Middle East

UK accuses Iran of killing British citizen in ‘unacceptable’ drone attack and pledges ‘concerted response’

independent– It is “highly likely” that Iran killed a British citizen in a drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, foreign secretary Dominic Raab has said as he promised a “concerted response”. The strike on the MV Mercer Street, on Thursday night, was the first known fatal

Europe

EU braces for more vaccine chaos as leaked document shows AstraZeneca jab delivery delay

express– The British-Swedish producer will deliver about 76 million out of a planned 180 million vaccine doses, according to data based on delivery projections for one member state seen by Bloomberg. AstraZeneca had warned of a cut in supplies last month due to problems with the procurements of vaccine components for EU production sites. The pharmaceutical […]

Europe

Priti Patel backs tough police crackdown on nation’s lockdown rule breakers

express– Home Secretary Ms Patel said police are under strict orders to hand out fines to anyone flouting the rules. She insisted officers would tackle those “putting the health of the nation at risk by not following the rules”. It comes as a senior police chief said people need to “accept the personal responsibility to […]

Business

DEAL PROBE Asda £6.8billion takeover by Issa brothers investigated by competitions watchdog

thesun– They agreed a deal with Asda’s US owner Walmart in October, which would bring the supermarket to British ownership for the first time in 20 years. Under the plans, the brothers from Blackburn will take a majority stake, alongside their partner TDR, a London private equity group. Walmart will also retain a minority stake […]