Backbenchers take issue with request, pointing out proof was not needed for 1922 Committee drinks on MondayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has left some Conservative MPs bristling, after they were told to bring…
As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by anti-vaxxers | David LV Bauer
A news interview I did was re-edited and misquoted by online conspiracy theorists. My advice is: get the vaccineDavid LV Bauer is head of the RNA virus replication laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute in LondonAs a virologist, I’ve spent the past …
‘No one may be compelled’: Zimbabwe unions go to court over Covid jabs
Firms accused of ‘rounding up workers like animals’ for compulsory vaccination as country acts to stop spread of virusThousands of workers in Zimbabwe have been told they will face the sack if they refuse to be vaccinated with one of the Covid-19 jabs,…
Giving booster shots before the world is vaccinated won’t keep the UK safe from Covid | Charlotte Summers
To prevent deadly new variants emerging, it’s best to vaccinate as many people as possible, rather than some repeatedlyShould Britain approve booster doses for broad swathes of the population? The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) …
Extreme views and conspiracism rising among England’s pupils, research finds
Teachers warn ideologies will fester if they are not equipped with training and resources to tackle themTeachers are reporting a rise in extremist views and conspiracy theories among pupils, which they warn will be left to fester unless schools equip t…
Coronavirus live news: Mississippi hospitals overwhelmed; New Zealand eases restrictions outside Auckland
Mississippi is least vaccinated state in US; New Zealand reports 20 new cases for third dayUS officials optimistic Covid booster rollout will start on 20 SeptemberHow a tiny Taiwan village overcame DeltaBereaved call for UK Covid memorial to be preserv…
I find being a cartoonist exhausting, so imagine having a real job in a pandemic! | First Dog on the Moon
Imagine being a supermarket or healthcare worker, or any other essential job right nowSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and print…
I’ve lost my family, my house, my country. I know we can live beyond grief
The Christchurch earthquake was just one of the tragedies Michelle Tom survived. From adversity, she says, we can all learn to harness fear, resist panic, and practise trustIn his 1961 book A Grief Observed, about the loss of his wife, CS Lewis said th…
Coronavirus live: passports ‘needed to keep England venues open’; Vietnam says city residents must get vaccine
England vaccines minister says passes needed for nightclubs and mass events; Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi residents must receive one dose by 15 SeptemberChildren could override parents’ decision on vaccines, says ZahawiVaccines for care home staff: why …
Life being put on hold was just the spur this writer needed to fulfil her youthful ambition
Charlotte Northedge wrote a new novel in lockdown. She considers others who have realised the dreams of their youthI wrote a novel in the last lockdown. To be clear, it wasn’t one of those creative outpourings some people had in between yoga with Adrie…