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Scientist behind Pfizer vaccine confident it will 'bash virus over the head'

The scientist behind Pfizer’s breakthrough coronavirus vaccine candidate says he is confident it can end the pandemic that has killed almost 1.3 million people worldwide. Hope was revived this week when pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German company BioNTech announced their joint vaccine candidate had proved more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 in interim clinical trials. […]

Queen news: How many years is a Platinum Jubilee? Is it a bank holiday?

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Queen has spent longer on the British throne than any other monarch in national history. She took over the throne immediately following her father’s death in 1952, and has become one […]

Teen, 19, shot dead in 'cold blooded, targeted attack'

A 19-year-old has been shot dead in a ‘cold blooded’ attack in a Liverpool street. Emergency services rushed to Stockbridge Village, Knowsley, at 6.30pm tonight following reports of a shooting. People in the area reported hearing several ‘loud bangs’ before armed police and paramedics arrived at the scene. A young man was found lying in […]

Brexit talks go into next week, with EU and UK divided

BRUSSELS (AFP) – Negotiations to secure an EU-UK trade deal will stretch to next week, officials said on Thursday (Nov 12), with an EU leaders summit on Nov 19 perhaps the last chance to strike an accord. “We are working hard for a deal. Talks will continue in London over the weekend and will take […]

More than half of French flout new Covid-19 lockdown rules: Survey

PARIS (AFP) – Over half of the French have broken the rules governing the second coronavirus lockdown, a survey showed on Thursday (Nov 12), half-way through the new confinement period. The Ifop survey confirmed that the French are taking the second nationwide shutdown far less seriously than the first in March-April. It showed that 60 […]

Fury over naked statue memorial for ‘mother of feminism’ – protestors gave her clothes

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The controversial piece by artist Maggi Hambling angered critics who said the £143,000 nude figure drew attention to the female body instead of honouring the 18th-century intellectual’s achievements and influence. Protesters yesterday […]

Mum whose daughter, 15, died after taking ecstasy warns teens of drug danger

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Leah Heyes collapsed in front of horrified friends after taking a “double toxic” dose of MDMA crystals in two “bombs”. She was rushed to hospital but medics were unable to revive the […]

Toddler dies days after being found injured at home in suspected murder

A murder investigation has been launched after a toddler died in hospital. Grace Thorpe, 2, was found seriously injured at a house in New Marske, north Yorkshire, on Tuesday. She was rushed to hospital but could not be saved and passed away today. A 26-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder and […]