Chief scientist Sir Patrick Vallance dashes hopes of coronavirus vaccine in 2020

1. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur: 60million doses  The Government revealed on July 29 it had signed a deal with pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur If the vaccine proves successful, the UK could begin to vaccinate priority groups, such as frontline health and social care workers and those at increased risk from coronavirus, as early … Read more

Big Brother All-Stars: Christmas Abbott sobs after nominating pair for eviction during ceremony

Christmas Abbott sobbed after nominating Da’Vonne Rogers and Bayleigh Dayton for eviction on Sunday’s episode of Big Brother: All-Stars on CBS. The 38-year-old Head of Household revealed her picks at the end of the one-hour episode that also featured the debut of the Big Brother Basement. Christmas during the nomination ceremony told Da’Vonne, 32, and … Read more

Porsche driver, 53, is spared jail after killing cyclist when he lost control of his £50,000 car

Speeding Porsche driver, 53, is spared jail after killing cyclist when he lost control of his £50,000 car while doing 55mph in a 40mph zone David McSkimming, 53, killed cyclist in tragic collision days before Christmas  He received a suspended six-month prison sentence in Birmingham yesterday The victim, Anthony Satterthwaite, 51, died at the scene and had to … Read more

Will university students cause Christmas Covid crisis? Undergraduates could trigger virus upsurge

Will university students cause a Christmas Covid crisis? Undergraduates could trigger a virus upsurge this winter, SAGE fears Experts predict ‘peak health impacts’ occur between Christmas and New Year They warn students returning home in mid-December could be asymptomatic  Sage urge Government to set up rigorous test and trace strategy for universities  By Sophie Borland … Read more

Big Brother All-Stars: Christmas Abbott offers to put herself up for eviction to Enzo Palumbo

Christmas Abbott threw herself on her sword to secure an important alliance on Wednesday’s episode of Big Brother All-Stars. In a surprising move, the 35-year-old fitness trainer asked Head of Household Enzo Palumbo, 42, to put her up for eviction at the next elimination ceremony. Her decision came after Kevin Campbell, 40, won the week’s … Read more

He bear-ly looks old! Royal Mail issue new set of stamps to mark Rupert Bear’s 100th birthday

He bear-ly looks old! Royal Mail issue new set of stamps to mark children’s favourite Rupert Bear’s 100th birthday Stamps feature work of Alfred Bestall, who wrote and illustrated 270 Rupert tales Set features illustrations from Rupert’s Rainy Adventure, Rupert And The Mare’s Nest, Rupert And The Lost Cuckoo, Rupert’s Christmas Tree Created in 1920 and … Read more

Princess Märtha Louise praises ‘beautiful’ daughter Leah on her confirmation

Princess Märtha Louise praises ‘beautiful’ daughter Leah, 15, on her confirmation and says her late father Ari Behn would have been ‘so proud’ Princess Märtha Louise of Norway wished daughter Leah a happy confirmation Celebrated the ‘wonderful’, ‘talented’ and ‘beautiful’ teenager on Instagram  Said she inherited artistic touch from father and he ‘would have been so … Read more

Welshman, 61, sues former employer for racism after claiming colleagues referred to ‘sheep sh***ing’

Welshman, 61, is suing his former employer for racism after claiming colleagues made repeated references to ‘sheep sh***ing’ and named office mannequin ‘Baa-bera’ James Bracegirdle, from Llandudno, is suing his former employer for racism Health and safety expert said he endured two years of abuse before quitting Married father-of-one was also told that Welsh language … Read more