Lockdown easing SHOULD speed up if infection rates and vaccine drive data remain positive to save the economy, says boss of influential Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson, director of IFS, said ‘if we can do it quicker we absolutely should’ Mr Johnson said ‘no need to stick to a date if things go better … Read more
Gotcha! ‘Speed camera’ van driver caught ‘scrolling through Facebook’ on her PHONE at 60mph Simeon Haughton and his business partner Liam Rudge were on the A55 They drove past a vehicle plastered in blue and fluorescent yellow markings The driver of the van appeared to be scrolling through Facebook on her phone Police said the … Read more
Coronavirus passports to go to the pub? Ministers to investigate whether to bring in ‘Covid status certification’ to help speed up the reopening of hospitality industry and workplaces PM said review will look at whether to introduce ‘Covid status certification’ By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 16:09 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: … Read more
Britain has dished out 10 per cent of the entire world’s coronavirus vaccines, shocking figures show — but critics have warned against complacency as data suggests the national rollout has ‘hit a wall’. Despite its small population on the global standings, the UK has administered a whopping 13.2million out of 146million doses given out internationally. … Read more
Britain has dished out 10 per cent of the entire world’s coronavirus vaccines, shocking figures show — but critics have warned against complacency as data suggests the national rollout has ‘hit a wall’. Despite its small population on the global standings, the UK has administered a whopping 13.2million out of 146million doses given out internationally. … Read more
The Government will make an extra £20million available to Britain’s local authorities to bolster their electric car charging infrastructure. The cash injection is for kerb-side devices to be installed in towns and cities to ‘allow residents without private parking to reliably charge their vehicles,’ says the Department for Transport’s announcement this morning. However, a report … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: With the swift roll-out of the vaccines and extensive testing, the UK is well positioned to escape its present straitjacket By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 16:05 GMT, 31 January 2021 We have to get everyone back to work. This is not simply an … Read more
Pfizer CEO vows to speed up new vaccine development to under 100 days to combat the ‘high likelihood’ that current COVID-19 shots will become ineffective Albert Bourla, Pfizer CEO, spoke at a virtual Davos summit on Friday Bourla said they were working on speeding up the process of creating vaccines Vaccines against COVID-19 have been … Read more
CDC will send funding and ‘support’ to South Carolina to speed its vaccine rollout in an effort to stop the South African variant from taking hold there CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said the agency is offering ‘support’ to states where variants threaten to spread South Carolina will get funding and ‘resources for increased testing, … Read more
Road chiefs have pledged to accelerate the rollout of potentially lifesaving safety measures on smart motorways following crisis talks with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The minister ordered Highways England to bring forward the deadline for installing vital technology which can detect when vehicles are marooned and prevent collisions. More CCTV is to be rolled out to … Read more