Chile’s world-leading coronavirus vaccination rollout is failing to halt the spread of Covid-19 as the majority of the country goes into lockdown, with many blaming the use of China‘s CoronaVac jabs. By Thursday the narrow South American nation, hemmed in by the Andes mountains and the Pacific ocean, had given more than six million people … Read more
Describing any British industry as world-class these days is sure to get you a poke in the eye from critics who are contemptuous of so-called Anglo-Saxon ‘exceptionalism’. Yet I am going to risk a black eye and say there are a couple of exceptions, one of them being the UK’s thriving pharmaceuticals and life sciences … Read more
Britain faces the ‘decimation’ of its agriculture industry if farmers are forced to compete with inferior foreign imports, campaigners warned last night. Save British Farming has unveiled new banners and posters urging the Government to ‘save British food’ by upholding our world-leading agricultural standards. The group hopes to see homes across the country put the banners … Read more
The UK’s largest animal welfare charity has warned that the new Trade and Agriculture Commission is a ‘Trojan horse’ that risks undermining the nation’s world-leading farm and food standards. Giving its backing to The Mail on Sunday’s Save Our Family Farms campaign, the RSPCA criticised the Government’s failure to guarantee that the UK’s tough welfare … Read more
World-leading Australian scientists say a vaccine may be ready for widespread use at the start of next year – and that’s under an ‘incredibly ambitious’ timeline Scientists at University of Queensland to start human trials with vaccine in June If proven successful the COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out in September Team using pioneering technology … Read more