Month: May 2021

A government minister has said he did not approve of moves to break from government guidelines on the rollout of vaccines in areas where the Indian variant has been found – as London’s mayor called for more flexibility. Asked whether he approved of authorities in Bolton vaccinating “anyone who wants it”, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
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The business secretary says it is necessary to be “measured and cautious” because of the Indian COVID-19 variant but it is “very likely” all restrictions will be scrapped by 21 June. Kwasi Kwarteng defended the decision to ease the lockdown amid fears the variant, also called B.1.617, could derail England’s final roadmap step. His comments
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Sharks use the Earth’s magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate long journeys across the world’s oceans, scientists have discovered. Marine laboratory experiments with a small species of shark have confirmed long-held suspicions that sharks use magnetic fields as aids to navigation. This behaviour has also been observed in other marine animals,
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country’s military campaign in Gaza will continue with “full force”, as the number killed in an overnight airstrike rose to 42. The comments come as the UN Security Council meets to discuss the violence, with the UN’s secretary general Antonio Guterres calling for an immediate end to
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More airstrikes smashed into Gaza as Israel’s prime minister vowed to push on “forcefully” with a week-long offensive against Palestinian militants despite growing concern about civilian deaths and the targeting of a building that housed journalists. At least 41 children are among more than 140 people killed in the Palestinian enclave, ruled by the Islamist
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People in the vicinity of a terrorist attack, flooding and other risks to life will receive alerts on their mobile phone under plans being developed by the government. The aptly-named Emergency Alerts warning service will be introduced via a trial this summer thanks to new cell broadcasting technology. It will be focused initially on specific
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