Prince Philip dies: BBC creates an online complaints form after providing ‘too much TV coverage’

The BBC was tonight forced to create an online complaints form after it came under fire for providing ‘too much TV coverage’ of news of the Duke of Edinburgh‘s death today aged 99. The broadcaster cancelled its scheduled programming across BBC One, BBC Two and the News channel to air specials about Prince Philip, who … Read more

AstraZeneca is accused of providing ‘outdated’ information from its US vaccine trial

AstraZeneca has been accused of having ‘included outdated information’ from the US trial of its COVID-19 vaccination, which may have ‘provided an incomplete view of the efficacy data’. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases raised concerns on Monday night, hours after the pharmaceutical firm said it will file for Food and Drug Administration … Read more

High Court judge rules doctors can stop providing life-support to nine-month-old boy

High Court judge rules that doctors can stop providing life-support to nine-month-old boy who suffered brain damage at birth A nine-month-old boy to be taken off life-support against his parent’s wishes High Court Judge ruled that specialists can move boy to a palliative care regime Doctors responsible for baby’s care said there was ‘no prospect of improvement’  … Read more

Tesco offers to help aid Covid jab rollout by providing use of its distribution arm

Tesco offers to help aid Covid jab rollout by providing use of its distribution arm while Boots says it will open vaccination sites in Halifax, Huddersfield and Gloucester Tesco offered its distribution arm to help with rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca  Boots to open vaccine sites in Halifax, Huddersfield and Gloucester, this month  Boris Johnson said there … Read more

G4S denies providing US forces with information on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani 

British security firm G4S denies providing US forces with information so they could assassinate top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani G4S denied allegations they tipped American forces off about Iranian General General Qassem Soleimani was blown up by missiles last January He was killed near Baghdad airport, which G4S handles security for By Dora Allday For … Read more

Prince Charles praises television for providing a ‘company’ during lockdown

Prince Charles praises TV for being a ‘valuable source of company’ during the ‘trying months’ of lockdown in video message for virtual Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards Prince Charles, 72, praised television for providing ‘company’ during Covid-19  Spoke at end of virtual Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards 2020 Royal added the … Read more

Cafe boss providing free lunches for children is ‘in shock’ after thieves broke in to steal cash

Cafe boss providing free lunches for children is ‘in shock’ after thieves broke in to steal cash from till and tip jar Heidi Mather, 50, owns The Hidden Bakery in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire  Thieves stole food and cash from the till and tip jar during break-in on Tuesday  She said: ‘I am just in shock, it … Read more

Google ‘is providing police with user information simply based on their keyword searches’

REVEALED: Google is handing ‘users’ personal information to police if they search keywords related to an investigation’ CNET reports that police are issuing Google with ‘keyboard warrants’, forcing them to provide the IP addresses of all users who searched a particular word  A ‘keyboard warrant’ led to the recent arrest of a suspect who set … Read more

Consumer spending jumps 22 per cent as lockdown is lifted providing much-needed economy boost

Consumer spending jumps 22 per cent as lockdown is lifted providing much-needed boost for the economy The economy has been lifted by several lockdown restrictions, new data says   Spending in UK high street shops has risen by 11 per cent compared to last week  The amount of money collected by hit the £210million mark on … Read more

Sadiq Khan admits he has ‘not been providing proper leadership’ as Mayor of London

Sadiq Khan admitted he has failed to provide ‘proper leadership’ as he opens up about how lockdown has affected his mental health.  The London Mayor said that he was used to stressful situations, but the past 10 or 11 weeks had been ‘the hardest of [his] professional life, in relation to the loneliness’.   ‘I’ve found it … Read more