Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

Frantic search for Titanic submarine crew who have until 10am on Thursday before air runs out The Independent says The families of five people missing in a submarine that vanished near the wreck of the Titanic have been handed a grim deadline of 10am on Thursday for rescuers to find their lost loved ones alive in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. A frantic search for the OceanGate Expeditions submarine became an increasingly desperate race…

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UK inflation stays at 8.7% despite hopes of a fall The UK’s inflation rate has stayed at 8.7% in May – the same as April’s rate, stopping the downward trend in UK inflation figures. Inflation had been falling after hitting a peak of 11.1% last year. The newly released Office for National Statistics (ONS) show rising prices for “air travel, recreational and cultural goods” helped keep inflation high. Falling prices for car fuel were the…

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Scrapped Covid vaccine deal cost taxpayers £358m New figures show a Covid vaccine contract which the UK government axed cost taxpayers £358.6 million. French company Valneva had been contracted to produce over 100 million vaccines at its West Lothian plant, but the agreement was controversially scrapped in 2021. Valneva’s financial records, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, indicate that the company received significant payments, totalling hundreds of millions of pounds, which were non-refundable.…

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