Thank your lucky stars Labour’s not in charge! Party’s proposal to shake up the pharmaceutical industry would leave Britain struggling to develop its own Covid vaccines, science experts warn The plan is revealed in a 50-page policy dossier titled ‘Medicines For The Many’ It was unveiled at 2019 Labour Party Conference, before first Covid case … Read more
Music industry bosses to defend right to large chunk of revenues from streaming services such as Spotify amid threat of crackdown By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 Music industry bosses will this week defend their right to a large chunk of … Read more
Airlines ‘urgently’ need government help to survive prolonged coronavirus curbs, industry bosses have warned, after Boris Johnson last night closed all travel corridors. The Prime Minister declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday as he begged Britons to ‘stay at home this weekend’. At a … Read more
It is an issue troubling some of the greatest minds in the world at the moment, from Bill Gates to Elon Musk. SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk described AI as our ‘biggest existential threat’ and likened its development as ‘summoning the demon’. He believes super intelligent machines could use humans as pets. Professor Stephen … Read more
Lockdown is creating an ‘unprecedented’ mental illness pandemic with a surge in calls to helplines, experts have warned. Mental health charity Mind’s daily website views rose from 9,580 on January 4 to 14,167 after the announcement of a third lockdown in the UK last week. Two former health secretaries also spoke out about the crisis, … Read more
Britain must go into an ‘Asia-style’ lockdown now with nurseries and places of worship closed, hotels commandeered as isolation centres and masks worn in every public space, experts have warned. Former WHO director Anthony Costello said only ‘a total clampdown’ would succeed in stopping the mutant strain of coronavirus ripping through the country. Professor of operational … Read more
Britain must go into an ‘Asian-style’ lockdown now with nurseries and places of worship closed, hotels commandeered as isolation centres and masks worn in every public space, experts have warned. Former WHO director Anthony Costello said only ‘a total clampdown’ would succeed in stopping the mutant strain of coronavirus ripping through the country. Professor of operational … Read more
Experts are calling for an even tougher lockdown after Boris Johnson last night begged families to stay at home, with the Government launching a new campaign blitz to scare people into obeying the rules. Scientists warn the current measures are too ‘lax’ and can’t contain the new coronavirus variant, so are demanding stricter restrictions as … Read more
Elderly Britons who flout Covid rules after both jabs could ‘more than offset’ the benefits, experts warn Experts fear many will stop social distancing after they have been inoculated Protection from Covid only kicks in about two weeks after the first vaccine dose It remains unclear whether the jabs stop infection or just stops people … Read more
Meet the new Teletubbies! Council recruits men with TVs strapped above their heads to walk the streets and warn public not to break Covid lockdown rules Bizarre move saw volunteers pound streets of Bradford, Yorkshire, with screens Bradford Council announced the ‘iWalkers’ scheme this week but deleted post Pictures show man using a backpack to … Read more