State government set to make announcement Monday night after Victoria police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to move crowd outside CFMEU officeFollow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesVic hotspots; Vic restrictions; border restrictionsCovi…
Trump may be gone, but Covid has not seen off populism
It is liberal fantasy to imagine that poor handing of the pandemic has lessened the allure of Modi and Bolsonaro. They are learning fast how to subvert votingWhen the pandemic struck, newspaper opinion pages were full of pieces predicting the end of au…
Crash and burn: the intense and fleeting romances of the Covid era
The unspoken rules of dating went out the window as people found themselves deeply alone – perhaps it’s no surprise these couples didn’t make itOn 4 July 2020, 34-year-old Samantha Higdon, a tech worker in Austin, Texas, was swiping through the dating …
Fresh calls for windfall tax on companies that prospered during Covid
Research highlights six firms that increased their profits by a total of £16bnCampaigners have issued fresh calls for a windfall tax on companies that prospered during the pandemic, after research highlighted six firms that increased their profits by a…
Gordon Brown calls for urgent action to avert ‘Covid vaccine waste disaster’
More than 100m doses could be discarded by December if global leaders do not share jabs with poorest countries, warns former PMMore than 100m Covid vaccine doses are due to expire and be “thrown away” unless global leaders urgently share surplus suppli…
Chris Rock says he has Covid-19 and urges doubters: ‘Get vaccinated’
Comedian has said he received Johnson & Johnson shotFauci: FDA vote against booster shots ‘not end of the story’The comedian Chris Rock on Sunday said he had tested positive for Covid-19 and sent a message to anyone still on the fence: “Get vaccina…
The Guardian view on vaccines for all: share them now | Editorial
While the UK and others give booster shots, poorer nations are struggling to protect even the most vulnerableFor the west and other rich nations, the problem is demand: how to give more vaccines, including by persuading the hesitant. Britain and other …
Scottish Covid vaccine trialists ‘treated like second-class citizens’
Novavax volunteers fear start of vaccine passports next month could put them at further disadvantageScottish vaccine volunteers are being treated like “second-class citizens” while waiting for the Novavax jab to be approved, an MSP has said, as they co…
Ding dong, Avon now calling with ‘omni-channel’ cosmetic sales in a digital age
Spurred on by the Covid pandemic, the traditional doorstep retailer is training its ‘reps’ in new techniquesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAvon may soon be calling you into shops and live-streamed shopping events as well as…
Autumn budget must show financial firepower behind ‘levelling up’ | Richard Partington
As the UK economy enters a rough patch, government needs to give substance to its flagship soundbiteBritain’s economic recovery from lockdown is stalling and inflation is on the rise. With the approach of autumn, prophecies made earlier this year for a…