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May 12 2021, 17:09 ET
THE head of the NHS has told The Sun “much brighter days” are now within reach thanks to the Covid vaccination blitz.
Sir Simon Stevens said there are just 142 coronavirus patients now in intensive care in England 30 times fewer than in France and down from 3,700 three months ago.
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The head of the NHS Sir Simon Stevens said much brighter days are now within reachCredit: AFP
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The NHS supremo thanked our brilliant Jabs Army for helping to bring a “faster than expected” end to the crisis after clocking up more than 60,000 shifts.
And with social distancing and having to wear masks on the verge of being scrapped next month, Sir Simon said the darkest days of the pandemic are now behind us.
BACKSEAT DRIVER
Tesla driver arrested for sitting in backseat with no one behind the wheel insists Elon Musk ‘knows what he’s doing’
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Updated: May 12 2021, 21:48 ET
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A TESLA driver was arrested on Monday after he was caught on camera sitting in the backseat of his car – instead of driving it.
Param Sharma, 25, has claimed that even after he was caught in a semi-autonomous Tesla sitting in the rear without anybody in the driver’s seat, he s going to keep doing it.
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Motorist captured video of backseat driving suspect, Param Sharma, 25, wheeling around Northern California without anybody sitting in the driver s seatCredit: YouTube
Updated: May 13 2021, 0:56 ET
THE Biden administration is reportedly looking to restart construction on the southern border wall with Mexico.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is looking at a 13.4 mile stretch of the wall in the Rio Grande Valley after local residents and politicians have called for a stop to the increased risk of flooding.
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The United States Army Corps of Engineers will work on a 13.4 mile stretch to prevent floodingCredit: AFP
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This comes as the country faces a huge surge in migrantsCredit: AFP
Repairs are supposed to start within the next six weeks, Fox News reports, intended to focus on flooding prevention measures.