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Nov 27, 2020 10:39
Scotland’s First Minister faced criticism across social media after she said Scotland should have a second independence referendum in the “early part of the next parliament.”
- London asks regulator to assess Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns over trial’s robustness
UK regulators are being asked to access AstraZeneca’s vaccine with the view that four million jabs could be ready for rollout in December despite fears over insufficient trial data.Nov 27, 2020 12:09 - UK to set up ‘pro-competition regime’ to rein in dominance of tech giants Facebook & GoogleA British regulator will create a “pro-competition” unit to ensure tech behemoths like Google and Facebook don’t use their sway to force out smaller rivals, which could be empowered to overrule company decisions and levy fines.Nov 27, 2020 04:22
- Don't hug grandma this Christmas: UK public health chief's grim Covid advice as Britain readies for festive seasonThe UK is heading for a bleak winter as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief scientific adviser on Thursday warned Britons not to hug and kiss their elderly relatives at Christmas, in a bid to protect them from Covid-19.Nov 26, 2020 19:39
- UK wants to resume face-to-face Brexit talks, but ‘decision is for Brussels’ – spokesmanThe UK is ready to resume face-to-face trade negotiations with the EU, PM Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the EU’s chief negotiator reportedly demanded a shift in position by London for talks to continue.Nov 26, 2020 17:24
- London asks regulator to assess Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns over trial’s robustnessUK regulators are being asked to access AstraZeneca’s vaccine with the view that four million jabs could be ready for rollout in December despite fears over insufficient trial data.Nov 27, 2020 12:09
- Sturgeon throws ‘red meat’ to party faithful, critics say, slamming talk of IndyRef2 as Covid & economic woes persistScotland’s First Minister faced criticism across social media after she said Scotland should have a second independence referendum in the “early part of the next parliament.”Nov 27, 2020 10:39
- UK to set up ‘pro-competition regime’ to rein in dominance of tech giants Facebook & GoogleA British regulator will create a “pro-competition” unit to ensure tech behemoths like Google and Facebook don’t use their sway to force out smaller rivals, which could be empowered to overrule company decisions and levy fines.Nov 27, 2020 04:22
- Efficacy vs safety? AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘busted flush’ IF it cannot help elderly – but US jabs may be worse, UK doctor tells RTAstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine could be a lost cause if it turns out that it cannot protect the elderly against the disease, Malcolm Kendrick, an NHS GP, told RT. He warned that on the other hand, US vaccines could be dangerous.Nov 26, 2020 21:17
- Don't hug grandma this Christmas: UK public health chief's grim Covid advice as Britain readies for festive seasonThe UK is heading for a bleak winter as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief scientific adviser on Thursday warned Britons not to hug and kiss their elderly relatives at Christmas, in a bid to protect them from Covid-19.Nov 26, 2020 19:39
- UK wants to resume face-to-face Brexit talks, but ‘decision is for Brussels’ – spokesmanThe UK is ready to resume face-to-face trade negotiations with the EU, PM Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the EU’s chief negotiator reportedly demanded a shift in position by London for talks to continue.Nov 26, 2020 17:24
- BoJo’s new chief of staff Rosenfield is a former Treasury official, ex-Bank of America manager & Jewish World Relief chairmanDan Rosenfield, an official with the UK Treasury for over a decade, who also occupied top banking jobs and chairs a humanitarian Jewish community group, will soon be stepping in as PM Boris Johnson’s new chief of staff.Nov 26, 2020 15:45
- Brexit campaign donor Banks gloats after report journalist Carole Cadwalladr 'admits having no evidence’ of his Russia dealingsBrexiteer Arron Banks is celebrating a win against The Observer investigator Carole Cadwalladr, who reportedly admitted in court filings that her claims that money for the Leave campaign came from Russia lacked any evidence.Nov 26, 2020 15:29
- UK Health Secretary’s ex-neighbour & pub acquaintance awarded Covid-19 test-kit contract after chat on WhatsApp – reportUK Health Secretary Matt Hancock's former neighbour has landed a contract to supply millions of Covid-19 vials to the NHS after the two men exchanged messages on WhatsApp, a report says.Nov 26, 2020 13:50
- London spared from toughest regional restrictions, but Manchester and Birmingham plunged into tier-three lockdownThe government has announced new regional restrictions that will come into force when England's national lockdown ends next week. London will be in the second-highest tier, meaning no household mixing indoors.Nov 26, 2020 13:09
- UK’s Sunak coy on Brexit trade deal as time runs short: We shouldn’t be ‘stretching for a deal at any cost’Britain’s Chancellor has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to a Brexit trade agreement with the EU, describing it as “preferable,” but warned Brussels that London won’t be making any unwanted concessions to get a deal done.Nov 26, 2020 10:02
- ‘Heard of Napoleon complex?’ Telegraph columnist scorched for saying Priti Patel isn’t a bully because she’s ‘barely 5ft tall’Telegraph writer Allison Pearson has raised eyebrows online after bizarrely arguing in a column that allegations of bullying against UK Home Secretary Priti Patel are unlikely to be true because she is too short to be a bully.Nov 25, 2020 15:16
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