Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Covid vaccines still effective against Delta variant

But the jabs were more effective against the Alpha variant, the largest study of its kind suggests.

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Visa delays hit UK students heading to Spain to study

Students due to spend a year in Spain as part of their degree are hit with post-Brexit visa delays.

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Wildfires rage across Europe

A look at some of the fires spreading across Europe - and the rest of the globe.

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PCR Testing ‘rip off’: Watchdog warned government in April

The Competition and Markets Authority has hit back at claims it has been ‘slow to react’ to consumers being ‘ripped off’ by Covid test providers.

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FTSE bosses earn 86 times more than average worker in 2020

The bosses of Britain's biggest public companies earned 86 times the average full-time wage last year.

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WeThe15: 'Game-changer' plan for 1.2bn disabled people

A global campaign is launched to improve the lives of more than 1.2bn disabled people.

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Can the Paralympics bring lasting change?

A campaign gets underway to try to improve the lives of the world's 1.2bn disabled people.

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The US Midterms Unpacked In 39 Minutes

Everything you need to know about the US midterms and what they mean for America. from BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0pkvykz...