First volunteers are injected in the UK’s coronavirus vaccine trial

The first volunteers for the coronavirus vaccine trial have received their first doses as scientists desperately try fight the illness which has now claimed the lives of 18,738 in the UK. Scientists at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, have begun the first human trial in Europe by administering the trial injections, which were developed in … Read more

UK’s testing farce: Drive-thru centres are only swabbing ‘four people a day’

UK’s testing farce: One drive-thru centre is only swabbing ‘four people a day’ as ministers bring in the Army and Amazon to ramp up capacity – but are still only a FIFTH of the way to meeting 100,000 a day target with just six days to go By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: … Read more

UK’s testing farce: Drive-thru centres are only swabbing ‘four people a day’

UK’s testing farce: Drive-thru centres are only swabbing ‘four people a day’ as ministers bring in the Army and Amazon to ramp up capacity – but are still only a FIFTH of the way to meeting 100,000 a day target with just six days to go By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 12:22 … Read more

UK’s biggest airlines and travel operators are ‘flouting the law’ by delaying refunds, says Which? 

Airlines and travel operators are flouting the law by delaying refunds for cancelled holidays, an investigation has found. Customers with package holidays are legally entitled to their money back within 14 days of cancellation, while airlines should refund passengers within seven days. However, a major survey of the UK’s 20 biggest travel firms by consumer … Read more

UK’s coronavirus crisis peaked BEFORE lockdown: Expert argues draconian measures were unnecessary

Carl Heneghan, a professor of medicine at Oxford University, claims the UK’s coronavirus outbreak peaked a week before lockdown and that draconian measures were unnecessary The UK’s coronavirus outbreak peaked a week before lockdown, according to a leading expert who argues the draconian measures were unnecessary. Carl Heneghan, professor of evidence-based medicine at Oxford University, … Read more

Experts warn urgent stimulus from Government needed to ward off collapse in UK’s housing market

Experts warn urgent stimulus from Government needed to ward off collapse in UK’s housing market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 Urgent stimulus from the Government is needed to ward off a collapse in the UK’s housing market, experts have warned.  … Read more

Rupert Grint surprises NHS midwife during UK’s One World: Together At Home

Rupert Grint says NHS midwife is ‘truly inspiring’ as he and Miriam Margolyes surprise the Harry Potter fan during UK’s One World: Together At Home By Katie Storey For Mailonline Published: 20:22 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 20:29 BST, 19 April 2020 He’s best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies … Read more

Zoo prepares to serenade one of the UK’s oldest penguin’s Rosie

One of Britain’s oldest penguins will be serenaded with a ‘special birthday celebration’ from the confines of her zoo in honour of reaching the milestone age of 30. Rosie the Humboldt Penguin, who arrived to Sewerby Hall and Gardens, near the seaside town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990, has left … Read more