Boris Johnson has been told to “get a grip” of his coronavirus quarantine policy as Heathrow Airport pushes for the 14-day isolation period to be shortened. The travel hub’s chief executive told Sky News the prime minister needs to act swiftly to stop “holding back the recovery of the UK economy” due to the restrictions
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The health secretary has pledged to do “everything we can” to ensure A-level medical students unfairly downgraded can still get a place at university. Matt Hancock told Sky News “I absolutely recognise” the concerns raised by the Royal College of GPs that pupils whose marks were lower than their teachers’ predictions are missing out on
Australia has ordered 25 million doses of Oxford University’s potential COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s prime minister said. “Under the deal, every single Australian will be able to receive the University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for free, should trials prove successful, safe and effective,” Scott Morrison said on Wednesday. The vaccine, called AZD1222, is being developed
An asteroid the size of an SUV passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above Earth, the closest asteroid ever observed passing by our planet, NASA said Tuesday. If it had been on a collision course with Earth, the asteroid, named 2020 QG, would likely not have caused any damage, instead disintegrating in the atmosphere, creating a fireball
Commuters face a 1.6% rise in rail fares next year – under a rule pegging the increase to the latest inflation figure. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure for July, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), is used to cap increases in regulated fares including season tickets on most commuter routes. It is
Joe Biden has been formally nominated as the Democratic Party’s candidate for the US presidency. His election candidacy was confirmed in a virtual ‘roll-call’ of 57 states and voting territories. As the camera cut to the former vice president, in the company of his wife and grandchildren, he said: “Thank you all from the bottom
The Chariots of Fire actor Ben Cross has died at the age of 72 after a short illness. Cross starred as the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film, which won four Oscars including best picture. The film marked a turning point in British cinema and prompted writer Colin Welland to declare “The
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Tuesday said the company is prepared to remove any posts by President Donald Trump that violate the company’s standards. “When the president violates our hate speech standards or gives false information about voter suppression
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It’s no secret how hard integrated oil names have been hit this year due to the global economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, and Occidental Petroleum has been among the worst hit of all the companies in the space. The stock has lost more than 60% of its value since the beginning of the year,
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A police officer has been removed from frontline duties after a video showed a man being told “chill out or I’ll choke you out” during an arrest. West Yorkshire Police said the matter has been referred to the police watchdog after footage emerged of the incident in Halifax. The 45-second clip shows two male uniformed
Google security lead Miles Taylor takes leave ahead of Presidential election. Miles Taylor, President Trump’s former homeland security chief of staff and current Google staffer who became a controversial figure within the company for his work on Trump’s child separation policies, is taking a leave from Google until after the presidential election. Taylor appeared in
Pizza Express has revealed plans to close almost a fifth of its UK restaurants under a financial restructuring that places 1,100 jobs at risk. The casual dining chain said it hoped to redeploy some of the staff impacted by the company voluntary arrangement (CVA), first revealed by Sky News, which will also aim to reduce
Three men on trial for the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri in 2005 have been acquitted in a surprise judgement. Hassan Merhi, Assad Sabra and Hussein Oneissi were all being tried, in their absence, along with a fourth man, Salam Ayyash, who was found guilty for his part in the assassination plot.
Doctor Who fans, get to the Tardis – for transportation to an ambitious immersive theatre experience set to launch next year. Featuring Daleks, Cybermen and Time Lords, Doctor Who: Time Fracture goes back to 1940 during the Blitz, with a mysterious weapon destroying a small corner of London’s Mayfair and opening a rift in space