Bomb squad called to incident near AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine factory

direct to your inboxThe bomb squad have been called after a suspected grenade was found in a canal.Police received reports that an item was found in water near Margaret Street in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside.Officers from the bomb squad are at the scene as investigations continue this afternoon.A witness reported seeing police and officers from the bomb squad working at the Portland Basin.A GMP spokesperson said: "Just after 1.15pm today (12 February 2021), officers were called to a report of a

Bolton, following a report of a suspicious items, believed to be a hand grenade, police have said.

direct to your inboxResidents at a block of flats have spoken of the moment they were evacuated from their homes as part of a major investigation into organised crime - which has seen suspected guns and grenades seized and a man pinned down in the street by armed cops.Police, backed by bomb disposal officers, swooped on Milton Close in Stretford on Friday night (January 29).

direct to your inboxA number of suspected hand grenades have been dismantled in a field after a bomb scare prompted a huge evacuation in Trafford.The bomb squad dismantled the weapons at Turn Moss playing fields after they were discovered during raids in Stretford over the last few days.All other seized items, including suspected firearms, have been moved so they can been assessed by experts, a GMP spokeswoman said.A series of raids have taken place across Stretford, Trafford, and Wythenshawe in

direct to your inboxNine people have been arrested after police discovered grenades, guns and drugs during a series of raids in Stretford.The bomb squad is currently on the scene in the Gorse Hill area and a number of homes have been evacuated.Four men and a woman were arrested on Friday on suspicion of firearms offences.

direct to your inbox A man has been arrested in Kent in connection with a suspicious package that was sent to a Wrexham coronavirus vaccine plant yesterday.

Covid-19 vaccine. Valneva has started commercial manufacturing of its Coronavirus jab in Livingston, West Lothian, which is expected to deliver up to 60 million doses by the end of the year if approved for use.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran bosses have confirmed that doses of a coronavirus vaccine were wasted at the weekend.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus vaccine supplies in the North West of England will be cut by a third next month, the NHS has confirmed. A spokesperson told the BBC that the weekly sum will be reduced from 310,000 to 200,000 by the second week of February for regions including Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside, and South Cumbria.

Nearly a week after his inauguration, President Joe Biden has hit the ground sprinting by introducing a number of new executive orders, including one that would boost the country’s coronavirus vaccine supply.

Harrison Ford keeps safe in his face mask while running some errands on Monday (January 25) in Brentwood, Calif.

coronavirus vaccination effort.In a letter to President Joe Biden today (January 26), the likes of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), Live Nation, AEG and others have formally offered their venues, staff, and expertise to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.The live events industry is in a unique position to help – the pandemic has fully shuttered operations, leaving venues empty and the furloughed crowd-management oriented staff who operate them eager to help out and get back to

direct to your inboxThe European Union has threatened to impose tight controls on the export of coronavirus vaccines - potentially impacting the UK’s supply of Pfizer jabs.The Government said it was in 'close contact' with suppliers after the European Commission issued the warning amid a row with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.Last week, AstraZeneca, which worked with Oxford University on the vaccine’s development, told the EU it was falling behind on its supply target for member states