Stars such as Gary Neville write to Government in bid to establish independent football regulator

Stars including Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Lineker write to Government in bid to set up independent football regulator that would outlaw any future attempts to abandon traditional pyramid after failed Super League plans Ex-players want the Government to establish an independent football regulator Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Gary Lineker have … Read more

Stars such as Gary Neville write to Government in bid to establish independent football regulator

Stars including Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Lineker write to Government in bid to set up independent football regulator that would outlaw any future attempts to abandon traditional pyramid after failed Super League plans Ex-players want the Government to establish an independent football regulator Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Gary Lineker have … Read more

Covid-19 UK: Drinking alcohol does not interfere with how effective vaccines are, regulator says

No evidence that drinking alcohol after a Covid vaccine interferes with how it works, UK regulator says The MHRA says there is no evidence alcohol lowers the body’s response to jabs Drinkaware had previously suggested people abstain from booze for two weeks  NHS patient literature and advice from manufacturers does not mention alcohol By Joe … Read more

Brazil health regulator rejects Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine due to flaws and ‘serious’ side effects

Brazil’s health regulatory agency rejected importing the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following an emergency request from 14 state governors struggling to contain a deadly second wave of the virus that is battering Latin America’s largest nation. The decision was made Monday by Anvisa’s five-strong board which voted unanimously not to approve the vaccine after technical … Read more

Coronavirus: UK vaccine regulator reports more blood clot cases but insists jab is safe

The UK’s drug regulator said it has spotted 68 more blood clot cases in people who have had the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine but insists the risk is still miniscule. Officials at the MHRA, which monitors possible side effects of the jabs, has now counted 168 cases of blood clots with low platelet counts. Scientists are … Read more

Coronavirus: UK vaccine regulator reports more blood clot cases but insists jab is safe

The UK’s drug regulator said it has spotted 68 more blood clot cases in people who have had the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine but insists the risk is still miniscule. Officials at the MHRA, which monitors possible side effects of the jabs, has now counted 168 cases of blood clots with low platelet counts. Scientists are … Read more

Fury as education regulator tells universities marking students down for bad spelling is ELITIST

Fury as higher education regulator tells universities that marking students down for bad spelling is ELITIST Academics have been told that insisting on good written English discriminates  Some universities have been adopting so-called ‘inclusive assessment’ systems Regulator wants to reduce gap between white and black student attainment rate  By Julie Henry For The Mail On … Read more

Fury as education regulator tells universities marking students down for bad spelling is ELITIST

Fury as higher education regulator tells universities that marking students down for bad spelling is ELITIST Academics have been told that insisting on good written English discriminates  Some universities have been adopting so-called ‘inclusive assessment’ systems Regulator wants to reduce gap between white and black student attainment rate  By Julie Henry For The Mail On … Read more

Covid UK: AstraZeneca shares fall 1% after regulator says under-30s should not take vaccine

AstraZeneca’s share price has slumped by one per cent after UK health chiefs said Britons under 30 should not take its vaccine. The British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm, based in Cambridge, suffered a blow to its jab this afternoon following mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots. The company’s shares were trading at 7.110 points on Tuesday … Read more

Under-30s should NOT be given the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator

Under-30s should NOT be given the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator in blow to Britain’s jab roll-out after 79 people suffer brain blood clots out of 20MILLION doses – but officials insist benefits outweigh risks for the vast majority of people Government’s vaccine advisory group recommending healthy people aged 19 to 29 offered different vaccine … Read more