No support, a broken system and increasing poverty are hampering the recruitment of carers, charities warnEngland faces a 25,000 shortfall in foster families over the next five years, amid complaints of a lack of support for existing carers and a broke…
New Zealand Covid update: 83 new cases, with all but one in Auckland
The nation’s Delta outbreak continues to grow, with Auckland likely to remain in lockdown for at least another fortnightJacinda Ardern says she won’t hesitate to impose tougher restrictions to contain New Zealand’s growing Covid-19 outbreak, as the cou…
‘I’m utterly sick of it’: UK workers on returning to the commute
Seven people talk about how the Covid pandemic has affected their perspective on travelling to workOffices and schools about to reopen – but will commuters return?Six ways to improve your train journey to workAs September approaches, employers are incr…
Coronavirus live news: larger risk of hospitalisation with Delta variant, study says; Australia records 1,035 cases
Delta Covid cases likely to put strain on health services in areas with low vaccination rates, experts say; Australia suffers its worst daily totalNew Zealand records 82 new cases as outbreak worsensHow the decision not to get the shot is tearing loved…
Offices and schools about to reopen – but will commuters return?
Service levels and jobs as risk as ministers, rail firms and health officials fret over passenger numbers on the railwaysIn all the change and loss during the pandemic, few have mourned the disappearance of the daily commute. Many rail passengers, batt…
Vaccine wars: how the decision not to get the shot is tearing loved ones apart
When friends and family disagree about getting vaccinated, close ties can fray. Some siblings have even stopped talking to each otherMegan, a 30-year-old from rural Nebraska, feels torn. She hasn’t been vaccinated against Covid-19, but if left to her o…
An oral history of Oxford/AstraZeneca: ‘Making a vaccine in a year is like landing a human on the moon’
It has shipped more than a billion doses, saved countless lives – and faced controversy over its safety and supply. Here, some of those who created the vaccine tell the story of their epic race against the virusIn December 2019, hospitals in Wuhan, Chi…
Coronavirus live news: WHO to ship Chinese vaccines despite concerns; 1 in 70 in England had Covid last week
WHO to ship 100m doses of Sinovac and Sinopharm by end of September; figures show uptick of cases in England last week from 1 in 80 the week beforeNew Zealand Covid update: national lockdown extended after 70 new casesUS Covid hospitalisations rise abo…
Boots fails on the PCR delivery test while we are in quarantine
We chose the high street pharmacy because we thought it would be more reliableI paid £480 for three sets of day two and day eight Covid PCR tests from Boots to be sent to our quarantine address. They didn’t arrive and each time I called I was assured t…
UK braces for Covid surge as people head to bank holiday hotspots
Cases in Cornwall reach record levels as infection rate soars among teenagers after Boardmasters festivalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHealth officials are braced for a bank holiday surge of coronavirus cases as about 500,…