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Dec 2, 2020 08:07
Britain has become the first nation in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus for widespread use. The drug is expected to be rolled out as early as next week.
- France refuses to intercept UK-bound migrant boats, despite London's £192mn for Paris to tackle illegal migration
The immigration minister has said French authorities are still refusing to intercept illegal migrant boats heading to the UK despite the government giving France £192 million to tackle illegal crossings since 2014.Dec 2, 2020 13:26 - ‘The day UK led humanity’s charge against Covid’: Tory MP Sharma mocked for over-the-top cheer as London approves foreign vaccineUK business secretary Alok Sharma attracted backlash after tweeting that the UK had “led humanity’s charge” against the Covid-19 pandemic by merely approving a new US-German vaccine earlier than other countries.Dec 2, 2020 13:29
- Wales to issue Covid-19 ‘immunisation card’ to those who receive Pfizer jab, triggering fears of ‘vaccine ID’ regimeWales has announced that people who receive the newly-approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be given a card that provides details about the jab, sparking rumors and theories that the government was creating a new form of ID.Dec 2, 2020 12:49
- ‘Sickening PR stunt’ or clever public outreach? UK Health Secretary Hancock agrees to take Pfizer jab live on TV with Piers MorganUK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab with ‘Good Morning Britain’ co-host Piers Morgan to show that it’s safe, but the proposed on-air vaccination has polarized the internet.Dec 2, 2020 11:10
- London livid as more than 35 ‘dangerous’ Jamaican criminals avoid deportation flight after last-minute legal challengesThe UK immigration minister has blasted lawyers’ tactics after their eleventh-hour legal challenges prevented more than 35 Jamaican murderers, rapists and other criminals from being deported on Wednesday morning.Dec 2, 2020 13:48
- ‘The day UK led humanity’s charge against Covid’: Tory MP Sharma mocked for over-the-top cheer as London approves foreign vaccineUK business secretary Alok Sharma attracted backlash after tweeting that the UK had “led humanity’s charge” against the Covid-19 pandemic by merely approving a new US-German vaccine earlier than other countries.Dec 2, 2020 13:29
- France refuses to intercept UK-bound migrant boats, despite London's £192mn for Paris to tackle illegal migrationThe immigration minister has said French authorities are still refusing to intercept illegal migrant boats heading to the UK despite the government giving France £192 million to tackle illegal crossings since 2014.Dec 2, 2020 13:26
- Wales to issue Covid-19 ‘immunisation card’ to those who receive Pfizer jab, triggering fears of ‘vaccine ID’ regimeWales has announced that people who receive the newly-approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be given a card that provides details about the jab, sparking rumors and theories that the government was creating a new form of ID.Dec 2, 2020 12:49
- Anti-vaxxer movement in UK is not growing, health minister claims, as Britain approves Covid vaccineUK Health Secretary Matt Hancock claimed on Wednesday that the anti-vaxxer movement in the UK is not growing, while also announcing that the government will have millions of vaccine doses by the end of year.Dec 2, 2020 11:46
- ‘Sickening PR stunt’ or clever public outreach? UK Health Secretary Hancock agrees to take Pfizer jab live on TV with Piers MorganUK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab with ‘Good Morning Britain’ co-host Piers Morgan to show that it’s safe, but the proposed on-air vaccination has polarized the internet.Dec 2, 2020 11:10
- UK becomes first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19Britain has become the first nation in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus for widespread use. The drug is expected to be rolled out as early as next week.Dec 2, 2020 08:07
- LGBT activists demand boycott of cosmetics chain Lush over donation to ‘anti-trans’ group Woman’s Place UKActivists are calling for cosmetics brand Lush to be ‘cancelled’ over the discovery that its UK arm donated £3,000 to Woman’s Place UK, a women’s rights group that has been accused of stoking anti-trans sentiment.Dec 1, 2020 20:22
- Johnson urges MPs to back UK’s regional tiered system amid criticism within his own partyUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on British lawmakers to support his new system of Covid-19 restrictions by English region, despite a rebellion within his own Conservative Party against the “draconian” measures.Dec 1, 2020 16:20
- ‘Watch out! There’s a journo about’: GCHQ blacklisted reporter shining light on UK spy agency’s shady activities, emails revealThe Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the UK’s signals intelligence agency, has been accused of violating ethics rules after emails showed the organization consciously ignored questions from a reporter.Dec 1, 2020 12:46
- UK’s post-Brexit points-based immigration system goes live, but critics say the toll is now on businessesGovernment ministers have promised that the new points-based immigration system will be “simple, effective and flexible,” as it opens to applicants ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period.Dec 1, 2020 12:22
- UK High Court says minors must ‘understand’ treatment before starting gender transition, in ‘devastating blow’ to trans activistsThe UK’s High Court has ruled that minors can only consent to gender reassignment if they understand the treatment, after a ‘detransitioning’ woman filed suit against the NHS for enabling ‘irreversible’ biological changes.Dec 1, 2020 12:03
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