Floor tiles, signs and posters urge us to ‘KEEP A SOCIAL DISTANCE’, while arcane one-way systems stop us from passing one another. Sinks have been taped up, just in case we get too close while carrying out all-important hand-washing, as have some of the urinals in the men’s loo, presumably to mitigate the Covid risk of … Read more
AstraZeneca today hit back at the US officials who accused it of sending old clinical trial data as part of a licence application for its Covid vaccine. Experts on the Data and Safety Monitoring Board, a secretive committee inside the National Institutes for Health that is vetting coronavirus vaccines, raised the alarm yesterday after the … Read more
US health chiefs have accused AstraZeneca of sending ‘outdated information’ as part of an application to get its Covid vaccine approved for use on Americans. The company, which is making Oxford University’s jab, revealed yesterday that a US-specific trial found the vaccine prevented 100 per cent of hospital admissions and deaths from Covid and said … Read more
Toy company Hasbro, Inc announced on Thursday that it is updating its popular board game Monopoly. For the first time in 85 years, all 16 of the famous Community Chest cards are being changed to appeal to a more modern audience. Prompts on the yellow cards including having to pay $50 for ‘doctor’s fees’ and … Read more
Jess Glynne has issued an apology amid furious backlash online, after she used a transphobic slur during a recent appearance on The Mo Gilligan Podcast. During her interview with The Masked Singer’s Mo Gilligan, the musician, 31, told a story about taking a ‘bad man’ friend to a ‘tranny strip club’ and how she found … Read more
Nurses condemn ‘fundamentally flawed’ PPE rules in hospitals and say existing guidance on measures including masks is based on out-of-date evidence Report says UK guidance does not reflect more significant risk of aerosol spread Royal College of Nursing commissioned the report after concerns raised by staff Nursing leaders said concerns raised by community nurse who … Read more
The Miss Ireland competition has come under fire from contestants and former winners who have blasted the rules banning mothers from entering. Blue Scannell, 19, who was waiting to find out if she would represent Dublin in the Miss Ireland competition, took to Instagram to explain she had decided to withdraw because of the contest’s ‘outdated’ restrictions – … Read more
Reform Britain’s outdated business rates system now to help High Street survive the pandemic, Sunak told By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 Britain’s outdated business rates system must be ripped apart and rebuilt to ensure the High Street can survive and … Read more
DIY-loving couple transform their outdated bathroom into an industrial chic space for £2,000 by doing all the fitting themselves Leanne Randall, from Huddersfield, shared an amazing bathroom transformation Said it only cost £2,000 to completely redo the bathroom from floor to ceilling Added her husband did all the works himself, cutting down on extra labour … Read more
The ULTIMATE bathroom makeover: Mum, 33, transforms her old carpeted space into her dream retreat – including an egg bathtub, Target decor and a stunning rain shower head Mum transforms very outdated bathroom with carpets into a spectacular space Amanda Bray, 33, from Ballarat, Victoria, revamped old 1960s-style bathroom The space previously included carpets, vintage … Read more