As labor shortages and supply chain problems bite, consumers have a growing sense they’re getting less for their money“Flight cancelled”; “service temporarily suspended”; “not currently available”; “longer than normal wait times”: these are the message…
Those eligible for Covid boosters to be invited a month earlier in England
Pre-booking invitations to be sent out five months after second dose as part of effort to speed up programmeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBooster jabs will be available to book for those who need them a month earlier than …
Hyenas at Denver zoo catch Covid in world first
Pair aged 22 and 23 expected to make full recovery, as 11 lions and two tigers at the zoo also test positiveTwo hyenas at the Denver zoo have tested positive for Covid-19, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide.Samples from a variety of …
Eight police officers injured in clashes with protesters in Parliament Square
Anti-establishment Million Mask March group gathered to let off fireworks and demonstrate against the governmentEight police officers have been injured after clashing with hundreds of anti-establishment protesters in Parliament Square on Bonfire Night….
Twenty photographs of the week
Cop26 in Glasgow, the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, a migrant caravan in Mexico and Diwali in Chennai: the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
Coronavirus live news: global Covid death toll hits 5m; US, Brazil, India, Mexico and UK account for over half of deaths
Johns Hopkins University tally hits milestone less than two years into pandemic; 5 million figure is still almost certainly an undercountAustralians opens borders without quarantine for first time in 583 daysNHS exec says staff vaccine mandate is ‘risk…
‘We are protected by prayers’: the sects hampering southern Africa’s vaccine rollout
With millions of followers, the stance of some Apostolic church leaders threatens to undermine fight against CovidHymnal melodies reverberate around the hillside in Kuwadzana, a Harare suburb. On a blisteringly hot Saturday, members of the Apostolic ch…
Coronavirus live news: Scottish Greens co-leader tests positive for Covid ahead of Cop26; Thailand issues ban on rallies
Lorna Slater receives test result hours before UN climate summit begins; authorities in Thailand issue new order as country prepares to open to touristsPeople are starting to wane’: China’s zero-Covid policy takes tollTonga reports first Covid case sin…
Tonga reports first Covid case since start of pandemic
Traveller who had arrived on a flight from New Zealand on Wednesday tests positiveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe island nation of Tonga has reported its first case of Covid-19 after a traveller from New Zealand tested p…
A security bug in health app Docket exposed COVID-19 vaccine records
A security bug in the health app Docket exposed the private information of residents vaccinated against COVID-19 in New Jersey and Utah, where the app received endorsements from state officials. Docket lets residents download and carry a digital copy of their immunizations by pulling their vaccination records from their state’s health authority. The digital copy […]