Britain must build its own vaccine manufacturing capability as a “critical” part of preparing for a future pandemic, the former health secretary Matt Hancock has told the Covid inquiry. Hancock, a central figure in the UK’s response to the crisis, said the pandemic demonstrated the “vital need” for a sovereign onshore facility to ensure the…
Children as young as five end up in hospital with e-scooter and e-bike injuries as officials warn growing use could further clog emergency rooms. As New South Wales contemplates how best to legalise the electric transport devices, doctors have urged MPs to impose strict regulation including bans on riders aged under 16. More and more…
The Queensland cross-bench MP, Robbie Katter, says he thinks Liberal National party candidates who made anti-abortion comments prior to the state election were “dog whistling” but have little intention of deviating from the party line. The Katter’s Australian party leader told ABC Radio National on Tuesday that he would still seek to “test the parliament”…
new video loaded: ‘We Couldn’t Stay’: A California Family’s Life After Evacuating transcript Back transcript ‘We Couldn’t Stay’: A California Family’s Life After Evacuating Shortly after the fires began in Los Angeles, Bethany Martinez and her daughter evacuated their home on the Altadena-Pasadena border after losing power and heat. They’re waiting until they feel it’s…
A 53-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a nurse and university lecturer who was found injured in the street in Plymouth. Officers were called to West Hoe Road at 8.55pm on Wednesday after reports that a woman had been seriously injured. Claire Chick, 48, was taken to hospital but died in the…
Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to “slavery”. More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, according to a statement from the Public Labour Prosecutor’s Office (MPT). They were allegedly put in a “degrading”…
Austria’s president Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, with forming a coalition government. If the talks are successful, Austria will, for the first time, have a government led by the Eurosceptic, Russia-friendly Freedom Party (FPO). The FPO has been in power before, but only as a…
Colorado secured what it said was record insurance coverage for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter as the star duo opted to complete their college careers in the Alamo Bowl rather than sit out and prepare for the NFL Draft. Colorado would not disclose the amount of insurance coverage each received, citing…
Catherine Ivill – Ama | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Many taxpayers are eager to file returns quickly to collect a refund, but it’s important to gather the necessary tax forms first, experts say. Every year, employers and financial companies report income and other activity on so-called information returns, such as W-2s and 1099s,…
The FireAid Benefit Concert isn’t the only show raising serious dough for victims of the California wildfires … Rolling Loud is doing its part thanks to a pretty profitable pop-up concert. Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif, the cofounders of Rolling Loud, have organized a benefit concert in Florida to help people impacted by the destructive…
