highest in secondary school-age children. Ministers are planning on unveiling the scheme within weeks, according to the Mail on Sunday. The government sources reportedly added that the new clinics are an attempt to keep anti-vaxxers away from school premises. [...]
French fishermen threaten to block Channel amid post-Brexit licences row October 17, 2021 French fishermen have reportedly threatened to block Channel trade after president Emmanuel Macron failed to align European governments on how to tackle British fishing licences. “We were promised to be able to go fishing in English waters, but since January 1, it’s forbidden to us. We’re losing 50 per cent of our income,” Pierre-Yves Dachicourt, a French fisherman from [...]
White House gives coveted US-UK corridor the green light to double jabbed travellers October 15, 2021 The White House has reportedly confirmed that it will lift Covid-19 travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers entering the country from November 8. Those flying into the US will need to show proof that they have had both jabs, as well as having a negative coronavirus test with three days of departure, a White House official [...]
London’s Walkie Talkie skyscraper evacuated after fire breaks out October 15, 2021 The Walkie Talkie building in the City of London has been evacuated due to a fire, according to reports. At least three five engines are lined along Fenchurch Street, while evacuees and customers of Sky Gardens, one of the City’s top tourist destinations, stand outside. The police and an ambulance are also the scene. More [...]
Amazon appeals record €746m fine for EU data law breach October 15, 2021 Amazon has officially appealed a record €746m fine from the European Union’s privacy watchdog for breaching the bloc’s data protection rules. The appeal, which was filed today at the Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal, is for the collection and use of individuals’ personal data, which violated General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR law. The retail and technology [...]
New gas boilers to be banned from 2035 in latest decarbonisation push October 15, 2021 New gas boilers are set to be banned from 2035, with households being incentivised to make the transition to heat pumps with a £5,000 grant. The move, due to be unveiled under the government’s Heat and Buildings strategy next week, is one of the plans of action in getting the country to net zero by [...]
Test and Trace halted at lab after 43,000 people given false negative Covid tests October 15, 2021 Test and Trace operations have been halted at a laboratory after around 43,000 people were issued with incorrect negative Covid-19 tests. “We have recently seen a rising number of positive LFD results subsequently testing negative on PCR,” public health incident director at UK Health Security Agency, Dr Will Welfare said. “As a result of our [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown pulls in £1.3bn worth of new business as client base swells October 15, 2021 Financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown has pulled in £1.3bn worth of new business in its last quarter, as its client base grows. Some 23,000 new clients joined the firm in the three months to 30 September, taking active member figures to more than 1.6m. Shares slipped 0.4 per cent to 1,490.5p per share during its [...]
Flutter, Betfred and Ladbrokes owner pile into safer gambling campaign October 15, 2021 The UK’s biggest names in the betting space have piled into a fresh campaign for safer gambling. The ‘Take Time to Think’ campaign, launched by the Betting and Gaming Council (BCG), encourages customers to use safer gambling tools – like deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion – offered by its members. Director of corporate affairs at [...]
UK secures £5.8bn of foreign investment for green projects October 15, 2021 As COP26 fast approaches, around 5.8bn of foreign investment has been injected into the UK’s green projects since November last year. It comes alongside some 56,000 new jobs in the UK’s clean and renewables industries, the government said today. The fresh figures follow prime minister Boris Johnson’s ten point plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’ [...]