Novavax delays US trials for its coronavirus vaccine AGAIN and says late-stage study will begin ‘in the coming weeks’ as it struggles to scale up production of its jab Novovax delayed the start of its late-stage US trials for the second time after initially declaring a start date in October and then November The company said … Read more
Number 10‘s decision to keep England’s pubs and restaurants locked down when the rest of the country reopens on Wednesday was based on ‘tenuous’ evidence, a think-tank has warned. A report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) claimed studies used to make the financially-crippling move were ‘often outdated’ and based on research carried out … Read more
Less than two in ten businesses will hold a Christmas party this year, according to new figures. Economic downturn and the coronavirus pandemic mean just 19 per cent have planned a festive gathering for staff compared to 71 per cent which booked venues last year. The collapse in bookings is set to cost the hard-hit … Read more
Is this the future of classrooms? Face masks that supply students with a steady supply of sterilised air could help prevent the spread of coronavirus in schools, scientist claims Professor at Alicante University has patented a unique and unusual design Involves a network of tubes plumbing in clean air and removing dirty air Individual face masks fitted to the … Read more
Some High Street shops will open 24 hours a day in December in a desperate bid to offset the £900million a day economic hit of the new tier restrictions. Primark has decided to open 11 shops around the clock, with other chains extending hours until late into the night. The attempt to recoup Covid-19 losses … Read more
Bars, cinemas and football stadiums could turn away Britons who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, the UK’s vaccine minister has suggested. Nadhim Zahawi warned many businesses would likely require proof of the jabs once they become available, in the same way they now ask customers to check-in using QR codes. He admitted ministers were … Read more
Heathrow staff are set to walk out tomorrow in the first of four strikes over ‘savage’ pay cuts as the aviation sector endures the worst crisis in its history. Members of the Unite union, including firefighters and security staff, planned the 24-hour strikes following a dispute over what union bosses described as the west London … Read more
A complex mathematical equation to work out the risk of catching the coronavirus if one person in a room is infected Covid-19 has been turned into a handy online tool. Created by researchers at MIT, it assumes a room hosts one infected person and allows the user to customise the settings of the room and … Read more
Sasha Smolova (pictured) took her children out of school for four weeks A single mother took her children out of school for four weeks after realising she could secure a cheap holiday thanks to heavily discounted Covid travel deals. Sasha Smolova and her sons Aleks, eight, and Andrey, six, jetted off to Malta for a month … Read more
Number 10 was today accused of running a ‘brainwashing PR campaign’ after MailOnline’s analysis of official data showed only three NHS trusts in England are busier now than they were this time last year — despite warnings the health service would be crippled by coronavirus without the revamped three-tier lockdown system. Michael Gove sparked fury over … Read more