Boris Johnson has suggested that some pubs might require customers to produce vaccine certificates, an idea that he had previously deemed unlikely. Almost 29 million people have received their first vaccine dose in Britain already in the fastest rollout in Europe, and there have been calls to open up the economy faster because of the … Read more
Disgraced ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter handed new SIX-YEAR and eight month ban from football for multiple breaches of their ethics code after investigation found he had accepted an ‘undue economic benefit’ of £18m across four years Sepp Blatter has been handed a new six-year ban from football-related activities The former FIFA boss was investigated over … Read more
Brussels will today radically ramp up threats to block vaccine exports to the UK, despite a push by Boris Johnson to find a compromise. The European Commission will publish new proposals this morning to widen the criteria for restricting vaccine exports from the bloc. EU sources suggested the plans were likely to be targeted directly … Read more
President Joe Biden renewed his call for an assault weapons ban as he spoke Tuesday in the aftermath of the Boulder, Colorado mass shooting, in which 10 were killed. ‘We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again,’ he said, encouraging lawmakers to act. He also told U.S. senators that they should … Read more
Hartlepool Council bosses want to ban daytime drinking on beaches this summer to stop anti-social behaviour with fines of up to £1,000 for rule-breakers. The new rules, which were agreed last week, will stop people from drinking booze by the seafront in Seaton Carew, County Durham. Under the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), the regulations will … Read more
Cities across the UK ‘should restrict traffic’ and impose bans for the most emitting vehicles to most effectively tackle their high air pollution levels, a European health organisation has said today. In a new report it says the most effective way of reducing pollution is to restrict older models from cities, and charging drivers of … Read more
German chancellor Angela Merkel has come out in favour of the EU banning the export of Covid vaccines to make sure the continent gets supplies for its own citizens, deepening the row over AstraZeneca’s jab deliveries. Tensions are surging as world leaders argue over millions of doses of the Oxford jab that are reportedly being … Read more
European leaders were divided last night over whether to press ahead with an extraordinary ban on vaccine exports to Britain. Brussels sources confirmed that the EU is ready to block a shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine to the UK from a plant in the Netherlands. But the issue has triggered a major rift among leaders … Read more
Europe’s rush to ban the AstraZeneca vaccine over sporadic reports of blood clots may have cost ‘thousands’ of lives, a British expert has said, as EU regulators gave their definitive verdict that the jab is safe and effective. A series of countries including Germany, France and Italy have already U-turned and said they will resume … Read more
Matt Hancock today insisted the UK ‘fully expects’ all of its contracts with vaccine manufacturers to be delivered on as ministers condemned Brussels’ ‘brinkmanship’ after the EU threatened to block exports of the jabs. The Health Secretary told a Downing Street press conference this evening he believes vaccines manufactured inside the bloc which have been … Read more