Shares in vaccine makers and healthcare firms around the world slid sharply on Friday, as investors warned that Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US Health Secretary could pose new challenges to the sector. Kennedy is known as a vaccine sceptic and, if confirmed in the post, has vowed to use it to crack down on “Big Pharma”. The news prompted a sell-off across the industry. In
More than 100 Post Office branches and hundreds of head office jobs are at risk as part of a radical shake-up of the business, the BBC understands. Under the plan, 115 loss-making branches wholly owned by the Post Office could be closed. The Post Office is looking at options including alternative franchise arrangements where another operator or third party could take on the branches instead. These sites employ around 1,000
BBC Sir Keir Starmer has responded to a letter from Sir Alan Bates calling for faster compensation payments for postmasters impacted by the Post Office scandal, the prime minister’s spokesman has said. Sir Alan wrote to the PM twice in the past month, urging him to ensure victims receive full financial redress by March next year. The former sub-postmaster told MPs earlier he was still awaiting a response, before the
