Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine could get emergency FDA approval as early as Thursday, Dr Anthony Fauci said Wednesday afternoon. A panel of expert advisors to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will met tomorrow to discuss whether to recommend that the agency authorize the second shot to be given to Americans. ‘Tomorrow, the FDA will hopefully … Read more
All schools in south-east London borough of Greenwich are to close from TOMORROW with lessons moving online amid spike of Covid cases Greenwich council leader warns London borough has highest rates since March The south-east London borough is facing ‘exponential growth’ of Covid-19 Schools will be closed from Monday evening and asked to move classes … Read more
There are fears over how safe Pfizer’s vaccine is after two British healthcare workers who were among the first in the world to receive it on Tuesday went into anaphylactic shock within hours of receiving the shot. The FDA is due to meet tomorrow to discuss green-lighting the vaccine in America. In a preliminary analysis … Read more
Boris Johnson will travel to Brussels tomorrow for showdown Brexit trade talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. Downing Street confirmed the trip this evening with the Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission due to meet for dinner to try to get an accord over the line. Ms von der Leyen … Read more
Ghislaine Maxwell will launch her second attempt to get bail on Tuesday, but the judge in the case was noncommittal on whether she would even give her a hearing. Federal court judge Alison Nathan said the alleged madam for Jeffrey Epstein had until Tuesday to file her documents. But the judge warned that only ‘after … Read more
Brexit trade talks are set to continue tomorrow in Brussels in Brussels with the UK and the EU admitting ‘significant differences’ still remain. Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen vowed that ‘further effort should be undertaken’ by negotiators to come to an agreement – amid claims that no compromise can be made unless Emmanuel … Read more
Season’s sleetings: Scotland wakes to snow today as icy rain is due as far south as London tomorrow – but first post-lockdown weekend will be sunnier and 7C Up to four inches of snow expected in parts of Scotland along with temperatures dropping to -10C (14F) Areas of northern England including Pennines and Yorkshire Moors … Read more
Shops are preparing for a ‘Wild Wednesday’ spending spree when the national lockdown ends tomorrow. Customers can expect sales and longer opening hours over the festive period as retailers desperately try to plug the financial black hole left by restrictions. Some hubs have even hired extra security to deal with an influx of shoppers, with Primark … Read more
Heathrow staff are set to walk out tomorrow in the first of four strikes over ‘savage’ pay cuts as the aviation sector endures the worst crisis in its history. Members of the Unite union, including firefighters and security staff, planned the 24-hour strikes following a dispute over what union bosses described as the west London … Read more
Just 9,854 new infections were recorded in England yesterday, almost half of the number of diagnoses last Tuesday (18,626) Local lockdown tiers announced tomorrow may already be outdated and ‘unjustified’ when England’s national shutdown lapses next week because Covid infections are plummeting across the country, according to one of Britain’s top infectious disease experts. Just … Read more