How badly would UK Covid vaccine drive suffer if EU stopped exports?

The European Union today effectively declared vaccine war on the UK by threatening to block exports of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus jab.   Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, suggested that the bloc could start an export ban on vaccines – the second time that threat has been made – because the continent’s rollout is … Read more

How badly would the UK’s Covid vaccine drive suffer if the EU cut off exports?

The European Union today effectively declared vaccine war on the UK by threatening to block exports of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus jab.   Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, suggested that the bloc could start an export ban on vaccines – the second time that threat has been made – because the continent’s rollout is … Read more

One in ten coronavirus survivors suffer ‘long Covid’ symptoms three months after infection

One in ten coronavirus survivors suffer ‘long Covid’ symptoms such as fatigue three months after beating the illness, government-funded review claims National Institute for Health Research reviewed more than 300 scientific papers Analysis found 10% of all survivors suffer lingering symptoms three months later Most common issue was fatigue, followed by breathlessness and ‘brain fog’ … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Berkeley Group shares suffer

Britain’s housing market has been booming throughout the pandemic, but that didn’t help Berkeley Group’s shares yesterday.  The housebuilder was the biggest faller on the FTSE100 after flagging delays in procuring materials since the end of the Brexit transition arrangement, and changing sales times on some of its developments due to the pandemic.  Covid appears … Read more

Covid-19: Nine in 10 Covid hospital patients suffer lingering symptoms, SAGE paper claims

Nine in 10 Covid hospital patients suffer lingering symptoms for months after being discharged, a study presented to No10’s top advisers has claimed.  Of 325 survivors across the UK, 93 per cent reported suffering at least one ‘long Covid’ symptom at least three months after recovering. The most common symptoms were fatigue (77 per cent) … Read more

Ambitious women and younger staff suffer from working at home, business leaders warn 

Ambitious women and younger staff suffer from working at home, business leaders warn Paul Scully, Minister for London, warned of ‘wfh’ damage to younger staff  Mr Scully said Government wants to ‘build on flexible working’ and learn lessons  Alison Rose, chief executive of NatWest, warned of ‘regressive’ effect on women By Anna Mikhailova For The … Read more

Do you suffer from ‘Zoom fatigue?’ Stanford professor reveals four reasons that cause the phenomenon

The coronavirus pandemic forced offices to close and meetings to move online that has created a new phenomenon known as ‘Zoom fatigue.’ Named after the popular video chat platform, the term is used to describe the exhaustion that comes with participating in video conferences, whether it be on Zoom, Google Meet or another application. A … Read more

Inside Married At First Sight bride Booka Nile’s metal band Make Them Suffer

World tours, hit albums, and millions of YouTube views: Married At First Sight bride Booka Nile’s metal band Make Them Suffer were hugely popular long before she found fame on reality TV By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:00 GMT, 24 February 2021 | Updated: 01:00 GMT, 24 February 2021 She’s fast become … Read more

England 6-11 Scotland: Eddie Jones’ men suffer a shock defeat in their Six Nations opener

Twickenham turned tartan as Scotland lifted the Calcutta Cup on English soil for the first time since 1983. The roars said it all as Hamish Watson booted the ball out for the final whistle. It was rugby history in the making. England were humbled and humiliated. Just to rub it in, it was former England … Read more

Children who receive a flu shot are less likely to suffer symptoms from COVID-19

Children who receive a seasonal flu jab are less likely to suffer symptoms from a COVID-19 infection, promising study finds US-based researchers looked at a group of more than 900 children in Arkansas Half were vaccinated with the seasonal flu jab and half had not been given it   Data shows children that have received a … Read more