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Britain's drug regulator today dismissed safety fears over the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine after a report revealed four people in a trial in the US got Bell's palsy. The condition, which is usually temporary, causes muscles on one side of the face to droop because of nerves not working properly. Four cases of it were found in a group of 21,720 people who had the Pfizer vaccine in a trial in the US, compared to none among 21,728 people given a placebo vaccine.  But this rate of occurrence is no different to how often it would be expected to happen in a random population – in the UK there are around 20 to 30 cases per 100,000 people per year. The Food and Drug Administration in the US said in its report: 'The four cases in the vaccine group do not represent a frequency above that expected in the general population.' This means that it was almost certainly random that all the people who developed the condition happened to be in the vaccine group, and the same n

A former Pentagon contractor who worked on US missile systems has been charged for allegedly sharing classified information in a revenge plot against his employer after he lost his security clearance for smoking medical marijuana.  According to charging documents first obtained by The Daily Beast, James Robert Schweitzer, 58, sent the 'national defense information' to news outlets while he worked as a software engineer through July 2016. The documents don't specify his employer, but the company was revealed by the Daily Beast as Raytheon.  The filing claims that Schweitzer, who is said to have also revealed to police that his 'dark fantasy' is to commit mass murder, lost his security clearance in 2014 for smoking prescribed pot and sought revenge on his employer, whom he worked for from 2003 to 2016.  Prosecutors claim that Schweitzer admitted to the FBI that he knew some of the 'critical military information' he shared 'could result in American casualti

An Oregon nurse who was placed on administrative leave after she posted a TikTok video that made fun of basic measures designed to curb the spread of coronavirus has claimed she took a leave of absence from her hospital job to pursue a career in journalism. The video was originally posted by user @Loveiskind05 and showed a nurse dressed in scrubs complete with a stethoscope in what appeared to be a hospital break room with the caption: 'When my coworkers find out I still travel, don't wear a mask when I'm out and let my kids have play dates.'  The nurse was later identified as Ashley Grames, who became a Certified Nursing Assistant in October 2010 and has been  a Registered Nurse since 2015 according to online records.    Salem Health hospital could not immediately be reached for comment, but a spokesperson told BuzzFeed on Monday that Grames was no longer employed at the facility.  'The nurse in question is no longer employed with Salem Health,' the spokesper

'Furious' Sky News bosses have told presenter Kay Burley to take extended leave, and could keep her off the air until next year, after she admitted breaking coronavirus rules, according to reports.  Bosses hooked the Sky News presenter at the 11th hour last night, ahead of her usual morning slot, after she admitted 'inadvertently' breaching Tier 2 restrictions while celebrating her 60th birthday over the weekend. The veteran journalist was replaced by presenter Sarah Hewson on her normal 7am to 10am slot. Sky News chiefs also last night announced they had launched an internal investigation into her behaviour. But reports now suggest that Ms Burley could face a longer spell on the sidelines while they probe the incident. According to the Sun, the presenter will now be off air for the rest of the week, and is 'unlikely' to return on air until 2021. A source told the paper:  'The Sky News bosses were absolutely furious at Kay. Bosses hooked the Sky News presen

As the Royal Family enjoyed somewhat of a reunion this afternoon on the front steps of Windsor Castle, concerned fans took to social media to question why Prince Philip was absent. The Queen gathered alongside Prince Charles and Camilla to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge back from their 1,250-mile 'morale boosting' tour of the UK - which attracted thinly veiled criticism from Wales and Scotland.   But despite festivities happening on the doorstep of Windsor Castle, Prince Philip and the Queen's current residence, Philip, 99, did not make an appearance. The Queen, 94, was seen singing along quietly as a Salvation Army band played festive tunes, something social media users were surprised to see Prince Philip miss.  Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall pose for a photo at Windsor Castle, today One Twitter user by the name of Mr Ben wrote: 'Pity not to see Prin

Under-18s are set to be banned from playing the National Lottery in a government shake-up of gambling regulations.  Currently, children over the age of 16 can buy scratchcards in shops and spend up to £350 a week gambling on fixed odds games online. Ministers announced the minimum age for players will go up from 16 to 18 – but gave Camelot, which runs the lottery, up to ten months to implement the changes. Under current plans, online sales to 16 and 17-year-olds will be banned from April.  Ministers are making the changes to ensure the National Lottery 'is not a gateway to problem gambling'.  Government changes to the National Lottery will stop 16 and 17-year-olds from buying tickets online from April - with the ban effecting shops later next year. Ministers say the change is to ensure the lottery does not become a 'gateway into problem gambling' Announcing a review into gambling laws today, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: 'Whilst millions gamble responsibly,

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Brussels later this week for a face-to-face showdown in a last ditch bid to get a post-Brexit trade deal over the line.  The end of the 'standstill' transition period is now just over three weeks away but the UK and the EU remain deadlocked in three key areas.  A failure to strike a deal will result in a chaotic split from January 1, with the two sides forced to trade on World Trade Organisation terms which will mean tariffs being imposed on goods.  Britain and the bloc believe a deal is still possible but to strike an agreement they will need to find solutions to problems which have plagued the talks for months.  The three main points of contention are fishing rights, the so-called 'level playing field' on rules and the future governance of the deal.  Below is a breakdown of what the arguments are all about, how likely it is they will be resolved and how things will look if there is a deal - and if there isn't.  B