As a keen student of military history, Boris Johnson is well aware of Lord Beaverbrook and his influence on changing the course of the Second World War. For the Prime Minister, however, it is jabs in the arms rather than planes in the air that have changed the course of his battle with coronavirus. Just … Read more
UK taxpayers have pumped £21million in to fitting out a Dutch vaccine factory that the EU has now threatened to ban jabs being exported from. Health Secretary Matt Hancock approved the multi-million pound investment in the Halix factory in Leiden with the guarantee that doses would be sent to the UK. Initially, it was hoped that … Read more
UK taxpayers have pumped £21million in to fitting out a Dutch vaccine factory that the EU has now threatened to ban jabs being exported from. Health Secretary Matt Hancock approved the multi-million pound investment in the Halix factory in Leiden with the guarantee that doses would be sent to the UK. Initially, it was hoped that … Read more
Steelworker kills himself by jumping into furnace at Chinese factory after losing £6,000 in a day on the stock market Wang Long, 34, was captured throwing himself into furnace in Inner Mongolia Haunting last image shows him silhouetted against the fiery well of molten steel Police believe he killed himself due to large debts and … Read more
Steelworker kills himself by jumping into furnace at Chinese factory after losing £6,000 in a day on the stock market Wang Long, 34, was captured throwing himself into furnace in Inner Mongolia Haunting last image shows him silhouetted against the fiery well of molten steel Police believe he killed himself due to large debts and … Read more
Honda has today confirmed that it has sold its Swindon vehicle production facility in Swindon. The car maker is due to cease manufacturing of the Civic hatchback at the plant in July and on Friday has confirmed the factory has been purchased by logistics firm Panattoni. The company, which is among Europe’s largest developer of new-build … Read more
The Indian factory churning out AstraZeneca‘s Covid vaccine has reportedly asked the country’s government for permission to ‘immediately’ ship millions of doses to the UK. Indian media reports that the Serum Institute has written to ministers for consent to export a batch of 5million jabs. New Delhi has temporarily blocked all major exports of vaccines. … Read more
Factory at heart of EU row has already supplied us: Dutch facility that produces Covid jabs has already sent a batch of inoculations to Britain Vaccine production by the firm Halix Leiden, Holland, ‘has to go to the EU’ But it emerged that the factory has already sent a batch of vaccines to Britain Vaccines … Read more
The Indian manufacturer blamed for the Covid vaccine hold-up in the UK has denied it went back on plans to supply five million doses of the AstraZeneca jab in April and said there was never a concrete timescale. A change of plans meaning Britain would get five million fewer jabs than expected from the Serum … Read more
Ford’s lifeline to thousands of UK jobs: Factory in Dagenham to supply engines for Ford and VW vans built in Turkey thanks to new trade deal Dagenham Engine Plant in east London will manufacture diesel engines for the next generation Ford Transit Custom vans from early 2023 The factory will also build the next generation … Read more