Not for the first time, England is Europe’s odd one out – which may be why its neighbours are achieving better Covid outcomesOnly two months after being forced at the last minute to “cancel Christmas” in 2020, Boris Johnson committed to a “cautious and…
UK house prices show strongest monthly rise since 2007
Halifax says average property price rose by 1.7%, or £4,425, to £267,587 in SeptemberHouse prices registered the strongest monthly rise for 14 years in September, pushing the average cost of a home to a record high and reversing a three-month decline i…
Regulator drops BA and Ryanair lockdown flights refund case
Competition and Markets Authority ends four-month investigation saying it cannot justify expenseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe competition regulator has dropped its investigation into whether British Airways and Ryanair…
Coronavirus live: 1.1m in UK estimated to have long Covid; Finland to pause Moderna jab for men under 30
Official figures suggest 1.7% of the population have long-Covid symptoms, Finnish decision comes after similar moves in Sweden and DenmarkEnglish pupils may have to wear masks again if Covid cases riseHow Covid strained bonds between Nordic neighbours‘…
Courage in a crisis: how everyday citizens coped with Covid across the world
In a new Netflix documentary, the stories of activists and volunteers who stepped up to help during an impossible time are celebratedThe film-makers behind Convergence: Courage in a Crisis set out to make a documentary on the pandemic, not politics. Bu…
Covid ‘still running rampant’ worldwide, warns creator of Oxford vaccine
Prof Sarah Gilbert says failure to provide jabs to poor countries risks more deaths and dangerous new variants of virusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus is “still running rampant” worldwide and the failure to ensur…
England’s Covid travel red list to be cut to a dozen countries
Ministers planning to take Brazil, Mexico and South Africa off list but decision to axe PCR test requirement hangs in balanceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters will slash England’s travel red list to about a dozen cou…
Coronavirus live news: ‘Great vaccination divide’ hinders global recovery, IMF warns
The world economy will not make a full recovery until the vaccine gap between rich and poor nations is reduced, IMF says; a senior scientist calls for more Covid booster shots in a bid to prevent a virus surge over winter; the UK reports 33,869 new cas…
‘Perfect storm’: how Covid is compounding New Zealand’s existing social crises
Experts say the pandemic is multiplying longstanding problems linked to housing and racial inequalityLike clay pressed into a mould, Covid outbreaks tend to conform to the contours of a country’s existing inequalities and cracks, replicating them over …
England urged to step up vaccinations to avoid winter Covid surge
Prof Neil Ferguson calls for booster rollout and teenagers’ second jabs to be accelerated to ease NHS pressureCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe distribution of Covid boosters for the most vulnerable people and second shots…