Independent

The Independent is leading on the findings from both UK and European regulators that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for coronavirus is safe. 

As several European countries halt administering the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears, with 37 “thromboembolic events” recorded among 17 million recipients, the company said the incidence of clots was much lower than would be expected to occur naturally in a population of this size, says The Independent.

The government is set to U-turn on its plans for a controversial coal mine in Cumbria after facing opposition from climate activists and MPs, writes The Independent.