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It comes the day after a regional security agreement between the US, UK and Australia was unveiled.
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China applies to join key Asia-Pacific trade pact
It comes the day after a regional security agreement between the US, UK and Australia was unveiled.
M&S blames Brexit as it closes 11 French stores
Brexit has made it "near impossible" for it to supply fresh and chilled products to France, the retailer says.
Southwest Airlines pays staff extra to get jabbed
It is the latest big carrier to offer incentives for getting vaccinated as US infections surge.
Marlboro giant seals takeover of UK inhaler firm
Philip Morris International clinches its £1.1bn bid for the UK inhaler firm Vectura.
Computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81
The inventor, entrepreneur and ZX Spectrum creator died at his London home following a long illness.
Carbon emitters 'fail to disclose climate risks'
In a study of more than 100 company accounts, 80% of audits didn't assess climate risk.
M&S blames Brexit as it closes 11 French stores
Brexit has made it "near impossible" for it to supply fresh and chilled products to France, the retailer says.
Southwest Airlines pays staff extra to get jabbed
It is the latest big carrier to offer incentives for getting vaccinated as US infections surge.
Marlboro giant seals takeover of UK inhaler firm
Philip Morris International clinches its £1.1bn bid for the UK inhaler firm Vectura.
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Vaccine passports plan 'idiotic' - Bar chain owner
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The owner of a chain of bars across the north of England has said plans for vaccine passports were "idiotic" and scrapping them was the right thing to do.
Copyright: BBCNightclubs and other large venues had been told they would have to ask for proof of vaccination from the end of this month, but the plans will not now be going ahead, health secretary Sajid Javid said on Sunday.
Martin Greenhow (pictured), who owns the Mojo chain, which has bars in Yorkshire, the north west and Nottingham, has told BBC Radio Leeds: "We were shuddering with the thought of having to try and manage a situation with what is, quite frankly, an idiotic idea of Covid passports."
Mr Greenhow said his venues had taken all Covid measures seriously, but insisted there was no evidence hospitality had caused significant increases in cases.
He said: "We haven't caused a spike. We haven't caused a problem. You really have to follow the data, as they're very fond of saying, and the data supports the fact that we are not a prime mover in this pandemic."
The government has said the vaccine passport plan will now be kept in reserve in case it is needed in the future.
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