Thursday’s daily rise of coronavirus deaths was up from yesterday’s total of 1,290.
However, separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional…
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has appointed Andrew Johnson head of corporate communications, the company announced Thursday.He will report to both Roger Nielsen, president and CEO of DTNA, and Uta Leitner, head of global communications at Daimler…
Palletways
By Alex Whiteman, Brexit reporter
19/01/2021
Post-Brexit paperwork problems continue to plague the haulage sector, with Palletways following DPD and DB Schenker in suspending UK services.
Europe’s largest network for collating and distribut…
Pressed on what he would do in response, Mr Johnson said the government would step in to support firms which “through no fault of their own have experienced bureaucratic delays, difficulties getting their goods through, where there is a genuine willing…
Lorries used to transport British seafood have parked on the roads near Downing Street in protest over delays getting into the EU due to new Brexit rules.
More than 20 large lorries from seafood companies across the UK were parked up, with one carrying…
Scottish fishing industry workers descended on Whitehall on Monday to protest Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal.Footage showed dozens of large lorries driving through central London adorned with slogans showing workers’ fury after experiencing problems…
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he UK is to face short-term delays in delivery of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as the pharmaceutical company upgrades its production capacity.
Pfizer is increasing its production at its plant in Puurs, Belgium, in efforts to produce more doses th…
British hauliers have had ham sandwiches confiscated at the Dutch border after customs officers told truckers, “welcome to Brexit”.
In video footage aired by Dutch TV it shows British drivers having their packed lunches confiscated under new Br…
A property investment firm has been accused of trying to “jump the queue” for a coronavirus vaccine by offering GPs £5,000 for a jab.The Hacking Trust, based in London, sent emails to surgeries in East Sussex asking for any unused doses to be given to …
The UK has recorded another 1,162 deaths from coronavirus – the second-highest daily increase in the government’s figures.For the second time this week, Britain has seen an increase of more than a thousand in the number of those who have died after con…
CLAP for Carers, which saw people across the North-East and North Yorkshire at their doors applauding key workers, is set to return tonight under a new name – but Northern Echo readers are torn on whether it should.The newly-named Clap for He…
The Home Office is pushing ahead with charter flights despite the UK’s new lockdown and soaring levels of coronavirus, in what campaigners say shows “contempt” for both deportees and the wider public.
Boris Johnson announced new, stricter coronavirus m…
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he BBC has said it will deliver the “biggest education offer in its history” for young people as schools across the UK shut under new lockdown rules.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunged England into its third national shutdown on Monday, while sch…
The online appeal is urging the Government to reduce the annual cost paid by most British university students from £9,250 to £3,000.
The petition’s creator, named on the dedicated parliamentary website as M Osman, argues that the current fee is “too…
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ome coronavirus restrictions may be needed next winter to control a potential new surge of the virus, England’s chief medical officer has warned.
Chris Whitty told a Downing Street press briefing on Tuesday that people also needed to be aware that …