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[ad_1] Britain could eventually move to a situation where it treats the coronavirus like the flu, with an annual vaccination schedule and no more lockdowns. That’s the opinion of England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, who addressed a wide range of questions about the pandemic during a Royal Society …

[ad_1] Coronavirus security measures are likely to remain necessary for another two years, England’s chief medical officer said. Professor Chris Whitty said it could take up to two years for the world to create a bank of vaccines and technologies capable of rapidly addressing COVID-19 variants and shoots. While he …

[ad_1] The blockade of the Suez Canal by the beached container ship Ever Given has prompted new international efforts to find an alternative to the world’s most important maritime corridor. UN officials are understood to be reviewing plans to build a new canal along the Egypt-Israel border, having previously dismissed …

[ad_1] Neolithic people made salt in Britain nearly 6,000 years ago, before Stonehenge was built and more than two millennia earlier than previously thought, a new archaeological discovery suggests. Excavations at a site at the Street House farm in North Yorkshire have revealed evidence of the first salt production site …

[ad_1] Criminals in England who commit alcohol-related offenses may have to wear sweat-monitoring anklets every 30 minutes. It is part of a plan that is being implemented in England today, following its launch in Wales last October. Probation officers will be alerted if the sobriety labels detect alcohol in the …

[ad_1] Protesters outside the Minneapolis courthouse where the former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for the murder of George Floyd today they were very aware of the importance of the case and the precariousness of the result. Jason Brown, 40, vice president of a technology company and president …

[ad_1] Credit Suisse and Nomura warned of huge losses following a liquidation sale of around $ 20 billion in Chinese and US stocks, as their client Archegos Capital Management was forced to make a huge asset reversal. Nomura could face a total loss of earnings during the second half of …

[ad_1] By then Britain and Germany had been fighting each other in World War I (1914-18), and a system that could ease the pressure on the economy was worth trying. The Daylight Saving Time Act of 1916 was quickly passed by Parliament and on the first day of British Daylight …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson has attributed the success of UK vaccines to “capitalism” and “greed”. Although these were crude comments, if the prime minister’s words are any indication of his vision of how the UK can recover from the pandemic, there are worrying implications for the country’s policies at home and …

[ad_1] Forget Sunday by helicopter. The league title was officially won by the Rangers two weeks ago. This is Track and Trace Sunday at Celtic Park. A team is on track for the national season they have wanted for 10 years. The other sinks without a trace. And you wouldn’t …