Brazilian and South African Covid variants yet to take off on the French Riviera

Southern parts of France have yet to be battered by the South African or Brazilian coronavirus variants, raising the prospect that summer holidays to the Riviera could be possible.  Official figures show about 10 per cent of all France’s new infections are caused by the mutant strains, which are believed to make vaccines less effective, … Read more

Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van-Tam ‘urge red list is expanded to stop Covid variants

Boris Johnson is facing growing calls from his top scientists to insulate Britain from worrying Covid variants by strengthening border controls.   England’s chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty and his deputy Prof Jonathan Van-Tam are said to be pushing for the red list of high-risk countries to be expanded. France is of particular concern because it … Read more

Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van-Tam ‘urge red list is expanded to stop Covid variants

Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van-Tam ‘urge expansion of the red list to stop Covid variants arriving in UK from Europe’ – as Priti Patel says tough border measures could last ALL summer France is of particular concern because it has a large presence of mutant strains  But the majority of people crossing the Channel are … Read more

Priti Patel vows ‘boomerang’ deportations as part of asylum overhaul

Priti Patel will today unveil a major overhaul of the UK’s asylum system which will include ‘boomerang’ deportations of migrants who arrive in the country illegally.  The Home Secretary said the changes will help ‘create safe and legal routes to give people the chance to resettle and access our asylum’ while also combatting people smuggling … Read more

Priti Patel vows ‘boomerang’ deportations as part of asylum overhaul

Priti Patel will today unveil a major overhaul of the UK’s asylum system which will include ‘boomerang’ deportations of migrants who arrive in the country illegally.  The Home Secretary said the changes will help ‘create safe and legal routes to give people the chance to resettle and access our asylum’ while also combatting people smuggling … Read more

Covid vaccine: European leaders demand UK AstraZeneca vaccines despite lack of public trust

EU leaders are threatening to block shipments of AstraZeneca vaccines to the UK even as its citizens balk at the idea of taking the jab, leaving millions of doses sitting un-used across the continent. There are currently 5.5million shots of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine sitting in storage in Europe, data from the European Center for Disease … Read more

Meteor experts argue over where cosmic rock spotted over Britain could have landed

Scientists are trying to determine where meteor fragments has landed after the small bolide soared through the sky in south west England yesterday afternoon. The International Meteor Organisation have said they received reports, mostly from France, which suggest the meteor may have crash landed in the English Channel. Meanwhile meteor experts in the UK believe … Read more

Meteor experts argue over where cosmic rock spotted over Britain could have landed

Scientists are trying to determine where meteor fragments has landed after the small bolide soared through the sky in south west England yesterday afternoon. The International Meteor Organisation have said they received reports, mostly from France, which suggest the meteor may have crash landed in the English Channel. Meanwhile meteor experts in the UK believe … Read more

EU pays price of jabs fiasco: Millions wake up to draconian new lockdowns

Almost three-quarters of EU countries are experiencing spiralling Covid infection rates, forcing vast swathes of the continent back into lockdown. As a third wave sweeps across Europe, Britons were yesterday warned that foreign summer holidays are ‘extremely unlikely’. In France alone, 21 million people awoke yesterday to a fresh draconian lockdown. Millions more in Italy, Germany, … Read more