SAINT-JOSEPH, FRANCE (AFP) – A 58-year-old French woman who was wrongfully declared dead in a long-running dispute with a former employee goes to court on Monday (Jan 11) in the city of Lyon to try resurrect her existence. Reports of Mrs Jeanne Pouchain’s death have been greatly exaggerated as AFP discovered when it met her at her […]

The NHS is urging people who have recovered from COVID to keep donating blood plasma, despite new findings from an international study that suggest it has no benefit in treating other seriously ill patients. The REMAP-CAP trial, which spans three continents, has paused treatment of the sickest patients in intensive care following disappointing interim analysis […]

FRANKFURT (REUTERS) – Pfizer’s partner BioNTech boosted the 2021 delivery target for their Covid-19 vaccine to 2 billion doses, up from 1.3 billion previously, as they bring new production lines on stream and as more doses can be extracted per vial. Special syringes known as low dead space syringes were instrumental in the increase, which […]

VATICAN CITY (REUTERS) – Pope Francis, in another step towards greater equality for women in the Roman Catholic Church, on Monday (Jan 11) changed its law to formally allow them to serve as readers at liturgies, altar servers and distributors of communion. In a decree, the Pope formalised what already has been happening in many […]

At least 160 migrants crossed the English Channel into the UK over the weekend. The number of crossings is the most so far this year – and comes after a record 8,417 successful journeys last year. The Home Office reported that the 160 people made it to the UK on board 10 boats on Saturday […]

Seven vaccine ‘superhubs’ which could see one person inoculated ‘every 35 seconds’ have opened across England.  Moira Edwards, 88, was pictured becoming the first person to receive a coronavirus jab at Epsom racecourse in Surrey – one of the mass vaccination sites opening on Monday. Ms Edwards, from Cobham in Surrey, who received her first […]

Matt Hancock will set out the government’s new plan for delivering Covid vaccines this afternoon with a press conference at Downing Street. The Health Secretary is expected to discuss seven new mass vaccination sites, including a tennis club, football stadium and race course, which opened across England today. These centres will also be joined later […]

Boris Johnson is considering the introduction of tighter Covid restrictions amid lockdown, it has been reported. The Prime Minister is believed to have spoken with senior ministers on Sunday about whether or not the current lockdown rules are working to reduce the spread of the virus. A further 54,940 cases were confirmed on Sunday, while […]

Meghan Markle and Harry: Experts discuss ‘contradiction’ Meghan and Harry announced they planned to stop serving as frontline royals in January last year. Instead the couple pledged to become “financially independent” and to split their time between North America and Britain. They currently live in California, Meghan’s home state, to the north of Los Angeles. According […]

Kate Middleton and Prince William: A look at their 2020 highlights Kate Middleton has spent her 39th birthday at home after her family threw her a surprise tea party. However, due to the national lockdown announced by Boris Johnson, other members of the Royal Family such as the Queen were not invited. Kate attended the […]