A minimum wage of £10 an hour should be funded by increasing capital gains tax, not national insuranceIn a week’s time, the TUC will hold its 153rd congress in London. Shortly before I get up to give my annual address, a short film will be played of so…
Let parents decide on Covid jab for 12- to 15-year-olds, say vaccine advisers
Boris Johnson is heading for a clash with backbench MPs over plans for mass vaccination of teenagers Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageParents should choose whether they allow their children to be vaccinated against Covid-19 i…
‘A kick in the teeth’: British mothers and pregnant women fear return to workplace
Companies recalling staff this month have been accused of not offering flexitime and failing to protect employeesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBefore the pandemic, every morning and night was a cycle of stress and rushing …
Oklahoma hospitals deluged by ivermectin overdoses, doctor says
Jason McElyea says people overdosing on anti-parasitic drug that some people believe without evidence can cure or treat CovidCoronavirus – live coverageAn Oklahoma doctor has said overdoses of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, which many believe with…
Give pupils Covid jab to prevent virus running through UK, expert says
Sage scientist’s call comes after JCVI says net health benefit in giving jabs to 12- to 15-year-olds is too smallCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSchoolchildren should be given the Covid vaccine to avoid allowing the virus to…
Lockdown weight gain puts more at risk of type 2 diabetes, NHS study finds
People asking the NHS for weight-loss help are on average 2.27kg heavier than those during the previous three yearsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWeight gained during the pandemic is putting more people at higher risk of de…
PM’s ex-aide blames Whitehall staff for Covid ‘mixed messages’
Lee Cain says pandemic exposed a communications system ill equipped for the 21st centuryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson’s former director of communications has blamed a lack of expertise in Whitehall for the go…
Vaccines on horseback: Fiji doctors take long and muddy road to protect remote villages from Covid
A team of medics hiked in the mountains for hours to take supplies to the small village of NakidaSee all our coronavirus coverageTo reach Nakida village in the highlands of Fiji, Dr Losalini Tabakei and her colleagues hiked for hours, up and down mount…
Twenty photographs of the week
The Taliban take over Kabul after the US withdrawal, Extinction Rebellion in London, protests in Gaza and Hurricane Ida – the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
Coronavirus live news: Denmark to give third jab to care home residents; UK watchdog rules out vaccine for children
Denmark has seen a rise in cases in nursing homes; UK vaccines watchdog says not enough evidence to roll out Covid jabs to 12- to 15-year-olds; North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to fight Covid in ‘our style’Kim Jong-un rejects Covax vacci…