Jab teams in Indian variant-hit Bolton defy official advice and roll out crisis doses for the young

Northerners are made of stern stuff but even they need a good reason to go out and be buffeted by driving rain and howling winds. For the citizens of Bolton, that reason is the Indian variant of coronavirus. ‘I’m here because I couldn’t get an appointment with my GP,’ explained mother-of-four Mel Flanagan as she … Read more

Jab teams in Indian variant-hit Bolton defy official advice and roll out crisis doses for the young

Northerners are made of stern stuff but even they need a good reason to go out and be buffeted by driving rain and howling winds. For the citizens of Bolton, that reason is the Indian variant of coronavirus. ‘I’m here because I couldn’t get an appointment with my GP,’ explained mother-of-four Mel Flanagan as she … Read more

Cambridge students defy Covid rules for boozy ‘Caesarian Sunday’ to celebrate start of summer term

Thousands of students turned up at a park for an annual drinking event – with some seen urinating up trees and others vomiting. The booze-fuelled ‘Caesarian Sunday’ event shouldn’t have happened on Jesus Green in Cambridge because of Covid restrictions – but crowds gathered anyway. Witnesses said there was chaos as students lit barbecues, ignored … Read more

Cambridge students defy Covid rules for boozy ‘Caesarian Sunday’ to celebrate start of summer term

Thousands of Cambridge students defy Covid rules for booze fuelled ‘Caesarian Sunday’ as they celebrate start of summer term by funnelling wine, urinating in bushes and drinking until they are sick Cambridge University students gathered in their thousands on Jesus Green, Cambridge, for annual tradition Eight-decade old event is seen as ‘the final blowout’ on … Read more

Protesters clash with police in cities across the world as thousands defy lockdown rules for May Day

Protesters clash with riot police in cities across the world as thousands defy lockdown rules to take to the streets for traditional May Day rallies Thousands poured onto the streets of Berlin, Istanbul, Madrid, Paris and Turin for International Workers’ Day Officers were seen tackling protesters to the ground in Turkey, holding people around their … Read more

Protesters clash with police in cities across the world as thousands defy lockdown rules for May Day

Protesters clash with riot police in cities across the world as thousands defy lockdown rules to take to the streets for traditional May Day rallies Thousands poured onto the streets of Berlin, Istanbul, Madrid, Paris and Turin for International Workers’ Day Officers were seen tackling protesters to the ground in Turkey, holding people around their … Read more

GSK boss Emma Walmsley bids to defy raid by Elliott

GlaxoSmithKline boss Emma Walmsley will defend drugs giant’s strategy as she seeks to head off a raid by ‘vulture lord’ of Wall Street Walmsley is bracing for an assault after it emerged Paul Singer’s Elliott Management has taken a ‘multi-billion pound’ stake in GSK Elliott has remained silent about its intentions – but the hedge fund … Read more