Pubs and bars raise a glass to the future: Two-thirds of hospitality firms are optimistic about the next year as the country comes out of lockdown UKHospitality found 65 per cent of businesses are optimistic about next year Experts have reported 114 per cent increase in drinks sales compared to 2019 Only 16 per cent … Read more
Two-thirds of councils cashing in with biggest bill hikes are Labour: 51 left-wing local authorities ramped up charges to 5% limit – more than 12 times the inflation rate of 0.4% Labour runs almost two-thirds of authorities which raised tax to maximum 51 Labour-ran councils ramped up their charges to the limit of 4.99 per … Read more
Two-thirds of disease experts believe coronavirus variants will render vaccines ineffective within one year, a new survey finds. Conducted by the People’s Vaccine Alliance, about 66 percent of epidemiologists, virologists and infectious disease specialists say they think that within 12 months, the virus will mutate to such a degree that first-generation vaccines will be useless … Read more
ELECTRIC VEHICLES PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of electric car charging points. REALITY: The 2030 target is viewed by the industry as ‘incredibly ambitious’ with car … Read more
A growing number of Americans support workplace, lifestyle and travel restrictions for those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, a new poll found. Conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, the survey found six in 10 Americans want to work for an employer who requires everyone be immunized against coronavirus vaccine before returning to the office. Additionally, most … Read more
More than two-thirds of people aged between 65 and 69 have had their first vaccine doses – just a week after invitations went out, health bosses say NHS chief said the vaccine could be leading to a fall in Covid hospitalisation Now a further 460,000 people aged 64 will be called to receive their jabs … Read more
The Pfizer and Oxford Covid jabs offer two-thirds protection against the virus after just one injection, new data is set to reveal. The Pfizer vaccine starts to immunise in as little as two weeks and is just as effective in the elderly as it is in the young, official findings will reveal in the coming … Read more
Fears over ‘harmful’ chemicals found in cosmetics after study suggests up to two-thirds of products could disrupt hormones or cause allergic reactions Study of toiletries found some could have bad effect on people and environment Fears 20 out of 28 tested could disrupt hormones and cause allergic reactions Also fears that some could pollute the … Read more
The mental health of university students has plummeted with almost two thirds now saying they are more unhappy now than when the academic year began. Students have faced a torrid year that has included long periods locked in their halls of residence amid outbreaks of coronavirus on campuses. They have were were closed down completely … Read more
New poll says two-thirds of Republicans approve of Donald Trump’s behavior even after MAGA riot – and supporters of both parties say the country is tearing itself apart 64 per cent of Republicans support Trump’s recent behavior House voted to impeach him Wednesday on ‘incitement of insurrection’ Trump claimed the election was rigged despite 50 … Read more