The Government has unveiled a dramatic trailer for an official documentary about Britain’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout, called: ‘A Beacon of Hope: The UK Vaccine Story’. Set to intense music, the 50-second advert features clips from interviews with leading UK scientists Jonathan Van-Tam, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty. Mr Van-Tam described Britain as having been … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘tells Irish PM Micheal Martin that Britain will NOT send coronavirus vaccines to Ireland until people in the UK have had the jab’ Micheal Martin said PM had told him UK not in position to send jabs to Ireland Mr Martin said Mr Johnson’s first priority is to vaccinate people living in UK … Read more
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned that more vaccines will be blocked from export, saying that the move against Australia last week ‘was not a one-off’. ‘AstraZeneca delivered less than ten per cent of the amount ordered to the EU in the period from December to March,’ Ms von der Leyen said as she … Read more
Nigel Farage today vowed he will not reverse his decision to quit politics for good, saying the UK vaccines drive is ‘proof positive’ that Brexit has worked. The 56-year-old insisted he ‘wants his life back’ after nearly three decades of campaigning to cut ties with Brussels – insisting he is amazed he has ‘stayed sane’ amid … Read more
Nigel Farage today vowed he will not reverse his decision to quit politics for good, saying the UK vaccines drive is ‘proof positive’ that Brexit has worked. The 56-year-old insisted he ‘wants his life back’ after nearly three decades of campaigning to cut ties with Brussels – insisting he is amazed he has ‘stayed sane’ amid … Read more
Could the NHS be on the verge of adopting a ‘no jab, no job’ policy? Government insiders claimed as much last week, leading to disappointing – yet predictable – outrage from unions. We’ve been calling for this kind of regulation for months – and, despite getting a hammering from the anti-vax crowd on social media … Read more
The world is facing a growing sand shortage, though, with less than 1,000 sand and gravel mines across the US, experts warn. After water, sand is the world’s most consumed raw material — used to make glass, concrete, asphalt and even silicon microchips. The construction industry alone uses up to 50 billion tons of sand … Read more
The world is facing a growing sand shortage, though, with less than 1,000 sand and gravel mines across the US, experts warn. After water, sand is the world’s most consumed raw material — used to make glass, concrete, asphalt and even silicon microchips. The construction industry alone uses up to 50 billion tons of sand … Read more
The US is now vaccinating a sustained two million people a day, according to data from Bloomberg. Two million COVID-19 shots were administered on Thursday, keeping the seven-day rolling average of doses administered a day to two million for the second day in row. It puts the Biden administration well ahead of the president’s goal … Read more
Coronavirus vaccines meant for rural Hispanic and black communities in Palm Beach County are instead being allocated for wealthy, white Floridians. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Latinos account for 23.4 percent of all county residents and African American account for 19.8 percent. However, as of Wednesday, just five percent … Read more