UN chief criticises wealthy countries for stockpiling Covid-19 vaccines as poor countries go without The UN health agency chief said stockpiling of vaccines was a ‘moral outrage’ At least 36 countries are yet to receive any vaccines through the Covax initiative £435 million is needed to support vaccine delivery around the world By Lauren Lewis For … Read more
No right to settle under Priti Priti’s asylum blitz Migrants who arrive in the UK illegally will no longer have the right to permanently settle here even if they have a strong asylum claim. Anyone who arrives illegally having passed through a ‘safe country’ will be deemed ‘inadmissible’ to the UK asylum system. The Government … Read more
Supermarkets warn ministers not to strike Brexit trade deals with countries with poor animal welfare and environmental standards Supermarket bosses said jobs would be at risk if UK flooded with cheap imports They ask No10 to use recommendations of Trade & Agriculture Commission Ministers have been under pressure to enshrine a ban on chlorinated chicken … Read more
New Zealand could open to Australia by next month as countries form a Trans-Tasman bubble New Zealand could open its international borders to Australia by mid-April Airports in NZ and Australia would be divided into ‘green zones’ and ‘red zones’ Green zones would be for free and open travel, red zones for quarantine By Andrew Prentice … Read more
Revealed: The 11 countries where house prices grew more than in Britain last year – including one where values are up a THIRD despite the pandemic The UK placed 12th in Knight Frank’s global index of house price increases Countries such as New Zealand, the US and Canada saw prices rise more Emerging market Turkey … Read more
UK will hold trade talks with countries that have poor record on human rights, says Dominic Raab Raab warned ready to strike deals with countries not meeting Western standards Will say Britain show cement is role as ‘force for good in the world’ this decade Comes as PM claims Britain would use trade policy to … Read more
The Government is planning to slash hundreds of millions of pounds in foreign aid to countries in conflict zones around the world, according to a leaked document. Figures obtained by the openDemocracy website reveal that senior Foreign Office officials have discussed cutting aid to Syria by two-thirds – from £137million pledged last year to just … Read more
Viewers in 64 countries are set to tune in to watch Meghan and Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey after its US premiere on Sunday night. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s two-hour pre-recorded sit-down interview will first be shown by CBS in the US at 1am UK time early Monday morning. The Royals have been … Read more
Viewers in 64 countries are set to tune in to watch Meghan and Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey after its US premiere on Sunday night. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s two-hour pre-recorded sit-down interview will first be shown by CBS in the US at 1am UK time early Monday morning. The Royals have been … Read more
The World Health Organisation has blasted wealthy countries for hogging Covid vaccines days after the World Trade Organisation chief called on the UK to send jabs abroad. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said some rich countries’ direct deals with manufacturers has caused a reduction in doses for poorer countries. The chief said the money was … Read more