Shops warn of Christmas shortages after container port at Felixstowe becomes clogged

Christmas logjam! Shops warn of festive stock shortages after Britain’s biggest container port at Felixstowe becomes clogged up with 11,000 PPE containers 30% of container space at Port of Felixstowe is taken up by Government’s PPE The Government is understood to have nowhere else to store it, sources claim Another issue at Felixtowe is a massive … Read more

Sony apologies for PS5 pre-order disaster that created shortages within minutes

Sony issued an apology on Twitter for PlayStation 5 pre-orders turning into a disaster. The Japanese company announced pricing and release dates for the gaming system Wednesday and minutes after the event, nearly every major retailer was ‘out of stock.’ Retailers including Amazon, GameStop and Walmart jumped the gun with opening pre-orders a day early … Read more

Care home residents ‘dying of loneliness’ as testing delays expose ‘huge staff shortages’

Vulnerable people living in care homes are ‘dying of loneliness,’ as they’re deprived from seeing families due to lockdown, while delays in testing have exposed ‘huge staff shortages,’ in the sector, it has been claimed. Baroness Ros Altmann, a former Minister of State for pensions, welcomed Matt Hancock’s announcement yesterday that care home residents would … Read more

North Koreans ordered to hand over pet dogs to be killed for meat as country hit by food shortages 

North Koreans are ordered to hand over ‘decadent and bourgeois’ pet dogs so they can be killed and ‘provided to restaurants for meat’ as the country is rocked by food shortages Dictator Kim Jong-un announced in July that owning a pet is now against the law Authorities are identifying homes with dogs in Pyongyang and … Read more

Melbourne shuts Kmart, Myer, Target, Bunnings and meat shortages expected in lockdown

Melbourne will suffer a shock shutdown of most shops and services for six weeks, with thousands of jobs to be lost. Panic buyers lining up at supermarkets for meat and fish could actually be right as new restrictions mean production will be slashed by a third. Melbourne is gripped by Stage 4 lockdown with an … Read more

Fears quarantine plan will lead to food shortages and factory closures

Fears Government’s 14 day quarantine plan will lead to food shortages and factory closures By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 Manufacturers have slammed the Government’s plans to introduce a 14-day quarantine for visitors to the UK. The five main industries have … Read more

Sand shortages and travel bans could delay a coronavirus vaccine

At least 70 vaccines for coronavirus are now in development, a promising sign for the global battle against the pandemic.  But even if these vaccines make it through the study process, shortages of surprising materials could hinder the actual production and distribution of vaccines.  In addition to the virus-neutralizing agents scientists produce in labs, materials … Read more

Virus triggers unrest across Africa: Riots break out in Johannesburg over food shortages

Unrest has spread across Africa, with riots over food shortages and an army being deployed to ‘restore order’ as the coronavirus crisis rocks the continent. Protests have erupted in Cape Town, the military have been mobilised in Lesotho and the chief of staff to the Nigerian government died of the lethal bug. African now has more than … Read more

Therese Coffey mauled over PPE shortages as she says she has ‘no idea’ how many medics have died

The Government was facing mounting questions over a lack of protective equipment for NHS staff today as a minister admitted she had no idea how many medics had died from coronavirus.  Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey was savaged by Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain as she faced the media to defend efforts to provide … Read more

Ministers ‘furious’ with NHS bosses failure to get to solve testing shortages

Ministers are said to be furious at ‘megalomaniac’ NHS bosses and Public Health England’s failure to get to grips with testing and protective equipment shortages – as a new survey shows their staff have no faith in their leaders.  There have been increasing concerns about the level of diagnostic testing for the deadly pandemic, with … Read more