By Jack Maidment and Jack Elsom for MailOnline Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi today said AstraZeneca is ‘confident’ its jab prevents serious illness caused by the South African coronavirus variant after early data from a small study suggested the vaccine was less effective against the strain. Mr Zahawi said he had spoken to England’s Deputy Chief … Read more
Vaccine passports will NOT be issued by the Government but people travelling to countries which require proof they have had a jab will be able to ask their GP for written evidence Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi today ruled out introducing vaccine passports But he said that people will be able to ask their GP for … Read more
It appears that Ja Rule is the type of man who wants to learn from his mistakes. The 44-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, shared a celebratory tweet to mark his completion of a Harvard Business School Online certificate course in ‘Entrepreneurship Essentials’ on Tuesday. His foray into learning the ins and outs … Read more
Rita Ora’s arrival in Australia has been greeted with a fierce backlash amid claims she was given special treatment to allow her into the country. Ora arrived at a Sydney hotel for two weeks of forced quarantine on Monday ahead of filming for her role as a coach on The Voice. Australia’s shadow home affairs … Read more
This is the moment police disrupted an illegal drum ‘n’ bass rave in Bristol and handed out £10,400 worth of fines – while elsewhere officers caught 15 women at a Soho pyjama party. Officers arrived at the house on Tyndalls Park Road in Bristol at 2.30am on Saturday to find more than 50 people inside. … Read more
Police fined Covid rule-breakers £200 for driving 150 miles to the Cotswolds because ‘it is very hard to go shopping in London’ at the weekend as the clampdown on lockdown flouters continues. In Gloucestershire, police fined tourists in Lower Slaughter and walkers at popular destination Bourton-on-the-Water for travelling from London yesterday. An irritated Cotswold Police tweeted: ‘Another … Read more
Now children might not return to school until after EASTER: Gavin Williamson will ‘rule out pupils going back into classrooms after February half-term’ within days All children had been set to return to schools after the February half-term Sources suggest reopening could be pushed back until mid-April or even May Students in GCSE and A-Level … Read more
Boris Johnson’s vaccine strategy was mired in confusion today amid claims that supplies to areas that have been the quickest to inoculate the most vulnerable will be diverted to slower areas to allow them to catch up. Britain’s Covid vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi this morning denied reports that jabs are being diverted from the fasted parts … Read more
Boris Johnson today refused to rule out the brutal lockdown lasting until the summer amid claims he is willing to keep curbs longer to ensure it is the last national squeeze. The PM insisted it is ‘too early to say’ whether the restrictions will stay in place for months longer – even though he is … Read more
Nadhim Zahawi brands Pimlico Plumbers’ boss Charlie Mullins ‘discriminatory’ for demanding his staff get the Covid vaccine before they are allowed to work for the firm – as minister insists jab must be voluntary Mullins said he would insist staff had the jab to protect workers and customers Zahawi attacked his decision today, saying: ‘We’re … Read more