EU is investigating claims Russia’s Sputnik V trials contravened ethical and scientific standards and test subjects were ‘forced to take part’ European Medicines Agency will probe whether ‘volunteers’ were pressured to take part in Sputnik V vaccine trials in Russia Comes after texts were uncovered showing boss of government office berating his staff for failing … Read more
The 93rd Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, April 25 as an ‘in-person ceremony’ in Los Angeles with intense COVID-19 protocols in place, despite other award shows opting to go the ‘virtual’ route amid the pandemic. But show producers Steven Soderbergh, Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher, seemingly in response to travel concerns, informed nominees … Read more
‘Fake credentials’ of Grenfell assessor: Fire risk consultant who downplayed safety concerns invented his qualifications, inquiry hears Carl Stokes insisted the Grenfell tower block cladding compiled with regulations when the London Fire Brigade raised concerns just two months before the fire Inquiry heard he ‘invented’ a series of letters after his name on risk assessments … Read more
Deliveroo has said it will price shares for its highly anticipated stock market listing towards the bottom of its price range due to ‘volatile’ market conditions. It comes after a week in which a raft of leading fund managers said they will reject the listing – which could be the UK’s biggest for a decade … Read more
School renames ‘mufti day’ with ‘be yourself day’ fearing long-standing name is culturally insensitive A New Zealand college has renamed ‘mufti day’ to the new ‘be yourself day’ School received concerns colloquial use of the Arabic name was insensitive Heretaunga College in Upper Hutt held its first ‘be yourself day’ last Tuesday Assistant Principal says … Read more
Six of the Britain’s largest investment firms reject chance to buy Deliveroo shares amid concerns over worker rights as firm targets £8.8billion stock market valuation Legal & General Investment Management said it plans to skip the public offering Deliveroo said this week it is targeting a valuation of between £7.6bn and £8.8bn GIM, Aberdeen Standard, … Read more
Tina Arena ‘refuses’ to cancel her 2021 tour over Covid concerns and insists ‘we need to get on with our lives’ By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 12:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 Tina Arena has revealed that she has no plans to cancel her new tour, … Read more
Major concerns were raised about the quality of early batches of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, leaked documents from the EU’s medical regulator have revealed. Scientists charged with checking the chemicals sent to the bloc for approval last year found doses were of a lower standard than the US drugmaker had promised. In an email dated November … Read more
Prince Harry said he was persuaded to sign multi-million-pound deals with Netflix and Spotify when he was ‘literally cut off financially’ from the Royal Family. The Duke of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey he stopped receiving income from Buckingham Palace shortly after he and Meghan announced their wish to step back as senior royals and spend time … Read more
Oprah revealed on Monday morning that behind the scenes, Prince Harry told her it was neither The Queen nor Prince Philip who had concerns over Archie’s skin color before he was born, but he would not reveal the identity of who it did. Harry and Meghan revealed on Sunday night in their bombshell interview with … Read more