Fury as higher education regulator tells universities that marking students down for bad spelling is ELITIST Academics have been told that insisting on good written English discriminates Some universities have been adopting so-called ‘inclusive assessment’ systems Regulator wants to reduce gap between white and black student attainment rate By Julie Henry For The Mail On … Read more
AstraZeneca’s share price has slumped by one per cent after UK health chiefs said Britons under 30 should not take its vaccine. The British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm, based in Cambridge, suffered a blow to its jab this afternoon following mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots. The company’s shares were trading at 7.110 points on Tuesday … Read more
Britons under 30 should be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine due to mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots, UK health chiefs ruled today. In a major blow to the UK’s vaccination rollout, the Government’s vaccine advisory group is recommending healthy people aged 19 to 29 be offered either the Pfizer or Moderna jabs … Read more
Under-30s should NOT take the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator in blow to Britain’s jab roll-out after 79 people suffer brain blood clots out of 20MILLION doses – but officials insist benefits outweigh risks for the vast majority of people Government’s vaccine advisory group recommending healthy people aged 19 to 29 offered different vaccine By … Read more
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
UK regulator finds total of 30 blood clots including 22 in the brain from 18 million people given the AstraZeneca vaccine out – but insist the benefits still outweigh the risks By Reuters Published: 00:47 BST, 2 April 2021 | Updated: 02:52 BST, 2 April 2021 British regulators on Thursday said they have identified 30 … Read more
Smart motorway death crash statistics will be analysed by roads regulator as Grant Shapps continues to insist they are safe The Transport Secretary has ordered an independent review of safety data Fourteen people were killed in 2019 on motorways without a hard shoulder A coroner said smart motorways ‘present an ongoing risk of future deaths’ By … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Shame on the regulator for allowing insurers to continue ripping off loyal customers By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 23 March 2021 For more than a decade, Money Mail has campaigned to stop insurers mercilessly ripping off loyal customers. This practice of … Read more
Grade hikes ‘may swamp universities’: Inflated marks for scrapped A levels could lead to record applications for further education, regulator warns Office for Students has urged university admission officers not to ‘over-recruit’ Fears universities could be swamped by too many students given top grades The Office warned universities faced punishments if courses are too packed … Read more
Severe allergies should be added to the list of possible side effects of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccination, the EU’s drug regulator said. The development comes after 41 reports of possible anaphylaxis were detected in the UK, with likely links to the vaccination. Severe allergic reaction is listed as ‘not known’ under possible side effects of the AstraZeneca jab … Read more