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Aug 14, 2020 11:43
The British government has once again revised down figures relating to the coronavirus crisis, this time removing some 1.3m coronavirus tests from official data citing apparent “double-counting.”
- UK strikes deals with J&J, Novavax to secure potential Covid-19 vaccines
Britain has sealed two more deals to secure Covid-19 vaccines, buying shots in development from Johnson & Johnson and Novavax, UK's vaccine task force chair has confirmed.Aug 14, 2020 10:18 - ‘Jobs will now be out sauced’: Huge Covid outbreak at sandwich factory sees Brits cracking dark punsSome 300 workers have tested positive for coronavirus at a sandwich factory in Northampton. Despite the severity of the outbreak, many Britons have reacted to the situation with trademark dry humor.Aug 14, 2020 02:03
- UK imposes 14-day self-quarantine for travelers from France & Netherlands, doubles fines for not wearing maskThe UK government will add six new countries to its travel quarantine list, including France and the Netherlands, requiring two weeks of self-isolation for new arrivals while boosting fines for those who flout face mask rules.Aug 13, 2020 22:52
- Farage warns ‘Britain won’t be truly free’ if Brexit deal agreed this yearLeading Euroskeptic Nigel Farage has issued a stark warning to Brexiteers, advising that the UK will not successfully be able to break free from the European Union if London does a deal with Brussels this year.Aug 12, 2020 16:57
- British govt removes 1.3 MILLION covid-19 tests from official England figures due to alleged ‘double counting’The British government has once again revised down figures relating to the coronavirus crisis, this time removing some 1.3m coronavirus tests from official data citing apparent “double-counting.”Aug 14, 2020 11:43
- UK strikes deals with J&J, Novavax to secure potential Covid-19 vaccinesBritain has sealed two more deals to secure Covid-19 vaccines, buying shots in development from Johnson & Johnson and Novavax, UK's vaccine task force chair has confirmed.Aug 14, 2020 10:18
- ‘Jobs will now be out sauced’: Huge Covid outbreak at sandwich factory sees Brits cracking dark punsSome 300 workers have tested positive for coronavirus at a sandwich factory in Northampton. Despite the severity of the outbreak, many Britons have reacted to the situation with trademark dry humor.Aug 14, 2020 02:03
- UK imposes 14-day self-quarantine for travelers from France & Netherlands, doubles fines for not wearing maskThe UK government will add six new countries to its travel quarantine list, including France and the Netherlands, requiring two weeks of self-isolation for new arrivals while boosting fines for those who flout face mask rules.Aug 13, 2020 22:52
- Farage warns ‘Britain won’t be truly free’ if Brexit deal agreed this yearLeading Euroskeptic Nigel Farage has issued a stark warning to Brexiteers, advising that the UK will not successfully be able to break free from the European Union if London does a deal with Brussels this year.Aug 12, 2020 16:57
- ‘A large scoop of virtue signaling’: Ben & Jerry’s takes licking on Twitter after attacking UK govt’s treatment of migrantsBen & Jerry’s has been accused of dishing out a large serving of hypocrisy, after lecturing the UK government about showing an alleged lack of empathy for migrants picked up while crossing the English Channel.Aug 12, 2020 13:08
- Scottish First Minister declares MAJOR INCIDENT following Stonehaven train derailmentScotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has declared the Stonehaven train derailment a major incident, as dozens of emergency vehicles were deployed to the scene after the wrecked train caught fire Wednesday.Aug 12, 2020 11:29
- 3 pronounced dead at scene as passenger train derails in Scotland amid flooding (VIDEO)Three people have been pronounced dead at the scene after a train derailed near Aberdeen, Scotland. Around 30 ambulances were spotted near the accident site in Stonehaven.Aug 12, 2020 10:55
- Flu and pneumonia have killed more people than Covid-19 in England and Wales for seven weeks in a rowFresh statistics have revealed that dramatically more people in England and Wales have been killed by the flu and pneumonia than Covid-19 for seven weeks in a row.Aug 12, 2020 10:44
- Rowan Atkinson invokes wrath of cancel culture for raising concerns about controversial ‘hate crime’ billComedian Rowan Atkinson has incurred the wrath of woke warriors on social media after voicing his opposition to a controversial hate crimes law which he believes will stifle free speech and rational debate.Aug 11, 2020 16:24
- Bomb squad called in as ‘unexploded device’ found at Norfolk beach car parkNorfolk police established a security cordon around a beach car park and advised the public to avoid the area after a suspected "unexploded device" was discovered. It was later found to be an unexploded mortar shell.Aug 11, 2020 10:24
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