AstraZeneca pounces on rival Alexion in deal worth £29.5bn

British drugs giant AstraZeneca pounces on rival Alexion in deal worth £29.5bn By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 22:43 GMT, 12 December 2020 British drugs giant AstraZeneca will acquire North American rival Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth $39billion (£29.5billion), it was announced yesterday.  The deal … Read more

DAN HODGES: Deal? No Deal? It really doesn’t matter now. All that counts is Boris must end it TODAY

There’s a technical possibility we could extend talks for a day or two,’ the Downing Street official explained last week. ‘But the destination will finally be set this Sunday. One way or another we’ll know by then.’ Today is the day. Again. First, the deadline for the end of the Brexit trade negotiations was October 15. … Read more

Chance of No Deal Brexit ‘hits 80%’ as Boris Johnson takes personal control of preparations

Boris Johnson has seized personal control of Britain’s No Deal preparations as the deadline for historic talks with the EU expires today. The move comes as Government sources put the chances of negotiations failing as high as 80 per cent, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel being blamed for the European Union’s hard line. One source … Read more

DAN HODGES: Deal? No Deal? It really doesn’t matter now. All that counts is Boris must end it TODAY

There’s a technical possibility we could extend talks for a day or two,’ the Downing Street official explained last week. ‘But the destination will finally be set this Sunday. One way or another we’ll know by then.’ Today is the day. Again. First, the deadline for the end of the Brexit trade negotiations was October 15. … Read more

No deal Brexit could endanger the lives of four MILLION people with rare diseases

No deal Brexit could endanger the lives of four MILLION people with rare diseases in the UK, experts warn Experts and patient support groups signed a letter in prestigious journal Lancet  Claims dropping out of Europe without a deal on January 1 will endanger lives  It could see Briain lose access to networks established to … Read more

Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to guard Britain’s fishing waters if there is a No Deal Brexit

Four Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to Britain’s territorial waters if a trade deal is not agreed with the EU. Armed with cannon and machine guns, they will patrol the English Channel and Irish Sea to stop illegal fishing. In a dramatic ratcheting-up of No Deal contingency planning, Wildcat and Merlin helicopters are also … Read more

Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to guard Britain’s fishing waters if there is a No Deal Brexit

Four Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to Britain’s territorial waters if a trade deal is not agreed with the EU. Armed with cannon and machine guns, they will patrol the English Channel and Irish Sea to stop illegal fishing. In a dramatic ratcheting-up of No Deal contingency planning, Wildcat and Merlin helicopters are also … Read more