Steam trains are nearing end of the line: Old-style locomotives could stop running as plans for new coal mine are blocked Newcastle City Council has refused to grant planning permission for a new mine A railway association said decision ‘dashed hopes of Britain’s heritage railways’ It comes as supplies of English steam coal are expected to … Read more
Plans to post millions of rapid testing kits to homes are BLOCKED by regulator amid fears they are not accurate enough when people test themselves Tests only pick up 49 per cent of infections when used by ordinary people Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency blocked mass rollout Boris Johnson has said lateral flow tests … Read more
Ferries were confronted by a blockade of protesting fishing boats, care homes were shut down and a gang of bandits hijacked a vaccine shipment in a no-deal Brexit tabletop exercise. Post-Brexit wargame Operation Capstone also saw medicines heading for hospitals battling with mounting Covid-19 cases stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday warned there … Read more
Disney reportedly blocked Johnny Depp from making a returning cameo appearance to the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise. The major corporation distanced itself from the 57-year-old actor even before his ‘wife beater’ libel trial in the UK despite never formally severing ties according to The Hollywood Reporter. The publication also claims that Disney ‘balked’ at executive producer … Read more
Disney reportedly blocked Johnny Depp from returning to the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise. The major corporation distanced itself from the 57-year-old actor even before his ‘wife beater’ libel trial in the UK despite never formally severing ties according to The Hollywood Reporter. The publication also claims that Disney had thwarted executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s idea of … Read more
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trump’s campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state of Pennsylvania, dealing another significant setback to Trump’s bid to overturn the results of the November 3rd election. Trump’s lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court despite … Read more
Nasal spray that blocked COVID-19 transmission in ferrets may protect people exposed to the virus from getting infected, study finds Researchers have developed a lipopeptide, which prevents the coronavirus from using its spike protein to enter and infect cells In the form a nasal spray, six ferrets were given the compound and split into three … Read more
China’s richest man loses £2bn in one day after Ant Group float is blocked by Beijing By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2020 China’s richest man Jack Ma had more than £2billion wiped off his fortune in one day after Beijing blocked … Read more
Vicky Pattison has been forced to hit back at ‘hateful’ trolls after she shared an empowering snap to Instagram over the weekend. The former Geordie Shore star, 32, posted a makeup-free photo to her grid as she encouraged her 4.6 million followers to ‘be kind’ and ‘protect their mental health’ after it was announced there would … Read more
Jessica Ciencin Henriquez has reportedly revealed she blocked Armie Hammer following their lunch date last month. The pair were seen getting cozy over an afternoon meal at a restaurant in West Hollywood in early September, on what has been described as their first date, reports Page Six. Now, nearly two months on, Ciencin Henriquez revealed she blocked … Read more