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WHO classifies India variant as being of global concern
The B.1.617 variant is the fourth variant to be designated as being of global concern and requiring heightened tracking and analysis. The others are those first detected in Britain, South Africa and Brazil."We are classifying this as a variant of concern at a global level," Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on COVID-19, told a briefing. "There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility."
NewsPA Media: UK NewsLex Greensill to be questioned over firm’s collapse and lobbying
The demise of Greensill Capital jeopardised 5,000 steelmaking jobs in the UK.
BusinessReutersMalaysia's Axiata says AI unit gets $60 million SoftBank Corp investment
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian telecommunications firm Axiata Group Bhd on Tuesday said Japanese peer SoftBank Corp will invest $60 million in its digital analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) arm ADA. SoftBank will own 23% of ADA via new shares, with its investment valuing the unit at $260 million, Axiata said in a statement. ADA will use the proceeds to expand in South and Southeast Asia, while SoftBank will establish the unit as its core digital and data marketing partner in Asia, Axiata said.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsGerry Adams and former army chief Sir Mike Jackson among inquest witnesses
Forensic experts, eye-witnesses and more than 60 former soldiers gave evidence across 100 days of hearings at Belfast Coroner’s Court.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsHow events unfolded in Ballymurphy in August 1971
Ten people were fatally wounded in gunfire involving the army in west Belfast over three days in August 1971.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsFindings from fresh Ballymurphy shootings inquests to be published
Ten people, including a mother of eight and a Catholic priest, were killed in disputed shootings involving the Army in west Belfast in August 1971.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsPCC election may be re-run after withdrawn candidate wins
Conservative Party candidate Jonathon Seed withdrew after a historic driving conviction came to light.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsWhat the papers say – May 11
The front pages are dominated by Boris Johnson’s confirmation that England is ‘on the road back to normality’.
NewsReutersSSE, Equinor plan new gas power plant with carbon capture in Scotland
The planned new 900-megawatt (MW) Peterhead CCS Power Station could capture up to 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year, 15% of the UK government's annual target of 10 million tonnes of CO2 capture by 2030, the companies said. SSE operates a combined cycle gas turbine power station at the site in Aberdeenshire, which it is seeking to decarbonise.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsPM sets England on road back to normality in confirming May 17 lockdown easing
The move came as the Covid-19 alert level in the UK was downgraded after a ‘consistent’ fall in cases, hospital admissions and deaths.
BusinessYahoo Finance UKShops 'not out of the woods' as people return to UK high streets
According to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), along with KPMG, total sales in Britain increased by 7.3% across the month of April, compared to the same month in 2019.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsMan due in court charged with murdering PCSO Julia James
Callum Wheeler, from Aylesham, was arrested on Friday and charged on Monday.
NewsPA Media: UK News70% of under-18s seeking help from charity ‘have gambling issues’
GamCare says young people are unaware of when gambling becomes harmful to them.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsUK’s top 30 hotspots worst affected by ‘crash for cash’ scams revealed
The Insurance Fraud Bureau wants drivers to remain vigilant as lockdown eases and more people take to the roads.
NewsThe GuardianDrive for more student diversity paying off, says Oxford University
Drive for more student diversity paying off, says Oxford UniversityInstitution doubles proportion of new students from disadvantaged backgrounds in five years The University of Oxford says it has worked with schools across the UK to improve student diversity. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters
NewsPA Media: UK NewsBlood donor questions become gender neutral in bid to be more inclusive
NHS Blood and Transplant said the change will not affect safety, or the process of giving blood.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsForests the size of France have regrown since 2000 – mapping study
Woodlands which grow back could store billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide – helping in the climate fight, conservationists say.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsPandemic has significantly increased older people’s social care needs – charity
About one in four older people are finding everyday activities harder since the first lockdown, according to a survey for Age UK.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsBlackford: Johnson must ‘respect the will’ of Scots over Indyref2
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said there was now a ‘cast iron mandate’ for another referendum to take place.
HealthPA Media: UK NewsDiabetes cases ‘double in 15 years’ as obesity continues to rise
Diabetes UK warned that obesity is fuelling type 2 diabetes, accounting for 80% to 85% of someone’s chances of developing the condition.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsProtesters call for AstraZeneca to share Covid-19 vaccine techonology
Demonstrations are also taking place outside the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical firm’s Macclesfield site.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsOxford accepts record number of students from most deprived areas of the UK
But figures show that nearly half of British students admitted to Oxford between 2018 and 2020 came from London and the South East of England.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsKirk calls on UK Government to scrap policy exploiting ‘fears of the outsider’
Very Rev Susan Brown spoke out ahead of the announcement of a new Sovereign Borders Bill in the Queen’s Speech.
HealthPA Media: UK NewsCall to ensure eating disorder cash ‘reaches frontline’
Funding for services has increased but the amount spent has actually decreased in some parts of England.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsNicola Sturgeon to give update on coronavirus restrictions
The First Minister has been back at her desk after the SNP won the Scottish Parliament election.