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G7 Trade Leaders Meet Amid Global Supply Chain Chaos

Trade ministers from the G7 group of wealthy nations will meet in London today as they wrestle with global supply chain disruptions that threaten to derail the recovery from the pandemic. In their first in-person gathering, to be held at Mansion House, the national trade chiefs will discuss how to pool resources in order to unblock bottlenecks in the world’s trading system.

Booster Jabs Offer ‘Near Total' Protection

Booster jab gives excellent protection against Covid

Pfizer Booster Offers High Protection Against Variants

A booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offers exceptionally high levels of protection against coronavirus, including the Delta variant, new trial data shows. Pfizer said its trial of 10,000 people found that the risk of symptomatic infection was reduced by 95.6 per cent in people who received a third dose, compared to those who were vaccinated with two.

Flop Star Sir Andy Regrets His Rap Racket

Sir Andy Murray says making a rap single is one of his biggest regrets.

Trump Sets Up His Own Media Firm

Former US president Donald Trump is launching a media company.

Lockdown Fears Over Cop26 Spike

Top Sturgeon adviser warns of move to Plan B

UK Minister Denies New Crackdown

Now is not the time to trigger Plan B against rising infections, a UK health minister has insisted.

Be Kind To Club Staff, Says Boss

Hospitality bosses have pleaded with customers to co-operate with door staff who enforce vaccine passport rules.

Ministers To Pilot App Rewarding Activity In Bid To Curb Obesity

Ministers will offer rewards such as clothes vouchers and discounted theme park tickets in return for exercising and eating healthily under radical plans to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis.

Conservative Cover-Up More Mask-Wearing After Javid Makes Appeal To His Colleagues

A call by the health secretary, Sajid Javid, for MPs to show more of an example over measures to combat Covid by wearing masks in the Commons has seemingly had an impact, with a notable increase in face covering on the Conservative benches yesterday.

Putin Orders Workers To Stay At Home

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month, amid rising coronavirus infection and death numbers, and he strongly urged reluctant citizens to get vaccinated.

Family Time? Life Too Busy, Moan Adults

FAMILIES spend just four hours a week of quality time together, a poll found.

Kwarteng Urges Parties Despite NHS Xmas Crisis

A TOP Tory has told Britons to book Christmas parties despite a warning from NHS leaders of a looming winter crisis.

Dominic Return Is Delayed

Everton look set to be without Dominic Calvert-Lewin for at least another month after the England striker suffered an injury setback.

Brown: Honour The $100bn Pledge Or Cop26 Will Fail

Gordon Brown has hit out at governments’ efforts to raise $100bn to tackle the climate crisis, likening it to being treated as “organising a whip-round at a charity fundraiser” – just weeks before a crucial summit.

Number Of Households On Low Incomes In Arrears ‘Has Tripled' During Pandemic

Experts are warning of a “debt crisis” for millions of families in the UK after research revealed the number of households on low incomes in arrears has tripled since the pandemic hit. A study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) into households in the bottom 40 per cent of incomes in the UK – those with an income of £24,752 or less – shows a third of them are in arrears with household bills, compared with around 11 per cent prior to the pandemic.

Inflation Cause For Concern, Admits Business Secretary

Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has described inflation in the UK as a “real cause of some concern” but said he was confident it could be contained in the months ahead.

Act Now Or Face Covid Restrictions, Javid Warns

Health secretary appeals to public as fears of winter crisis grow

Social Media Giants Who Don't Block Extremism To Face ‘Tough Sentences'

THE Prime Minister yesterday vowed to crack down on online companies who allow “foul content” on their platforms.

Putin's Cold Shoulder For Summit

Vladimir Putin is to snub the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, says the Kremlin.

Royals' Intimate Earth Shots

Kate and William’s private moments at green awards

Pension Up By Just £5.57 A Week After Triple Lock Broken

Millions of people will see their state pension rise by £5.57 a week next April, it was revealed yesterday.

Irish Drug Gangs Turn To Puppy Trafficking To Meet UK Demand

Northern Ireland has become a gateway for an “abhorrent” multi million-pound illegal trade in puppies in Britain that has been called the new drug trade by animal welfare investigators.

Spy, Robot? Egyptian Officials Release AI Artist Hours Before Her Show

She’s been described as “a vision of the future” who is every bit as good as other abstract artists today, but Ai-Da – the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist – hit a temporary snag before her latest show when Egyptian security forces detained her at customs.

Pinterest Plans New Features To Help With Online ‘Wellbeing'

Pinterest, the social network and virtual “mood board”, is to offer users the chance to riffon Jennifer Lopez’s Halloween costume, as the firm launches products to emphasise its focus on “emotional wellbeing” amid a storm of negative publicity about social media firms.

Library Ban On 'Slaves' Sparks Row

A TOP historian has slammed the National Library of Scotland for removing “harmful” words such as plantation and slave from its collection.

Queen Told To Take A Break

It's doctor's orders after Her Maj admits she's 'feeling a little tired

Craig's Final 007 Movie Causes A Stir

Box office Daniel Craig

Tax Cut Fury At Rishi Pickings For Bankers

Rishi Sunak has been slammed for planning a tax cut for banks at next week's budget, despite raising taxes on workers and cutting Universal Credit.

Covid Infections Are Rising But It's Unlikely Johnson Has Learnt From His Mistakes

To say that Boris Johnson has enough on his plate after his brief holiday in Spain is an understatement. He’s trying to set out a convincing “net zero” strategy, while putting pressure on foot-dragging nations to make detailed commitments at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow, which is only 12 days away.