The nation’s top infectious disease expert says he believes the UK should have spent more time thoroughly vetting Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine before approving it for emergency use authorization. On Wednesday, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said the shot, developed with German partner BioNTech SE, was safe to roll out for widespread use. … Read more
Stonehenge tunnel campaigners launch legal battle against decision to approve ‘wasteful and destructive’ £1.7billion road plan Ministers have approved proposal for new two-mile tunnel south of current road Campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site has instructed lawyers Wrote to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warning of possible legal challenge By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 16:49 … Read more
MPs approve plans for more oversight over trade deals to protect British food standards By Claire Ellcott Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 00:58 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 01:27 GMT, 5 November 2020 MPs have approved plans that give politicians more oversight over future trade deals to protect British food standards. In … Read more
FDA set to approve a new Alzheimer’s drug – a first in nearly 20 years – by March after Biogen showed its treatment may slow the progress of the memory disease U.S. regulators will review the drug, called aducanumab, for approval on Friday They released documents on the treatment on Wednesday and said the drug’s … Read more
MPs tonight signed off the brutal national lockdown despite Boris Johnson suffering a major Tory revolt – with Theresa May accusing the government of mangling figures to force the policy through. The extreme measures were approved by a margin of 516 to 38 in the Commons, and will now come into force at midnight. However, … Read more
Scotland approves plans for second Trump golf course that will feature a 450-room resort hotel, conference center and spa and be named after his mother Plans for 18-hole golf course were approved by Aberdeenshire council on Friday The course will be named MacLeod after Trump’s mother, Mary Anne MacLeod It will be built next to … Read more
Virgin Atlantic hails ‘significant milestone in safeguarding its future’ after creditors vote to approve £1.2bn bailout By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:24 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 22:24 BST, 25 August 2020 Virgin Atlantic hailed ‘a significant milestone in safeguarding its future’ after creditors voted to approve a £1.2billion bailout. The … Read more
Hands-free driving on motorways WITHIN MONTHS: Ministers draw up plans to approve ‘lane-keeping’ technology that ‘delegates the task of driving to the vehicle’ at speeds up to 70mph Call for evidence about cars using Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) Technology will be available from the spring and they want views on legislation Claims it can … Read more
An antidepressant nasal spray derived from the illegal ‘party’ drug ketamine has been approved by US health chiefs to treat suicidal people (stock picture) An antidepressant nasal spray derived from the party drug ketamine has been approved by US health chiefs to treat suicidal people. Spravato — made by American pharmaceutical and consumer giant Johnson … Read more
Sun-seekers will be able to travel to popular European destinations from July 4 if ministers agree ‘travel corridors’ to key countries today. The Government’s coronavirus committee, led by Michael Gove, will meet this afternoon to decide which countries will have the 14-day quarantine restrictions lifted. The list will reportedly include ‘the main Mediterranean destinations’, with … Read more