A review into the UK government’s handling of the pandemic is set to be published today and will accuse ministers of “gambling with the UK’s future” by relaxing restrictions over Christmas. In a scathing review, cross-party MPs have made over 40 recommendations to the government “so that its preparedness and response may be improved in
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A Porsche 911 Speedster is presented at the Paris Motor Show on October 4, 2018 in Paris. Christophe Archambault | AFP | Getty Images German automaker Porsche is investing about $24 million in the development of “e-fuels,” which officials say is a climate-neutral fuel to replace gasoline in non-electric vehicles. Production of such a fuel
Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing has died aged 94 after contracting coronavirus, his office has said. He led the country from 1974 to 1981 and became a champion of European integration. Mr Giscard d’Estaing died at home in the Loir-et-Cher region and had recently been in hospital in the town of Tours. A foundation
4:06 PM ET Associated Press The Daytona 500 will have limited spectators for NASCAR’s season-opening race on Feb. 14. Daytona International Speedway did not specify Wednesday how many spectators will be admitted into “The Great American Race.” Daytona said it will work to accommodate guests who have already purchased tickets to the race. To ensure
A government minister has warned that Coronation Street would be in Tier 3 under COVID restrictions – and the Rovers Return would only be able to serve takeaway food. The claim was made by media minister John Whittingdale in a Commons debate in which MPs of all parties lavished praise on the TV soap as
A due of German drivers completed a two-month, 17,500-mile (28,198 km) trip in a VW ID.3 electric car. The trip was used to show the capacity of the charging infrastructure, and they set a new world record while doing it. That world record is for the “longest continuous EV drive through a single country.” Rainer Zietlow
The public should take the COVID-19 vaccine when it is offered to them if they want to see an end to social distancing, one of the government’s top medical officers has said. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, the deputy chief medical officer, told a Downing Street news conference that while people were “fed up” with ongoing coronavirus
The Royal Albert Hall will be celebrating its 150th anniversary with a raft of musical shows – despite the inevitable challenges thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic. The iconic building – which was opened by Queen Victoria in 1871 – has survived two World Wars, but it’s fair to say that COVID-19 may be the
It will take “some months” for the UK’s most vulnerable people to be vaccinated against coronavirus, the prime minister has said. Speaking at a Downing Street news conference, Boris Johnson acknowledged there will be “immense logistical challenges” in distributing the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which has approved for use in the UK. Live updates on coronavirus from
James Corden may be one of the leads in the new film adaptation of Broadway musical The Prom, but he admits he’s glad his school never had one. While the American tradition of putting on a dance for school leavers is something that has been getting more popular in the UK in recent years, the
The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine “cannot” be delivered to care homes in Wales at this stage, despite them being a priority group for receiving the jab. Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething said this was because of the need to store the COVID-19 vaccine at very low temperatures – at -70C (-94F). Live updates on coronavirus from
Marc Benioff, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce, speaks at an Economic Club of Washington luncheon in Washington on October 18, 2019. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Salesforce’s market value topped Oracle’s earlier this year, another sign that primacy in software had swapped hands. That was months before Salesforce made its biggest acquisition
A truck operated by Germany’s Linde Group. Rod Nickel | Canada-Helium | Reuters CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday endorsed two stocks as plays on hydrogen fuel cells in the current market environment. While Cramer is convinced that hydrogen fuel technology, a frontier in clean energy, is the way of the future, he thinks there is
Tesco’s decision to return £585m in business rates relief immediately created waves in the City. Within minutes of the announcement hitting screens at 7am, the chief financial officer of another FTSE 100 retailer was contacting an adviser in the Square Mile to ask whether his business should do the same. He was told: “There are
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has faced a backlash after claiming Brexit helped the UK become the first country in the world to have a clinically authorised coronavirus vaccine. The Pfizer/ BioNTech jab has been approved by Britain’s medicines regulator – but the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has yet to do the same for the EU.
It’s fair to say that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) hasn’t been the fastest off the mark when it comes to electric cars. With the lead-footedness displayed across all its brands – Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati and Ram – you could be forgiven for thinking that the Italian-American multinational simply isn’t