NEWS
In the race for a vaccine, we have ignored their flaws
There is mounting concern that the desire to be first with a vaccine is leading to rushed announcements which send share prices soaring but may ultimately fail to deliver. Less than 48 hours after Pfizer claimed to have succeeded in producing a vaccine with 90 per cent efficacy, Moscow said its Sputnik-V candidate had reached 92 per cent — Telegraph
A loving wife is forced to kneel in the street to see her husband’s face: a heartbreaking picture of Britain’s chaotic care home visiting rules. Elsewhere, a wife surprises her husband with dementia by moving into his care home after a month apart because she ‘can’t live without him’ — Mail
Migrant surge could have been prevented, borders chief claims — Telegraph
Boris Johnson’s adviser Lee Cain quits Downing Street role after opposition by Carrie Symonds — Telegraph
Toy chief warns Christmas presents might not arrive in time for the big day if shops have to stay in Covid lockdown after December 2 — Mail
Anti-terror police are called in after man is arrested ‘for ramming car into north London police station then starting petrol fire in the street outside’ — Mail
COMMENT
Maggi Hambling’s absurd statue of Mary Wollstonecraft demeans the woman it is meant to celebrate — Claire Cohen, Telegraph
