Government’s ‘reckless, rushed-out’ test and trace programme breaks data protection law, rights group says Department of Health admitted it did not carry out privacy impact assessment This has led campaigners to claim test and trace programme breaks data laws The government insists that there is no evidence of data being used unlawfully By Danyal Hussain … Read more
Many households have bolstered their financial defences with the purchase of protection insurance during coronavirus – with sales up by a quarter By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 22:40 BST, 11 July 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has caused many households to bolster their financial defences with … Read more
A jab against coronavirus should last for several years at least, said the British scientist whose own vaccine project is the global front-runner. Professor Sarah Gilbert told MPs she was optimistic that a vaccine would provide ‘a good duration of immunity’. She is the world-renowned expert leading an Oxford University team that is devising a … Read more
Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy and lays off 3,500 workers after COVID-19 cancelled shows Cirque du Soleil filed for bankruptcy in Canada on Monday while it develops a plan to restart its business amid the pandemic The creator of many of the most popular shows in Las Vegas blamed the ‘immense disruption and forced … Read more
Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy protection in the US By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 29 June 2020 Chesapeake Energy entered so-called ‘chapter 11’ with a crippling £7.3bn debt pile Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United … Read more
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is among 250 faith leaders calling on Boris Johnson to guarantee the rights of lone migrant children to seek refuge here. In a letter to the prime minister today (Sat), they say Britain has a ‘moral duty to act’ because two schemes for claiming asylum are ending. MPs … Read more
New flu jab that scientists suggest will offer better protection for the over-65s could be rolled out next year European health officials have now approved a new flu jab for the over-65s The stronger, immune-boosting vaccine could be rolled out from next year Flu is dangerous and accounted for more than 17,000 deaths in the … Read more
This might sound strange but I’m passionate about contact tracing. And I’m in this for the long haul. I firmly believe that I have the skills to make a difference. But so far, at least, the test and trace system is experiencing teething trouble. A friend and colleague described the ‘terror and boredom’ of our role. … Read more
Bay Area says masks with valves are not acceptable face protection amid the coronavirus pandemic because they allow your breath to escape and endanger those around you Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area have required residents to wear face coverings in public during the coronavirus pandemic Officials say N-95 respirators with one-way valves that … Read more
Most Britons are resigned to the fact that summer holidays are unlikely to take place, thanks to the coronavirus. A huge number of trips have been cancelled as flights to other countries have been banned, with jetsetters given no real clue presently as to when they can be re-booked. However, that hasn’t stopped people browsing … Read more