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[ad_1] Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc are testing their COVID-19 vaccines against the new version of the fast-spreading virus that has emerged in Britain. Moderna hopes its vaccine’s immunity will protect against the variants and is conducting further testing in the coming weeks to confirm this, the company said. Countries …

[ad_1] The CEO of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech has said he is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but that more studies are needed to be sure. Uğur Şahin told a press conference that his team had been working to try to find out if …

[ad_1] The UK public sector indebtedness rose to a record level in the first eight months of the financial year as the pandemic continued to ruin government finances, resulting in falling revenue and skyrocketing spending. The government borrowed £ 284.7 billion to cover the gap between its spending and income …

[ad_1] Nearly £ 40bn wiped out the value of UK businesses as coronavirus ‘sorry cocktail’ and Brexit concerns scare financial markets By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:21 GMT, December 21, 2020 | Updated: 22:21 GMT, December 21, 2020 Nearly £ 40 billion was wiped from the value …

[ad_1] Video report from ITV News business and economics editor Joel Hills It’s called Operation Stack for a reason From the first lights of this morning 33 miles of the M20 turned into a truck park. The eastbound road has capacity for 3,000 vehicles. Tonight, there are 945 and counting. …

[ad_1] Royal Mail has halted deliveries to Europe, with the exception of the Republic of Ireland, due to a travel ban to the UK triggered by the discovery of a new, more rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus. The company also added Canada and Turkey to its “on hold” list due …

[ad_1] Britain and the EU moved closer to a compromise on fisheries on Monday in an attempt to unlock a Brexit trade deal, as Boris Johnson looked on Dec. 30 for a last-gasp parliamentary vote on a deal. Raoul Ruparel, a former adviser for Europe to former Prime Minister Theresa …

[ad_1] Theoretical conspiracy attorney Sidney Powell was seen at the White House on Sunday night, just two days after President Donald Trump raised the idea of ​​appointing his special counsel to investigate voter fraud. CNN spotted her leaving the residential side of the White House shortly before 9 p.m. ET. …

[ad_1] Britain’s second-largest supermarket has warned that shelf gaps will start to appear within days of France’s ban on the transport of goods from the UK. Sainsbury’s said there would be a shortage of products such as lettuce, salad greens and cauliflower if transportation ties with the mainland are not …

[ad_1] Main article: France bans passengers and trade for 48 hours Good morning to all. I am Martin Farrer and this is the most outstanding news of this morning. Boris Johnson will hold a meeting of the government’s emergency committee, Cobra, this morning to address the growing coronavirus crisis in …