Tomorrow, we mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. After six years of wartime restrictions, May 8, 1945, saw the nation pour onto the streets to celebrate. By midnight an estimated 50,000 people had crowded around London’s Piccadilly Circus. In different circumstances, some of those celebrations would have unfolded again, with the May Day Bank … Read more
Virgin Money saw its underlying profits slashed by nearly 60 per cent in the first half, as it braces itself for a spate of bad loans triggered by the pandemic. The group admitted that around 12,000 of its credit card customers, or 1.2 per cent, were already seriously in arrears by three months or more … Read more
China‘s new supersonic stealth bomber could be ready later this year. The feared Xian H-20, which doubles China’s strike range and completes its nuclear triad, puts Australia, Japan and Korea all within range. It would mean China would join the US and Russia is possessing a three-pronged military force that can launch nuclear missiles from … Read more
World-leading Australian scientists say a vaccine may be ready for widespread use at the start of next year – and that’s under an ‘incredibly ambitious’ timeline Scientists at University of Queensland to start human trials with vaccine in June If proven successful the COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out in September Team using pioneering technology … Read more
John Lewis ready to reopen shops in May: We’ll trigger three-stage plan as soon as Ministers give go-ahead, says boss The plan to reopen the 50-store chain would take three to six weeks to complete Andrew Murphy emphasised it was a ‘portable’ strategy Murphy revealed that John Lewis is ‘modelling for scenarios where different sizes of shops … Read more
Ministers have ordered production of up to 50 million new immunity tests as part of what experts hope will be a ‘game-changing’ development in the battle against Covid-19. A breakthrough by a team of top British scientists means that, by June, people could be able to reliably test whether they have developed immunity to the virus … Read more
Meghan Markle is willing to take the stand in a legal battle with the British press, it was revealed today, setting up an extraordinary High Court showdown with her estranged father who she branded a liar. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, is suing Associated Newspapers, owner of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, over an … Read more
Meghan Markle is willing to take the stand in a legal battle with the British press, it was revealed today, setting up an extraordinary High Court showdown with her estranged father who she branded a liar. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, is suing Associated Newspapers, owner of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, over an … Read more
Trials of a vaccine that could protect against the coronavirus are set to begin in the UK. Work on the vaccine, developed by clinical teams at the Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group, began in January. Now a study involving up to 510 healthy volunteers between 18 and 55 is to get started. … Read more
A coronavirus vaccine could be ready by autumn, an Oxford University professor has said. Sir John Bell said trials could be finished by mid-August but warned the real challenge would be manufacturing ‘many billions of doses’. He also revealed the prestigious institution started human trials with a candidate vaccine this week. There have been conflicting reports over … Read more