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[ad_1] For a small town in Lincolnshire, which Margaret Thatcher once called home, it has been as divisive an issue as Brexit: Should Grantham erect a statue in commemoration of the UK’s first female prime minister? It’s a simple enough question, but the process of erecting a statue of the …

[ad_1] It will take “a few months” for the UK’s most vulnerable people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the prime minister said. At a press conference in Downing Street, Boris Johnson acknowledged that there will be “immense logistical challenges” in the distribution of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine, which …

[ad_1] As Lewis Hamilton cruised to the 11th Formula 1 victory of a title-winning 2020 season at Sunday’s Bahrain GP, ​​George Russell was twelfth. He equaled the second best result of his two-year F1 career so far, in which, despite his admirable efforts, he has yet to score a point …

[ad_1] Boxing champion Tyson Fury asked the BBC to remove him from the list of finalists for the Sports Personality of the Year award. Fury posted a video on social media saying he was “the people’s champion and I don’t need verification or any awards.” Standing in front of his …

[ad_1] Bomb disposal experts have blown up a World War II German mine that was washed away by a ship on the Clyde. The controlled explosion was carried out at Ettrick Bay, near the Isle of Bute, by a bomb disposal team from the Royal Navy’s Northern Diving Group. The …

[ad_1] There have been another 16,170 coronavirus cases and 648 deaths recorded in the UK in the last 24 hours. The latest government figures show the total number of coronavirus cases in the UK to 1,643,086 – and the total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 …

[ad_1] By Matt McGrathEnvironment Correspondent image copyrightfake images ScreenshotThe sun shines through the heat haze of a California wildfire The Earth continued to endure a significant warming period in 2020 according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Its tentative assessment suggests that this year will be one of the three …

[ad_1] Matt Hancock has described how vaccines will be implemented in England, including the use of “conference centers and sports venues”. Five million doses will arrive in the UK in the next few months and will begin to be administered. But the effort will be “one of the largest civil …

[ad_1] Health Secretary Matt Hancock has faced a backlash after claiming that Brexit helped the UK become the first country in the world to have a clinically licensed coronavirus vaccine. The Pfizer / BioNTech jab has been approved by Britain’s drug regulator – but the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has …

[ad_1] Interpol has issued a global alert to law enforcement agencies around the world warning them that organized crime networks may attempt to sell fake Covid-19 vaccines or steal real supplies. The France-based global policing agency said on Wednesday it had issued an orange alert to police forces in its …