Covid vaccine: European leaders demand UK AstraZeneca vaccines despite lack of public trust

EU leaders are threatening to block shipments of AstraZeneca vaccines to the UK even as its citizens balk at the idea of taking the jab, leaving millions of doses sitting un-used across the continent. There are currently 5.5million shots of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine sitting in storage in Europe, data from the European Center for Disease … Read more

MPs rage at the FA over lack of action on dementia going back 20 years

MPs have accused the Football Association of being ‘too embarrassed’ to admit how little it spends on research into brain injuries among players during a bruising encounter in Parliament. The politicians became exasperated during an investigation into the link between sport and dementia, which led one member to rebuke the FA’s head of medicine, Dr … Read more

Lack of ethnic diversity on a fifth of FTSE100 firms’ boards

More than a fifth of the UK’s leading companies still have no ethnic diversity across their boards, according to report By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:14 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 12 March 2021 More than a fifth of the UK’s leading companies still have no ethnic diversity across … Read more

Giant inflatable clitoris is set up in Paris to highlight lack of sexual education for many girls 

Giant inflatable clitoris is set up in Paris to highlight lack of sexual education for many girls The Clito Gang set up the inflatable clitoris to mark International Women’s Day  The activists wanted to draw attention to the ‘widespread sexual illiteracy’  They used the five-metre clitoris to call upon better education in schools By Antony … Read more

Banking boss widow says daughters’ lack of ‘respect’ and ‘gratitude’ made him feel like King Lear

The widow of a top banker who is locked in a legal battle with his two daughters over his £7million fortune said their lack of ‘respect’ and ‘gratitude’ made him feel like Shakespeare’s King Lear, a court has heard. Tony Shearer, the former head of merchant bank Singer and Friedlander and finance governor of Rugby School, … Read more

Nurse says she feels ‘let down’ by Chancellor’s lack of support for NHS 

What Rishi Sunak’s budget DIDN’T say: No help for hospitals, social care or schools as nurse says she feels ‘let down’ by Chancellor’s lack of support for NHS Rebecca Sinnarajah said she felt ‘let down’ by Chancellor’s lack of NHS support The 22-year-old currently works as a children’s nurse at a hospital in London She used platform … Read more

Budget 2021: Charities slam Rishi Sunak for lack of help for hospitals and care homes

Rishi Sunak faced fury from charities, MPs and care groups today after failing to provide any extra help for hospitals, care homes or medical research. Care home bosses accused the Chancellor of ‘betraying’ elderly residents, claiming he had once again ignored the cash-strapped sector which has been ravaged by Covid.  Boris Johnson originally promised to … Read more

Medical fury over Budget: Charities slam Rishi Sunak for lack of help for hospitals, care homes

Rishi Sunak faced fury from charities, MPs and care groups today after failing to provide any extra help for hospitals, care homes or medical research. Care home bosses accused the Chancellor of ‘betraying’ elderly residents, claiming he had once again ignored the cash-strapped sector which has been ravaged by Covid.  Boris Johnson originally promised to … Read more

Chris Hemsworth joins #TimesUpGlobes movement over lack of black members in HFPA

Chris Hemsworth joins #TimesUpGlobes movement over lack of black members in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:30 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 23:08 GMT, 27 February 2021 Chris Hemsworth has slammed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association over its lack of diversity after a report revealed it currently doesn’t have … Read more

Gavin Williamson claims Britain’s lagging Covid vaccination drive ISN’T down to lack of jabs

Gavin Williamson has claimed there are no coronavirus vaccine supply issues, despite Britain’s roll-out suffering its worst slump in a month.   The Education Secretary insisted today there was ‘no problem’ with deliveries of doses and said ‘there will always be some days’ when uptake dips lower.  Figures show just 150,000 Covid vaccines jabs were dished … Read more