Airport revives proposal for routine use as it seeks to enlarge capacity to a potential 75.5m passengers a yearGatwick airport is to press ahead with plans to convert its emergency runway for routine use, in a sign that the aviation industry expects de…
Parents are not okay
“Through these grinding 18 months, we’ve managed our kids’ lives as best we could while abandoning our own. It was unsustainable then, it’s unsustainable now, and no matter what fresh hell this school year brings, it’ll still be unsustainable.” [SLAtla…
US intelligence study inconclusive on Covid origins, according to reports
Assessment unable to conclude whether virus came from animals or a Wuhan lab, according to US mediaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA classified US intelligence report delivered to the White House was inconclusive on the orig…
Taiwan hits zero Covid cases for first time since outbreak in May
Acceleration of vaccine rollout and test-and-trace improvements credited for turnaroundCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTaiwan has reported zero community cases of Covid-19 for the first time since its biggest outbreak began …
Oxygen firms accused of intimidating Mexican hospitals during pandemic
Hospitals received letters threatening large fines after they installed their own onsite O2 plants in response to shortagesIn March 2020, Benjamin Espinoza Zavala saw an entire floor of his small hospital in Guanajuato, central Mexico, converted into C…
Coronavirus live news: concern over waning protection in double-jabbed people; Biden review of Covid origins reportedly ‘inconclusive’
UK researchers report seeing some waning of protection in double-jabbed people; assessment Biden ordered reportedly inconclusive about whether Covid jumped from animals or leaked from Wuhan labFauci says US could return to normal by spring 2022Number o…
New Zealand won’t ‘throw in towel’ on Covid-zero strategy despite rising infections
Covid response minister says it would be a waste to stop aiming for elimination after plan was questioned by foreign mediaSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s Covid response minister says the country will not “throw in the towel” with its elim…
Ikea goes glam rock with Zandra Rhodes collaboration
British fashion designer teams up with Swedish furniture chain after being inspired by lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt may be difficult to unpack, but shoppers could soon find the no-frills minimalism of Ikea has …
NHS Covid pass still not recognised in some EU countries
British tourists facing difficulties following delay in linking NHS Covid pass to EU’s systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritish tourists face difficulties in proving their vaccine status in Europe following a delay in l…
After the intermission: films are back in cinemas – but will the crowds return too?
Covid and the boom in streaming platforms are being touted as a huge threat to cinema-going. But so was telly. And surely we’re all desperate to leave the house and make a big social occasion of it all?So are we in or out? Is this going to be the old n…