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Joshua Rozenberg First of all, the government has come under pressure to extend it. Secondly, any legislative reforms will probably have to wait until a separate review of the Human Rights Act reports in the autumn. Thirdly, the government has largely made up its mind. And, fourthly, its plans have already been comprehensively shredded by the leading academic in this field, Professor Mark Elliott. Elliott says the government is proposing that the vast majority of unlawful administrative acts should either not be reviewable at all or subject to an attenuated remedial regime New readers may wel...

Expert group recommends use of Covid rapid testing Updated / Thursday, 1 Apr 2021 17:12 An expert group report has recommended to the Government the use of rapid testing for Covid-19. The report suggests that tests such as lateral flow antigen tests (LFAT) should compliment existing national polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing programmes. It recommends widespread pilots, or feasibility studies, of rapid tests across various sectors and industries, including business, sports and education. The report calls for immediate focus to be placed on establishing an agile rapid test knowledge gro...

 E-Mail COVID-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study. However the research, from over 4000 pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, also found women who had a positive test were more likely to have a premature birth. The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, used data from the UK and the USA. The study team looked at data from 4004 pregnant women who had suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Of these women, 1606 were from the ...

COVID-19 IN PREGNANCY - COVID-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study.

Major Recruitment Drive As Artemis Technologies Ramps Up Zero-Emission Ferry Programme Staff numbers at Artemis Technologies, which is leading a Belfast-based consortium to decarbonise maritime, are expected to almost treble to 70 by the end 2021 and rise to 100 by this time next year. It is part of a major recruitment drive by the company as it ramps up its programme to develop and build a new class of zero-emission fast ferries in the city. The £60 million project, backed by UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund is being led by the company’s Chief Operations Off...