Brazil halts trials of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine after ‘serious adverse incident’ involving volunteer

Brazil has suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine after a volunteer took their own life.  The health regulator had previously revealed a ‘serious adverse incident’ had caused them to halt the testing. But Brazilian broadcaster TV cultura later revealed the volunteer had killed themselves, havng seen a coroner’s report.  The head of Sao Paulo’s … Read more

Brazil halts trials of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine after ‘serious adverse incident’ involving volunteer

Brazil has suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine after a volunteer took their own life. The country’s health regulator said there was a ‘serious adverse incident’ while the head of Sao Paulo’s medical research institute which is running the trials confirmed to local TV that a volunteer had died, but not because of the … Read more

Jurassic World: Dominion HALTS filming for two weeks after positive COVID-19 tests

Jurassic World: Dominion has been forced to halt filming for two weeks after members of the crew tested positive for COVID-19. Director Colin Trevorrow confirmed production had been paused after ‘a few’ positive tests, adding that the delay was simply a precaution as the infected crew members tested negative shortly after. The delay comes just … Read more

FTSE falls after Boris Johnson halts further easing of lockdown

Business leaders today warned that Boris Johnson postponing a further easing of England’s coronavirus lockdown was a ‘hammer blow’ to the economy. The British Chambers of Commerce said businesses and consumer confidence will be damaged again after the Prime Minister warned the UK ‘cannot be complacent’ amid a rise in the Covid-19’s prevalance in communities. … Read more

Lockdown halts progress of smart meter installations

Smart meter rollout dented: Lockdown halts progress of installations and fewer than half of homes are predicted to have one by next summer The rollout will now only reach 48% completion by the end of June 2021  This is compared to the 61% predicted pre-pandemic Many are still averse to having a meter fitted at home   … Read more

Jaguar halts production of electric I-Pace due to shortage of batteries

Jaguar halts production of popular award-winning £61,000 electric I-Pace… due to SHORTAGE of batteries JLR confirmed it has been forced to ‘adjusted’ production schedules for I-Pace It blamed a ‘temporary’ supply problem with Korean battery provider LG Chem The car maker told us it is working to ‘minimise impact on customers’ Comes within a week … Read more

Colin Farrell shows off toned physique as he takes shirtless run… after Batman halts production

Colin Farrell shows off his toned physique as he takes shirtless run during quarantine… after Batman halts production By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 05:21 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 05:21 BST, 5 May 2020 Colin Farrell is on break from his latest project as production halted amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. But the … Read more

Arcadia halts £2m pension top-ups as it tries to cling on to cash in face of coronavirus lockdown

Sir Philip Green’s retail empire suspending payments to pension scheme as it tries to cling on to cash in face of coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 29 March 2020 Sir Philip Green’s retail empire is suspending payments to its pension scheme … Read more

Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff

Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff after Government reveals coronavirus job retention scheme G1 will reexamine their planned dismissals in light of the government’s package Staff had already been told their were to be fired before Sunak’s announcement A spokesman for the hospitality group called the coronavirus pandemic the:  ‘most difficult … Read more

Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff

Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff after Government reveals coronavirus job retention scheme G1 will reexamine their planned dismissals in light of the government’s package Staff had already been told their were to be fired before Sunak’s announcement A spokesman for the hospitality group called the coronavirus pandemic the:  ‘most difficult … Read more