A government scientist has warned foreign trips are ‘extremely unlikely’ this summer as Europe struggles to control a surge in coronavirus cases. In an unexpected blow for sun-starved Brits, Dr Mike Tildesley said there was a danger travellers could bring back new Covid variants which are less susceptible to vaccines. The Warwick University professor, who is a member … Read more
Midwife shortage is ‘putting mums in peril’ because exhausted staff are forced to work overtime, experts warn Royal College of Midwives warned staff shortages compromising delivery safety The experts warned workers are ‘exhausted’ and ‘demoralised’ over shortages The RCM also released five ‘wishes’ for 2021, including having enough midwives By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:13 … Read more
Midwife shortage is ‘putting mums in peril’ because exhausted staff are forced to work overtime, experts warn Royal College of Midwives warned staff shortages compromising delivery safety The experts warned workers are ‘exhausted’ and ‘demoralised’ over shortages The RCM also released five ‘wishes’ for 2021, including having enough midwives By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:13 … Read more
More than 40 Tory MPs have warned Rishi Sunak that axing duty-free shopping could cost up to 50,000 jobs. They say the Chancellor’s decision to scrap the system next year will make Britain less attractive to international visitors. The move could affect not just London, but airports and shopping centres throughout the country including in … Read more
Donald Trump isn’t just facing defeat. He’s also facing the biggest decision of his life: should he go quietly? Or should he risk being removed, kicking and screaming, from office? Whatever he chooses, now is a moment of peril: for him, for his family, for his supporters, but above all for the American nation. Over … Read more
Donald Trump isn’t just facing defeat. He’s also facing the biggest decision of his life: should he go quietly? Or should he risk being removed, kicking and screaming, from office? Whatever he chooses, now is a moment of peril: for him, for his family, for his supporters, but above all for the American nation. Over … Read more
Road closures brought in during the pandemic are causing gridlock and leading to life-threatening delays for the emergency services, campaigners claim. Councils are using emergency coronavirus cash to rush through the ‘green’ measures, an audit of local road schemes suggests. Under the projects brought in to aid social distancing and encourage walking and cycling, portions of … Read more
Road closures brought in during the pandemic are causing gridlock and leading to life-threatening delays for the emergency services, campaigners claim. Councils are using emergency coronavirus cash to rush through the ‘green’ measures, an audit of local road schemes suggests. Under the projects brought in to aid social distancing and encourage walking and cycling, portions of … Read more
When it comes to the travel industry, it feels like everything’s a gamble – from booking a holiday in what might be the next quarantine hotspot to investing in an airline that may or may not go bankrupt at any moment. If you’re willing to take a chance on booking a two-week break in Alicante, … Read more
There are probably more jokes about economists than there are economists themselves. The oldest is that if you bring ten economists together you will get eleven opinions. Which makes what is happening in this Covid-stricken world so remarkable. Economists actually agree with each other — up to a point. They agree that we are facing … Read more