European drug chiefs today approved Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine — but the continent may face delivery delays because of a supply shortage at the company. Regulators at the European Medicines Agency have green-lighted the jab – the first to only require a single dose – for use on over-18s in the general public. It … Read more
A shortfall in the number of homes coming up for sale remains a major stumbling block for the housing market, economists at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have warned. While the Chancellor’s Budget measures, including the extension of the stamp duty holiday until the end of June, will give the sector a boost, stock … Read more
The world is facing a growing sand shortage, though, with less than 1,000 sand and gravel mines across the US, experts warn. After water, sand is the world’s most consumed raw material — used to make glass, concrete, asphalt and even silicon microchips. The construction industry alone uses up to 50 billion tons of sand … Read more
A company which began life in 1985 as a way for serving police officers to pool their Christmas savings might not sound like the ideal recipient a £200,000 prize aimed at developing a new generation of fintech lenders. Yet that is exactly what happened to Police Credit Union last March. The member owned co-operative, which … Read more
Fields of flowers are being left to rot in Cornwall because not enough pickers are available to harvest the crop following Brexit. The world’s largest daffodil grower, Varfell Farms in Penzance, Cornwall, produces 500 million stems a year and needs 700 workers to pick them. The crops are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds and … Read more
It’s all gone to pot! Jamaica faces ‘worst ever’ marijuana shortage after heavy rains, drought and drop in farmers – with experts dubbing it a ‘cultural embarrassment’ Heavy rains during last year’s hurricane season pummelled marijuana fields that were later scorched in a drought, causing ‘tens of thousands of dollars’ in losses Jamaica authorised regulated … Read more
The hunt for ‘beige gold’: Surge in home deliveries has led to a shortage of cardboard… and sent its value soaring six-fold in a year An extra 200million packages were sent to homes in the run-up to Christmas Recycling plants have been hit by Covid cases and social distancing rules Cardboard has risen five or … Read more
Israel is continuing to shame Britain and the rest of the world with its 24/7 vaccination programme as it now begins innoculating people as young as 55. The Middle Eastern country has raced ahead by squeezing every last dose out of its vaccine supplies and using its efficient health system to launch a round-the-clock immunisation … Read more
Britain has vaccinated 1.3million people in just under a month… but the target is two million a week. That’s the rate needed to protect the four most vulnerable groups by February 15 – including everyone over 70. Boris Johnson has blamed regulators for the sluggish start, warning that their strict protocols have limited how quickly … Read more
Midwife shortage is ‘putting mums in peril’ because exhausted staff are forced to work overtime, experts warn Royal College of Midwives warned staff shortages compromising delivery safety The experts warned workers are ‘exhausted’ and ‘demoralised’ over shortages The RCM also released five ‘wishes’ for 2021, including having enough midwives By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:13 … Read more