The Indian Covid variant now accounts for at least one in five infections in England and NHS figures show that five out of the six hotspots have vaccine uptake lower than the national average. Number 10 today refused to rule out a return to local lockdowns as the mass easing of restrictions in England was … Read more
BT reveals it will ramp up fibre broadband roll-out to serve 25 million homes thanks to a tax break as it reports a hefty slide in profit By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 10:22 BST, 13 May 2021 | Updated: 10:22 BST, 13 May 2021 BT has said it plans to ramp up … Read more
Britain’s vaccination drive was given another boost today as yet more real-world data revealed the jabs are saving thousands of lives. Public Health England analysis suggested one dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine cuts the risk of death by around 80 per cent. Two doses of Pfizer’s jab slashes the odds by around 97 per cent, academics … Read more
Britain’s vaccination drive was given another boost today as yet more real-world data revealed the jabs are saving thousands of lives. Public Health England analysis suggested one dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine cuts the risk of death by around 80 per cent. Two doses of Pfizer’s jab slashes the odds by around 97 per cent, academics … Read more
Britain vaccinated people faster against Covid than EU countries because it is free of Brussels’ bureaucracy, the bloc’s chief negotiator has admitted. Michel Barnier, 70, said that ideology, red tape and an aversion to risk-taking led Europe to bungle its early vaccination drive – with just 24 per cent of the continent’s population given at … Read more
Britain is no longer one of the 20 worst-hit countries for excess deaths during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show. The UK has suffered 121,000 more deaths than expected since March last year — a rate of 183 excess fatalities per 100,000 people, according to analysis of official figures by the Economist, putting it at number … Read more
Boris Johnson’s Conservatives open up a 14-point poll lead off the back of the vaccine roll-out as Keir Starmer’s Labour slumps to its worst vote share under his leadership The Conservatives now have a 14-point poll lead going into May’s local elections The Tories were up 2 per cent on 43 per cent in the … Read more
Boris Johnson’s Conservatives open up a 14-point poll lead off the back of the vaccine roll-out as Keir Starmer’s Labour slumps to its worst vote share under his leadership The Conservatives now have a 14-point poll lead going into May’s local elections The Tories were up 2 per cent on 43 per cent in the … Read more
Huge push to open international borders by October amid fears Australians could be stuck on a ‘prison island’ for YEARS despite the world moving on from the pandemic Airlines CEO’s are pushing for international travel to commence by October Health Minister Greg Hunt said borders may not open when vaccine rollout ends Virgin Australia CEO … Read more
Nick Clegg admits the EU has ‘let millions of people down’ with dire vaccine rollout saying ‘something has gone very badly wrong’ Nick Clegg has admitted the EU has ‘let millions of people down’ over vaccines Former deputy PM said ‘something has gone very badly wrong’ with the bloc Ursula von der Leyen has been … Read more