“There was a warmth to his broadcasting which people who watch Breakfast television every day knew,” he said. “But perhaps what they forgot was what a bloody good journalist he was. This was a man who’d been a correspondent in Washington, who travelled 30 countries. He’d been in Moscow, he’d covered wars, he’d reported on … Read more
Nine in 10 UK dentists are not accepting new adult patients, while eight in 10 are refusing children. Source link
“Millions spent months shielding, having to battle for basic support like healthcare, supermarket deliveries, financial support and social care,” said James Taylor, executive director at disability equality charity Scope. “Horrifying reports of DNRs [do-not-resuscitate orders] being placed on people without their consent left many fearing they’d not get treatment if they caught the virus. Source … Read more
Lisa Shaw’s family say the 44-year-old fell seriously ill days after having the AstraZeneca jab. Source link
China has banned BBC World News from airing in China, one week after threatening to retaliate for the recent revocation of the British broadcasting license for China’s state-owned CGTN. The National Radio and Television Administration said in a statement dated midnight Friday that BBC World News coverage of China had violated requirements that news reporting … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Jan 25, 2021) NEW DELHI: As India’s vaccine diplomacy puts China on the back foot in South Asia, Chinese government mouthpiece Global Times has sought to mount a smear campaign to try and discredit the Indian initiative. India has already gifted the Covishield vaccine manufactured locally by Serum Institute … Read more
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a “bumpy” ride at least through to Christmas in December, as the UK recorded more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases in a day for the first time since mass testing for the deadly virus was put in place. According to official figures, there were 12,872 new … Read more
London: The number of British companies planning to cut staff numbers in June was five times higher than in the same month a year earlier, in an ominous sign of COVID-19’s economic impact. Figures obtained by the BBC show that 1,778 companies informed the government of plans to cut a total of 139,000 jobs. A … Read more