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The United States has for the first time paid people who were injured by COVID-19 vaccines. Three people received compensation for their injuries through the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), run by an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, officials said in a new update. One person who suffered severe allergic shock received $2,019, according to the agency, the Health Resources and Services Administration. One person who suffered heart inflammation, or myocarditis, received $1,582. Another who suffered myocarditis received $1,032. The manufacturer of the vaccines was not made public. Information about the people who received the payments has also not been…

Ministers have been warned by a former head of the judiciary that plans to let the UK ignore rulings from the European court of human rights (ECHR) on small boat crossings could be defeated in the House of Lords. John Thomas, who was lord chief justice of England and Wales from 2013 to 2017, said the move would probably amount to a “symbolic breach of the rule of law”. He criticised the government for caving in to a group of hard-right Tory MPs who had threatened to launch a rebellion next week during the final parliamentary stages of the illegal migration bill. About 30…

For Manchester City to sail so serenely past the six-times European champions shows how far Pep Guardiola has already taken them. The big question now is can they go all the way and finally seal the glory of a first Champions League triumph. Next up is a semi-final with the holders Real Madrid who knocked City out at the same stage last year and can draw on the pedigree of a record 14 victories in the competition. Guardiola would never be presumptive but for the neutral what now roves into view is the prospect of his gilded team needing to win a…

Opposition parties have called on Downing Street to provide answers over Rishi Sunak’s family financial interests as the Guardian discovered that previous ministerial registers made no mention of his wife’s stake in a childcare firm, even though it began in 2019. The prime minister could be ordered to apologise to the House of Commons if an inquiry announced on Monday into his declarations about the investment finds he breached the code of conduct for MPs. Companies House records show Akshata Murty first took a stake in Koru Kids, one of six childcare companies that stand to benefit from a policy announcement in…

Traders have ramped up bets on further Bank of England interest-rate rises peaking at 5pc later this year after inflation unexpectedly remained in double digits. The consumer prices index measure of inflation fell slightly to 10.1pc in March from 10.4pc in February. However, analysts had expected a drop to 9.8pc, with the unexpectedly higher reading sending the pound 0.3pc higher against the dollar. The yield on two-year Government gilts, which are most sensitive to interest rate expectations, have risen 10 basis points to 3.76pc.

UK inflation fell by less than expected in March, sticking in double figures as households came under pressure from food and drink prices soaring at the fastest annual rate since 1977. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said annual inflation as measured by the consumer prices index fell to 10.1% last month, resuming a downward trajectory after an unexpected rise to 10.4% in February. Inflation had peaked at 11.1% in October. City economists had forecast a drop to 9.8%. The odds of the Bank of England raising interest rates again next month jumped on the news, with markets pricing in a 97% chance that…

The pulse had been faint beforehand and, as expected, it was extinguished for Chelsea well before full time, this Champions League quarter-final exit sounding the death knell for their season. Frank Lampard’s team had a go, bringing the hustle in the first half and they almost fashioned a lifeline to counter the grave damage from the Bernabéu, N’Golo Kanté and Marc Cucurella missing clear chances. It was a night when Chelsea were heavy on perspiration, low on inspiration, Lampard’s lineup lacking the X factor, which is quite the oddity given the £550m lavished on new players by the ownership since their installation last May.…

Ministers have failed to tackle “appalling” and “glaring” racial disparities in maternal health despite repeated promises, MPs have said, as they called for new targets to eliminate inequalities. In a scathing report, the women and equalities committee said maternal death rates in deprived areas were on the rise, with women in the poorest areas about two and half times more likely to die in childbirth than those in the richest areas. Black women are still almost four times more likely to die from childbirth than white women, the report says, and too many black women receive treatment that “falls short…

The SNP’s treasurer has been arrested as part of the ongoing police investigation into the party’s finances. Colin Beattie, who is also an MSP, is being held in custody and is being questioned by detectives, Police Scotland said on Tuesday morning. It follows the arrest of Peter Murrell, who was party chief executive and is Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, earlier this month. Mr Murrell was released without charge pending further enquiries. A statement said: “A 71-year-old man has today, Tuesday, 18 April 2023, been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the…

Twitter will likely play a “significant” part in the 2024 presidential elections and other electoral contests both domestically and internationally, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk made the comments in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that aired in two parts on April 17 and 18. Musk also admitted that it remains to be seen whether or not purchasing the platform for $44 billion last year was a good idea. “The goal of new Twitter is to be as fair and even-handed as possible. So not favoring any political ideology but being fair to all,” Musk said, referencing upcoming elections both at home and…