The EU is suing AstraZeneca over shortfalls in Covid vaccines which it blames for slowing the continent’s jab roll-out to a crawl. Legal action was launched against the British-Swedish drug-maker on Friday last week, a spokesman for the EU commission said today, adding that all 27 member nations supported it. ‘Terms of the contract have … Read more
The EU is facing vaccine chaos after AstraZeneca announced a fresh shortfall in planned shipments as five European countries claim others are signing ‘secret contracts’ to make sure they get extra jabs. The pharmaceutical giant cited production problems and export restrictions as the cause for the delay. In a statement it said: ‘AstraZeneca is disappointed … Read more
‘Our health emergency is not yet over,’ the Chancellor of the Exchequer said yesterday. ‘And our economic emergency has only just begun.’ Facing the steepest downturn since the Great Frost of 1709 – a slump in output of 11.3 per cent – Rishi Sunak said he was ready to spend, spend, spend to drag the … Read more
Post office bosses ‘knew IT glitch could be to blame for missing money… but still took postmasters to court’ Post Office chiefs were told that IT system Horizon could be to blame in 2011 Documents have revealed that they pursued prosecutions against staff anyway Hundreds of postmasters were sacked, wrongfully convicted or went bankrupt New evidence … Read more
Post office bosses ‘knew IT glitch could be to blame for missing money… but still took postmasters to court’ Post Office chiefs were told that IT system Horizon could be to blame in 2011 Documents have revealed that they pursued prosecutions against staff anyway Hundreds of postmasters were sacked, wrongfully convicted or went bankrupt New evidence … Read more