Thursday, 7 Nov 2024

Europe

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Pregnant women will not be given the Covid vaccine

Pregnant women will not be given the coronavirus vaccine and will have to wait until after they have given birth. The news comes as the UK became the first country in the world to approve a vaccine today. Public Health England set out its provisional guidance on Friday in preparation for the rollout of the […]

Cost of first class stamp edges closer to £1 as price goes up

Stamp prices are set to rise yet again in the new year, with increases of up to 12% coming in. Royal Mail announced that the cost of a first class stamp will increase by 9p to 85p, while a second class version will rise by 1p to 66p. The new prices come in on January […]

First snow of winter to hit the UK today as temperatures plummet

The UK is set to see the first snow of winter this week, with two weather warnings in place across the country. Plunging temperatures will be accompanied by frost, hail, sleet and ice, particularly in northern parts of the nation, the Met Office predicts. There could be around two to five centimetres of snow for […]

Arcadia: the fall of a fashion empire

Sir Philip Green is a man of unimaginable wealth, his company – Arcadia – has transformed clothes shopping in the UK, he’s made tens of thousands of jobs, and now, he’s taken them away.  After nearly two decades, Green’s retail empire has collapsed – but how did he rise to power, how far can he fall, […]