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Almost three weeks after the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to offer the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in a mass inoculation programme, Europe has finally started to roll out doses of the drug. The first shipments of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been despatched from a manufacturing centre in Belgium, allowing most health authorities to begin delivering jabs to the most vulnerable across the continent from today.  But Hungary, Slovakia and Germany stole a march on their EU neighbours when they began vaccinating care workers and people in homes for the elderly yesterday, a day before leaders had planned to start a co-ordinated continental roll-out.  GERMANY: Gertrud Haase, 101, was vaccinated against the coronavirus by doctor Fatmir Dalladaku in Berlin, Germany. Germany, Hungary and Slovakia began vaccinating the vulnerable on Saturday, a day earlier than the planned European roll-out SLOVAKIA: EU countries have began vaccinations this weekend, almost three weeks afte

Ivanka Trump could write a book about her time as First Daughter and is contemplating a political career of her own in Florida, according to a new report.  A source told the New York Post that Ivanka has been 'keeping extensive notes' on the past four years she's spent in President Trump's White House, acting as her father's advisor.  These West Wing notes, the source told the newspaper, could be the basis of a third book - which she has apparently been approached about writing.   Trump has already written two books, 2009's The Trump Card and 2017's Women Who Work.  Ivanka Trump (in August) is said to have been approached about writing a third book, which would be about her time as First Daughter and advisor to her father, President Trump  The source suggested that Ivanka's potential interest in writing a third book would be because 'She wants to set the record straight on a long list of issues, including confronting her critics head-on.'    Amon

France has said a third lockdown is possible in the country if coronavirus cases continue to rise.  Health Minister Olivier Veran made the comments on Sunday as France launched its vaccination campaign amid fears of a possible post-Christmas spike. 'We will never exclude measures that are necessary to protect the public,' he told the Journal du Dimanche. 'That is not to say we have made a decision, but that we are watching the situation hour by hour.' France has been registering around 15,000 new infections per day, and on Friday confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain in a man who had travelled from London.  Sweden and Spain have also confirmed cases of the new variant, which experts fear is more contagious. It prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK. France's health minister has said a third lockdown is possible in the country if coronavirus cases continue to rise On Sunday, France bega

An urgent health alert has been issued for a busy shopping centre after a COVID-19 case visited a supermarket and a pharmacy at the mall. New South Wales health authorities issued an updated list of Sydney venues on Sunday evening they believe were attended by COVID-19 patients. Shoppers who were at the Priceline and the Coles at Casula Mall in the city's south-west on Christmas Eve have been told to get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result.   An urgent health alert has been issued for the busy Casula Mall shopping centre in Sydney's south-west after it was visited by a confirmed COVID-19 case SHOPPERS ORDERED TO GET TESTED IN NSW HEALTH ALERT Must get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result: Cibo Cafe, North Sydney, Wednesday December 16, 11.30am‑12.45pm Must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received: Priceline Pharmacy, Casula Mall, Thursday December 24 from 6.30pm–7pm Coles, Casula Mall, Thursday Dec

Chlöe Swarbrick made history in October this year when she became just the second Green MP to win an electorate seat in New Zealand - and she's already proved to be a thorn in the side of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The 26-year-old's victory in the Auckland Central electorate is even more astonishing considering Ardern tried and failed twice to turn the long-time National stronghold over to her Labour Party.  And with plenty of time on her side, there's no telling what else Swarbrick could achieve. Chlöe Swarbrick is making waves in New Zealand politics after first running for office when she was just 22 years old The young MP - who's a staunch advocate of legalising cannabis - worked in radio and ran an art gallery before settling on politics The young MP, a staunch advocate for legalising cannabis, didn't always have her sights set on becoming a lawmaker. Swarbrick was a philosophy and law student, ran an art gallery and coffee shop and worked as a radio journa

The RSPCA is appealing for the public to stop using glue traps to catch rodents after a cat had to be put down when he was caught in four of them. The black and white cat, named Miles by charity staff, was found trapped in an alleyway in Cricklewood Lane, north London, last month. Miles was stuck on four glue traps, which are sheets of cardboard, plastic or wood coated with a non-drying adhesive to trap mice and rats. When the RSPCA arrived, they found the traps stuck to his legs and underneath his body. Miles was found stuck on four glue traps, trapped in an alleyway in Cricklewood Lane, north London, last month He had a large infected wound on his leg, his tail had been damaged and his hind legs were stuck together. The traps had also ripped off parts of the cat's fur. RSPCA Inspector Nicole Broster said: 'This poor cat was in an extreme amount of pain from his horrific injuries and he was very scared and frightened. 'This is the worst glue trap incident I have ever seen

For many sports fans, next week's calendar flip marks a merciful end to a brutal year. Starting on January 1, with former NBA commissioner David Stern's death from a brain hemorrhage, 2020 became defined by waves of losses rather than any one triumph. In any other year, the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others on January 26th would have been its most memorable event — a moment sports fans would recall by where they were when they heard the news. Instead, 2020 became one of the most crowded timespans in sports history: Athletes protested racism on the field and in the streets; teams opened up their stadiums to voters during a presidential election; and leagues worked to stem a worldwide pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 300,000 Americans. While most fans and reporters were pushed out of the arenas by social distancing concerns, many photographers were not, and subsequently provided one of the f