7-Dec-2020 Design and Build | Pharmaceuticals The centre is being used for the worldwide manufacture and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine by AstraZeneca Multi-disciplinary engineering company WHP has completed the design and build of a new viral vector manufacturing centre for Oxford Biomedica. The new GMP facility is suitable for …
Read More »UK shops reopen after lockdown – but footfall still down 30% on 2019
Britons flocked to the High Street after for the first weekend following the lifting of the nationwide lockdown – but footfall remained lower than pre-pandemic levels. The number of shoppers out this weekend was down 30% on the same period in 2019. Crowds keen for a Christmas bargain flocked to …
Read More »Best ideas for presents under £10 and £5 that are actually good, and how to do it online
Christmas is just around the corner but – just like everything else – the traditional secret santa gift exchange is likely to look a lot different this year. Whether you’re organising a Christmas party with friends or colleagues, gathering in person to open gifts won’t be an option for must …
Read More »Kate Middleton and Prince William cheer children on royal train tour
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge brought a smile to children’s faces as they started their three-day royal train tour across the UK today. Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 38, arrived in Edinburgh this morning to the sound of bagpipes serenading them with Christmas songs, before meeting workers at a Scottish …
Read More »Prince Harry launches libel action against Mail on Sunday publisher | Prince Harry
The Duke of Sussex has launched a libel action against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Mail on Sunday, the same newspaper against which his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, is pursuing separate legal action. Documents were lodged with the high court by the couple’s legal team, Schillings, on 27 November. …
Read More »Netflix refuses to add disclaimer to 'The Crown,' despite pressure from the British government
and probably take an instant dislike” to the royal family, he told The Washington Post. The portrayal of Charles — the heir to the British throne — is … Source link
Read More »Shell in talks on Post Office broadband | Business
Royal Dutch Shell is said to be in exclusive talks to acquire the Post Office’s broadband business for up to £100 million. The Anglo-Dutch oil group has emerged as the preferred bidder in the sale of the division, Sky News reported yesterday. The Post Office has about 500,000 broadband customers. …
Read More »Hut Group raises forecasts after Black Friday sales lift | Business
The Hut Group has increased annual forecasts for a second time since its recent listing after a pre-Christmas trading boost. The online beauty and nutrition products retailer said that it expected annual revenue growth to be between 38 and 40 per cent year on year, compared with previous guidance of …
Read More »Royal Mail addresses major post delays in Didcot
A WOMAN in Didcot has said that she waited over five weeks for Royal Mail to deliver her parcel after being told it had been ‘dispatched’. Sue Taylor, who lives on Great Western Park estate, said she had been having problems with post deliveries for two-to-three months. She added: “We …
Read More »Covid ‘V-day’ as vaccinations begin at UK hospitals
THE FIRST Covid vaccines will be administered today at sites across the UK in what Health Secretary Matt Hancock has dubbed ‘V-Day’. Oxford’s Churchill Hospital is one of 50 hubs chosen to roll out the first wave of jabs, with stock of the vaccine delivered to sites from Sunday. Signs …
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