Batches of thousands of quick turnaround covid tests aiming to allow care home visits to return still haven’t arrived on Teesside. The Government unveiled a vast plan to give out on thousands of tests to council public health leaders last Monday (November 10). Chiefs at the Department of Health and …
Read More »Lockdown worries send stocks lower
Stock markets are set to finish the day in the red as lockdown worries have replaced the recent optimism generated on the back of the vaccine hopes. Europe Concerns about the health crisis and the lockdowns is the main theme of the session. Traders haven’t forgotten about the hopeful news …
Read More »Royal Mail postage problems spread across Oxfordshire
FURIOUS householders across Oxfordshire have hit out at Royal Mail saying their letters and parcels are taking weeks to be delivered. Last week the Oxford Mail reported that people in Didcot and Wallingford were left without post for weeks because of a shortage of postal workers, but since then the …
Read More »Gender neutral job titles are vital so non-binary people feel comfortable
My non-binary identity shouldn’t stop me from getting the job I want (Picture: Dan Fauzi) While travelling across Vietnam in spring last year, I fully embraced the fact that I am a genderless person and came out as non-binary. What finally triggered this enlightenment – after years of trying to …
Read More »Cineworld is looking at ‘insolvency process’ in the UK
Cineworld, one of the world’s largest cinema chains and owner of the multiscreen on Parnell Street in Dublin, is looking at a company voluntary arrangement, an insolvency process used in the UK to cut costs, as part of its talks with lenders to gain access to capital, the Financial Times has …
Read More »UPDATE 2-London stocks fall as Brexit, coronavirus concerns weigh
(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Johnson Matthey slips as half-year profit slumps * Direct Brexit talks suspended after EU team member tests COVID positive * Royal Mail jumps on raising annual revenue outlook …
Read More »Pregnant mum who jumped in front of train let down by mental health workers, family say
Pregnant mother-of-two, 39, who jumped in front of train because she thought her unborn daughter could be born disfigured was let down by mental health workers, family say Coroner rules Zdenka Yabani, from Slough, Berkshire, intentionally killed herself The mother ran across railway platform and ‘star jumped’ in front of …
Read More »FTSE wipes out this week’s vaccine gains as AstraZeneca fails to capture imaginations
Traders wiped out all the gains made after this week’s vaccine announcements from Moderna and Pfizer on Thursday as a third announcement, this time from AstraZeneca, failed to impress. The FTSE 100 fell back to 6,334.35 by the end of the day, a 51-point drop, and lower than the 6,359 …
Read More »European stocks decline on global virus worries
European stocks fell on Thursday as investors feared another round of lockdowns due to soaring coronavirus cases globally, with growth-linked cyclical stocks leading losses across regional markets. DUBLIN The Iseq followed other European indices lower on Thursday, closing 1.4 per cent down. Cardboard box maker Smurfit Kappa, which announced a …
Read More »Queen and Prince Philip read a homemade anniversary card from their great-grandchildren in new photo
For families across the country, separated by lockdown, it’s the little things that make such a difference at the moment. And it’s clear just what a home-made gift means to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. This beautiful image, shared by Buckingham Palace today to mark their 73rd wedding …
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