EU drug regulators are due to grant only restricted approval of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to Germany’s health minister. The expected authorisation, which may limit its use on people aged between 18 and 64 is centred on the lack of data about its effectiveness for the over-65s. Live COVID updates from the UK and around
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12:45 AM ET After losing a third straight game to drop to 8-8 on the season, a frustrated Chris Paul put it bluntly about the current state of the Phoenix Suns: They have to play better. “We’re not …” Paul started, pausing briefly, “playing well enough right now. I’m not going to say we’re not
Shares in US retailer GameStop have fallen 44% to lose some of the extraordinary gains fuelled by Reddit users – only to recover again in after-hours trading. Thousands of investors have been buying the shares to try to reap quick gains and impose losses on hedge funds who have “shorted” the company – betting billions
A record percentage of retail space is lying empty as the coronavirus crisis places intolerable pressure on businesses, according to industry data. The latest BRC-LDC vacancy monitor, which excludes stores forced to shut their doors because of COVID-19 restrictions, found 13.7% of all shops were empty in the final quarter of 2020. Store vacancies had
7:01 AM ET BALTIMORE — Jan. 28, 2001 will forever represent coronation day for the Baltimore Ravens‘ defense. In the minds of Ravens players, their 34-7 triumph over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV crowned the 2000 squad as the greatest single-season defense in NFL history. On this 20-year anniversary, this Baltimore defense
7:09 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Montana State head coach Jeff Choate has moved to Texas to be the Longhorns’ linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator under Steve Sarkisian. The move was expected but wasn’t formally announced by Texas until Thursday. Choate has spent the past four seasons as head coach at Montana State,
The Duchess of Cambridge says homeschooling has left her “exhausted” during lockdown – and joked that her children were horrified when she became their hairdresser. Kate revealed she is experiencing many of the same challenges as the millions of parents currently teaching their kids – and even rated her maths skills as “minus five”. She
A Donald Trump supporter who wrote about attacking high-profile Democrats and the offices of Twitter and Facebook has been charged with stockpiling weapons and homemade explosives. Officials found dozens of firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, pipe bombs and manuals like The Anarchist Cookbook and US Army Improvised Munitions Handbook when they raided the home
6:27 PM ET Associated Press The Calgary Flames are temporarily relocating their American Hockey League affiliate from California to north of the border due to cross-border travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19. The team announced Thursday that the Stockton Heat will play this season in Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. That will give the Flames easier
Wales’ first minister is to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown for another three weeks. Mark Drakeford is also expected to confirm that primary school pupils could start returning after half-term if infection rates continue to improve. The country entered the toughest “level 4” rules – effectively a national lockdown with a stay-at-home order – a
A fourth COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for use in the UK within weeks after late-stage trials suggested it was 89% effective in preventing coronavirus. The prime minister has said the Novavax jab is now going to be assessed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). If approved, the vaccine would start to
2:00 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Sara Goodrum has been promoted to minor league hitting coordinator by the Milwaukee Brewers, apparently making her the first woman to have that role in any Major League Baseball organization. Goodrum’s official new title with the Brewers is coordinator for hitting development initiatives, but she essentially will be
2:55 PM ET Associated Press Atlanta Motor Speedway will allow a limited number of fans to camp on the infield during its NASCAR weekend March 20-21. The speedway in suburban Hampton plans to utilize the Flock Brothers campground, located inside turns 1 and 2 of the 1.54-mile oval. The plan calls for campers to be
A jab made by the US firm Novavax could become the fourth vaccine to be approved in the UK after promising data from a late-stage trial emerged. Nearly 7.5 million people across the UK have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine – with the nationwide rollout seen as the country’s best hope of
Just under three million people in Hong Kong will be able to apply to live, study and work in the UK when a new visa route opens on Sunday. The government offered a pathway to British citizenship for those holding British National (Overseas) status and their eligible family members last summer. It followed the imposition
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