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Last month the Guardian reported that Steinmetz was under investigation by the FBI as part of its corruption probe. While researching that article questions put to Steinmetz's spokesman Ian Middleton at the London PR firm Powerscourt twice resulted in threats of libel action from his lawyers at Mishcon de Reya. … [Read more...] about Swiss and French police raid offices linked to billionaire Steinmetz

A DHSC spokesperson said: “Vaccines for coronavirus will be offered to every adult living in the UK free of charge, regardless of immigration status. While NHS numbers form an important part of the administrative process, they are not a precondition for being offered a vaccine. … [Read more...] about Foreign NHS workers could be denied Covid vaccine in England

“The clear recommendation of our vaccine commission was and remains that the time gap between the first and second doses should be between three and a maximum of six weeks … Scientists have explained to us that the risk of waiting can mean there is not adequate protection against more virulent mutations. With this in mind we’re sticking to the original time plan.” … [Read more...] about German lockdown to remain in place despite drop in infection rate

Nora's family said: "Once again we see that justice struggles to support the most vulnerable in society - only engaging with special needs at a surface level - and not at the level that truly reflects children like Nora." … [Read more...] about Nora Quoirin’s parents ‘extremely disappointed’ after inquest ruling on teen’s death

Four teams of researchers at Imperial College London, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Public Health England and Exeter University assessed the variant’s lethality by comparing death rates among those who tested positive for the new variant with those who were infected with older variants. … [Read more...] about New UK Covid variant may be 30% more deadly, says PM