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British banking legislation is seemingly rewritten to suit the establishment. According to a source, rules are the bank of England can do what they want.

According to a report the eu are working with Britain in the interest of improved financial services. British banking legislation, though notorious has been the subject of just one public protest which resulted in the death of Mr Tomlinson. Beaten to death by riot police for no apparent reason. Seen on live tv.

The European central bank are reportedly leaning on insurance companies believed to be in dispute with businesses affected by covid restrictions. According to reports, some current and proposed Irish government restrictions that might be difficult to believe are an alternative to the leaving certificate exam, nearly four months away, details uncertain but a two tier system has been mentioned; and many shops and businesses not being allowed to continue: Supermarkets remain open but the buying of clothes is restricted. All designer clothes and jeans were restricted yesterday.

According to reports, Oxford university, England have developed a new astrazeneca vaccine, ready in autumn that they say will be effective against a new variant said to be first recorded in south Africa.

A variant first reported in Ireland in December 2020 is believed to be of British origin. The variant is according to uk health officials 70% more contagious than other covid 19 viruses.

According to statistics 35 new deaths were reported of covid positive people in Ireland on Friday bringing the total to the three thousands. With regard to restrictions the minister for education is reportedly planning for an alternative to the leaving certificate exams in June; no plans to reopen the wider economy and no firm plans for reopening construction.

The European Medicines Agency have reportedly recommended the conditional marketing of astrazeneca for over 18’s where they say protection could be expected given that an immune response has been seen in this age group. Conditions unknown, but one could be related to the complete dosage being available at the correct time.

There is now a national immunisation advisory committee whom Dr Hollahan asked to examine the EMA’s recommendations, reportedly with specific regard to vaccination of the elderly. The response was to outline problems of confidence and trust in the vaccination program. Dr Holahan reportedly sent the EMA report to the minister for health on Tuesday along with his opinion, which after comparing brands recommended a vaccination program for the elderly providing the hse could be certain that supplies will be sufficient to complete the program in time for maximum efficiency.

The u.k. are objecting to a border, now necessary in the event of Brexit. Animal food stuffs were reportedly a contentious issue in northern Ireland ports. Hard to ascertain what measures are currently in place in both northern and southern ports.

A chief psni officer has said that there is no evidence to support claims that paramilitary groups are involved in threats and intimidation directed at staff involved in post Brexit checks in Belfast and Larne; also that there was no evidence of the gathering of information on port officials. According to the report there has been a psni presence in the ports throughout the Brexit transition period, which was increased on Monday night. Reportedly the european commision told its officials working in customs not to go to work on Tuesday but are continuing to monitor the situation.

The psni are seemingly concerned on the basis of a single piece of anonymous information. According to the officer, the psni will support port staff by the sharing of information, crime prevention advice and increased patrols.

Reports are that as described sinister behaviour, the collecting of information on port staff, by whom uncertain, and non compliance of protocol, mainly thought to concern animal food products have resulted in a halt to checks in the northern Ireland ports of Larne and Belfast.

The total number of covid related deaths in Ireland is estimated at 3,327. According to reports, 181 of the thought to be 400 Irish nursing homes were hit with a covid outbreak last week, four were said to be unvaccinated. According to last weeks figures, 71,600 first doses of the vaccine have been administered to residents in care homes, 89,900 to health care workers. 13,800 second doses have been administered.

The testing of meat for covid has again been deferred, reportedly due to the resources required, though positive test results were found in a substantial amount of samples week ending 23 January. As of 29 January, nphet are reportedly extra contact tracing thousands of covid positive cases, though known contacts have been notified by text throughout.

According to reports, millions of people are displaced and in need of humanitarian assistance in a tripart border region of west Africa comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria. Seemingly only u.n. troops and associated groups are allowed in a county sized area bordering Burkina Faso. According to various reports, oil giants royal dutch shell have been active in Niger/Nigeria for half a Century or more. Recent reports in the border region are of protests and violence; also water contamination. Some believe probably connected to non compliance to u.n. criteria regarding the exploitation of oil.

According to a report the hse has suspended testing for covid 19 in Irish meat plants due to a lack of resources, though meat plants are believed to be a major problem area for the virus. Clusters of covid were reported in meat factories in December which resulted in increased surveillance and the lockdown of Kildare, Laois and Offaly. There has since been 1,500 cases of the virus confirmed. A spokesperson for hse midwest said the reason for the decision to defer tests was to open up resources in order to deal with patients’ symptoms.

According to a report over 50% of covid 19 patients in Lisbon have contracted the new thought to be english strain. On Thursday Portugal recorded over 16,000 new cases of covid though fatalities compare quite well in Europe with 11,600 deaths overall. The current believed to be 685,000 covid cases in Portugal are said to be placing enormous strain on hospitals, though management at the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon say many people have only mild symptoms.