A vaccination drive that has begun to pick up speed is propelling the United States ahead in the race to immunize its population against COVID-19. Currently, the U.S. ranks seventh in the world, with 25.7 percent of Americans having received at least one dose, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
Cheers! One of UK’s biggest brewers to open 700 pubs on ‘glorious’ April 12 as Ministers says ALL landlords can erect marquees Marston’s said 70 per cent of venues across England would be back in business The 696 pubs will be offering an outdoor table service and are taking bookings It comes as Government is … Read more
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
Portugal will be taken off UK’s virus travel ban ‘red list’ on Monday as the country aims to reopen to Britons who can show proof of vaccination or a negative test from mid-May Portugal is set to be taken off the list of 33 Covid-hotspot countries on Monday Britons will be able to travel to … Read more
Britain’s Covid R rate today dropped back down to 0.8 after a blip saw it rise last week, as yet more figures added to the mountain of evidence that the worst of the pandemic is over. No10’s scientific advisory panel SAGE estimated the reproduction rate — the average number of people infected by each person with … Read more
Black and ethnic minority people are being put at risk by the UK’s ‘colour-blind’ Covid vaccination strategy, experts warned today. The mammoth operation has prioritised Brits by age after mountains of research and data showed those who are older are more at risk of dying from the virus. But a group of top medics, including … Read more
A divorced father-of-one who moved from the US to live on one of the UK’s most remote islands has admitted he struggles with loneliness but can’t face relocating back across the pond. American-born Tommy Hyndman, now 57, moved with his wife Liz and son Henry from New York to live in a £500-a-year cottage on Fair … Read more
Burger King’s call for more female chefs backfired after they tweeted ‘women belong in the kitchen’ on International Women’s Day. While many across the country took the opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements in social, economical, cultural and political fields, Burger King UK took to Twitter and shared the message: ‘Women belong in the kitchen.’ They … Read more
Nearly two fifths of Britain now has 5G coverage typically producing average speeds almost five times faster in areas where it is available. Where 5G is provided, average speeds were recorded at 150 Mbps across all networks compared with 33 Mbps in areas without it, according to research by Global Wireless Solutions. GWS assessed the … Read more
Nearly half of black people in the UK are still hesitant about receiving a coronavirus vaccine, according to a survey. The Office for National Statistics found that the people most worried about the jabs are ethnic minorities, under-30s and people on low incomes. While 44 per cent of black or black British people in the … Read more