Vaccination A FIFTH of people aged 45 and over in Reading have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal. NHS data shows 23,634 people had received both jabs by April 25 – 18% of those aged 16 and over, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Of those to have received both jabs, 19,209 were aged 45 and over – 34% of the age group. It means 4,425 people aged between 16 and 44 have received both doses. The figures also show 67,538 people in Reading have received at least one jab – 53% of those aged 16 and over. It comes as the government announced an extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab have been secured for a booster vaccination programme in the autumn.
Cleon Douglin. TVP picture FOUR dangerous gunmen have been jailed after a terrifying attack in which the victim was shot at seven times. Joseph Waters, aged 25, of Laytom Rise in Tilehurst, has been sent down for 24 years for attempted murder after the shocking attack that happened near Reading s town centre. Reading Crown Court heard how Waters and his three accomplices were involved in the violent firearms offence in Southampton Street on October 16, 2019. A five-week trial heard how shortly after midnight one of the accomplices Sahit Shehu, 31, of Bunces Lane in Burghfield, was involved in a crash in Southampton Street. Witnesses reported seeing him shift a handgun from his damaged vehicle into a BMW X5 which arrived to pick him up.
Taunton man ordered held for February homicide in Roxbury
By Christine Mui Globe Correspondent,Updated April 27, 2021, 2 hours ago
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A Taunton man already in custody for a probation violation was ordered held on a murder charge Tuesday during his arraignment in the Roxbury Division of Boston Municipal Court, the Suffolk district attorneyâs office said.
Liquarry Jefferson, 41, is accused of fatally stabbing Jamal Chin-Clarke, 40, during a suspected drug transaction Feb. 26 in Newmarket Square, the Suffolk district attorneyâs office said in a statement.
Surveillance footage showed Chin-Clarke and another person meeting Jefferson at a Southhamptom Street parking lot. Jefferson allegedly punched Chin-Clarke in the face during what appeared to be a hand-to-hand drug transaction, the statement said.
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Organisations faced a number of unforeseen challenges in nearly every business sector throughout 2020 – and continuing into 2021. Until now, businesses have been on the defensive, reacting to the shifting workforce and economic conditions, however, COVID-19 proved to be a catalyst for some to accelerate their long-term technology and digitalisation plans.
This is now giving decision-makers the chance to take a proactive approach to mitigate current and post-pandemic risks. These long-term technology solutions can be used for today’s new world of social distancing and face mask policies and flexibly repurposed for tomorrow’s renewed focus on efficiency and business optimisation.
For many, this emphasis on optimisation will likely be precipitated by not only the resulting economic impacts of the pandemic but also the growing sophistication and maturity of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), technologies that are coming of age just when