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A recent study on the immune effects of Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine has scientists raising concerns over vaccine-acquired immune deficiencies. Vaccine-acquired immune deficiency syndrome (VAIDS) is a new colloquial term coined by researchers and health practitioners since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Though not recognized as a medical condition, some experts believe the COVID-19 vaccines may impair or suppress immune responses. While the new study does not use the term VAIDS, the researchers recognized “a general decrease in cytokine and chemokine responses” to bacteria, fungi, and non-COVID viruses in children after COVID-19 vaccination. “Our findings suggest SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination could alter the immune response to…

The former Tory MP Chris Pincher has “made arrangements” to resign from the House of Commons, triggering a byelection in the safe seat of Tamworth in Staffordshire. Days after he lost an appeal against an eight-week suspension from parliament for groping two men at a private member’s club last summer, the former deputy chief whip announced he was standing down as an MP. In a statement he said: “I have said already that I will not stand at the next general election. “However, following the Independent Expert Panel’s decision I wanted to talk to my office team and family. “I do…

Supermarket giant Lidl has been forced to recall packs of ready-to-eat hot dogs, after warnings that the snacks could cause high temperatures, diarrhoea and meningitis. The supermarket chain issued an urgent safety recall for McEnnedy Corn Dogs on sale across Britain and Ireland after Listeria monocytogenes bacteria was found. Lidl is pulling the snacks, which retail for around £4.99, from its shelves. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a warning over the products, stating today: ‘Lidl is recalling McEnnedy Corn Dogs because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in the product and accompanying sauce. NHS advice on listeriosis – the infection caused by eating…

UK house prices suffered their sharpest annual drop in 14 years, as the seasonal summer slump and high mortgage costs dragged on sales. Data released by Halifax, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, showed that prices fell by 4.6% in August, marking the biggest year-on-year decrease since 2009. It means that the price tag of the typical UK home has dropped by about £14,000 over the past 12 months to £279,569. That is the lowest level since early 2022, but still leaves average prices £40,000 higher than before the pandemic, when lockdowns fuelled demand for larger homes in a “race for space”.…

Britain’s biggest housebuilder has warned that conditions will “continue to be difficult” for the housing industry over the coming months as potential buyers struggle with the rising cost of home loans. Barratt Developments said “short-term demand has been impacted by mortgage affordability challenges” and it was reducing construction sharply in response, but also reported £705m in annual profits. Housebuilding across the UK contracted sharply in August, according to separate data from the construction purchasing managers’ index published on Wednesday by S&P Global. The measure of activity fell to its second-lowest since the first pandemic lockdown in May 2020. The UK…

COVID-19 cases among vaccinated seniors soared in 2021, according to newly disclosed data that was acquired by U.S. health agencies but wasn’t presented to the public. Humetrix Cloud Services was contracted by the U.S. military to analyze vaccine data. The company performed a fresh analysis as authorities considered in 2021 whether COVID-19 vaccine boosters were necessary amid studies finding waning vaccine effectiveness. Humetrix researchers found that the proportion of total COVID-19 cases among the seniors was increasingly comprised of vaccinated people, according to the newly disclosed documents. For the week ending on July 31, 2021, post-vaccination COVID-19 cases represented 73…

The City regulator said it will take “prompt action” if a bank or financial service outright denies service to politicians rather than basing the decision on risk. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) made the promise on Tuesday as it launched a review into how firms are treating politically exposed persons (PEPs) in the UK. Under international anti-money laundering rules that were incorporated into British law, financial services are required to scrutinise PEPs, their families, and known associates more closely. Although the FCA published guidance in 2017 to clarify that firms must assess the risks of PEPs individually rather than applying a generic…

The council’s head of finance took the dramatic decision on Tuesday to issue a section 114 notice, indicating that it did not have the resources to balance its books. Woking, Croydon and Thurrock are among the other councils to have made similar announcements recently after botched investment projects and deep funding cuts. But the contagion spreading to Europe’s largest local authority, which hosted last summer’s Commonwealth Games, is likely to intensify pressure on Rishi Sunak’s government over the legacy of 13 years of austerity. The notice means all but essential spending will be halted, in order to protect core services. It…

Just days before the government suddenly ordered schools in England to close buildings at risk of collapse due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), another – somewhat smaller – school buildings story hit the headlines. Three virtually brand-new schools were suddenly told to close by the Department for Education (DfE) with immediate effect because of safety fears. A further two primary schools, it later emerged, had to be demolished before completion. The schools minister, Nick Gibb, was forced to admit there were issues with the structural integrity of the buildings and said they may not be able to…

The London-listed discount retailer B&M European Value Retail is poised to swoop on scores of Wilko stores as hopes falter of a broader rescue deal involving the HMV owner. Sky News has learnt that B&M could announce the acquisition of around 50 Wilko shops as soon as Tuesday morning, with the chain’s administrators said by industry sources to be on the brink of announcing the first closures from its estate. One retail executive said that Doug Putman, who had been edging towards a rescue deal in recent days, was now engaged in talks about reshaping the transaction to incorporate approximately…