UK to probe Facebook’s use of data over ‘unfair advantage’ concerns (Report)
The European Union and Britain launched parallel competition probes on Friday into whether Facebook uses data from advertisers to unfairly dominate the online classifieds market.
The US social media behemoth sells classified advertising on its Marketplace...
Coronavirus: UK approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years
The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for use for 12 to 15-year-olds, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced.
The MHRA said the decision follows a “rigorous review” of safety and effectiveness...
New Study finds Pfizer vaccine recipients have lower antibody levels against Delta variant
Levels of antibodies in the blood of vaccinated people that are able to recognise and fight the new SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant first discovered in India (B.1.617.2) are on average lower than those against previously circulating...
Difficult call awaits Prime Minister Boris Johnson over June 21 unlocking, says expert
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a “very difficult” call on whether to drop restrictions on June 21 given the “more negative direction” of the data, according to a leading expert.
Professor Neil Ferguson, whose modelling was...
UK Covid LIVE Update: Seven countries to be added to red list (Report)
The travel industry was dealt a hammer blow on Thursday as Portugal, the only mainstream holiday country on the green list, was downgraded to amber.
Transport secretary Grant Shapps cited fears over “a mutation of the...
Man jailed for 30 years for murdering wife on a cruise ship (Report)
A man from Utah, USA, who beat his wife to death in front of their daughters while on a cruise ship off southeast Alaska in 2017, has been jailed for 30 years.
Kenneth Manzanares, 43, pleaded...
Young girl seen wandering streets alone at midnight in onesie found safe and well...
A five-year-old girl last seen walking alone at about midnight in a 'Disney onesie' has been found safe and well.
Frantic officers made making door-to-door enquiries after the girl was seen reportedly walking on her own...
Five more bodies found in search for victims of 1921 Tulsa race massacre (Report)
Crews searching a US cemetery for victims of the 1921 Race Massacre found five more coffins, bringing to 20 the number of coffins found at a mass-grave feature there, city officials said.
After much of the...
BBC presenter caught wearing shorts under desk on hottest day of year (Photo)
A BBC presenter was caught wearing shorts and deck shoes under his desk on the hottest day of the year so far.
Newsreader Shaun Ley, 51, was caught by a keen-eyed viewer, who spotted his bare...
Covid-19: India variant now dominant strain in UK after 79% rise in a week
Cases of the Indian coronavirus variant have increased 79 per cent in a week, Public Health England (PHE) said.
The mutation that originated in India is now believed to be dominant in the UK, with 12,431...
