Vaccine coming next week

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Jabs before Christmas

Regulators have approved the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, making the UK the first country to give the jab the green light. The first 800,000 doses are set to arrive within days. Immunisations are due to start next week, with first dibs for NHS workers and care home residents.

Wild Wednesday

Shoppers have overwhelmed the Debenhams website in search of bargains, resulting in long online queues. The collapsing department store has slashed prices to clear stock ahead of store closures. With many shops reopening today for the first time in a month as England emerges from lockdown, there are fears of a “Wild Wednesday” on high streets across the country.

Lab-grown meat

The world’s first lab-grown meat will go on sale in Singapore after being approved by regulators. The “chicken bites” are produced in a bioreactor, with no real birds in sight. Dozens of firms are working on similar products, with the aim of making cleaner, drug-free and cruelty-free meat that has less of an impact on the environment.