University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more
Ministers promise a better deal for Afghan interpreters who helped British forces but were denied sanctuary Afghan translators who worked with British troops will be rewarded Just 2 interpreters have been allowed into the UK under a 2-year-old scheme Former defence secretary Gavin Williamson promised at the time that 50 interpreters would be given the … Read more
Britain ‘will win 60 per cent of its objectives in an EU trade deal’, negotiator David Frost tells Tory MPs amid fears of deadlock UK talks chief is reported to have privately made the assurance to Tory MPs Talks ended last week with both sides playing down chances of a deal EU’s Barnier warned a … Read more
BA pilots urged to vote for deal that will make fewer staff redundant but will cut their pay over next three years By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 23 July 2020 British Airways pilots have been urged to vote for a deal that will … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn is facing legal action after criticising Labour’s decision to apologise and pay damages to anti-Semitism whistleblowers who highlighted failings under his leadership of the party. Seven former party staff members and journalist John Ware are bringing a case against the former opposition leader after he attacked successor Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to settle a … Read more
UK is close to giving up hope of striking post-Brexit trade deal with EU as Boris Johnson runs down the clock to his July deadline UK government assumes there will not be a post-Brexit trade deal by December Boris Johnson expects to trade with EU on WTO terms after transition period UK is currently bound … Read more
Rolls-Royce was granted some respite from what has been a punishing year as it was picked to work on a design for a US army helicopter. The engineering juggernaut will provide the engines for Bell Textron’s V-280 Valor aircraft – which is one of two models competing for a potentially mammoth deal to make the … Read more
Russia has denied hacking Oxford University’s Covid-19 data as they have signed a deal with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and the college to produce a vaccine. Moscow’s sovereign wealth fund publicly announced details of the agreement after the Kremlin was accused of engaging in cyber espionage. Britain, Canada and the United States said on Thursday that … Read more
Taxpayers set to miss out in plan to build new town on historic land which the Crown Estate sold for just £12.5m By Tom Witherow and Simon Trump for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 17 July 2020 The taxpayer stands to miss out on hundreds of millions … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: AFC Energy rises on deal to power world’s first all-electric international rally series By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:58 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 14:58 BST, 17 July 2020 AFC Energy raced up 30 per cent to 28p this week after it agreed to power the world’s … Read more