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“The US is right to go ahead without an investigation,” Europe “should do exactly the same thing”.
– French S&D MEP Aurore Lalucq told Euractiv about the US increase in tariffs on China’s semiconductors, electric vehicles, and other products that was unveiled on Monday.
Story of the week: The US increase in tariffs on China’s electric vehicles
Like everyone else right now, I’ve been swept up in Barbie mania. I went to see the film last weekend (spoiler alert: it’s great) and I’ve been captivated by the beauty looks from the cast on the press tour. Take Margot Robbie and her team’s replications of some of the major Barbie doll looks—it’s iconic.
And the the details haven’t been missed on the hair, makeup and nails. Take Margot’s Totally Hair Barbie look. Celebrity manicurist Betina Goldstein recreated the … Read more
Britons getting Covid vaccines shouldn’t have to wait around for 15 minutes afterwards, health chiefs ruled today in an attempt to speed up the booster roll-out as the NHS bragged the chaotic first day of Boris Johnson’s jabbing blitz was the ‘busiest ever Monday’.
Professor Chris Whitty and fellow chief medical officers said the observation period after getting an injection will ’cause more harm than it can avert’ and should be suspended.
After having a vaccine people are usually asked
The NHS’s Covid booster drive was thrown into yet more chaos today, with eligible over-40s unable to book their appointments until Christmas Eve.
People in the age group who had their second dose at least three weeks ago were invited to book their top-up jabs yesterday as part of No10’s drive to reach all adults by the end of January to fight off the Omicron variant.
But pictures shared with MailOnline show some have been left unable to secure a
Britons in their forties who tried to book a booster jab for the first time today joked it was a case of ‘computer says no’ as the NHS site was plagued with technical difficulties.
The booster campaign was officially opened to the age group today after ministers slashed the wait time between the second and third jabs from six months to three to shield against the incoming Omicron wave.
Some who tried to book were told they were ineligible despite
