More than 80 companies were issued a two-strike warning for displaying lower prices on the government website than are available at checkoutMore than 80 private Covid-19 testing companies could lose government approval to sell PCR travel tests followin…
Coronavirus live news: UK reports 32,253 new cases as Ho Chi Minh City prepares for lockdown
Panic buying as Vietnamese city prepares for lockdown; UK also reports 49 further deathsPCR Covid test firm with links to UK Labour accused of failuresUK scientists look at halving boosters to save vaccine for rest of the worldTrump booed after telling…
Morrison facing state resistance over reopening plan as NSW Covid crisis worsens
Prime minister insists Australia can reopen once vaccination targets hit but some state leaders aren’t so sureVaccine rollout trackerGet our free news app and our morning email briefingStates are continuing to push back against the terms of a nationall…
Labour says PPE orders must not go to Xinjiang firms that use forced workers
Exclusive: Emily Thornberry appeals to Sajid Javid to tackle issue of forced labour in Chinese provinceLabour has written to the health secretary, Sajid Javid, urging him to ensure a new £5bn contract for NHS protective equipment including gowns and ma…
Antibody test rollout could steer a targeted booster programme
UK scheme could also illuminate reinfection rates and immunity across different variants, say expertsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAntibody tests are to be offered widely to the UK public as part of a new programme which a…
Trump booed after telling supporters to get Covid vaccine
Former president held rally in Cullman, Alabama, a city struggling to cope with cases and hospitalisationsFull FDA approval of Pfizer shot will enable requirementsAt his rally in Alabama on Saturday night, Donald Trump heard the unusual sound of booing…
UK economy still faces major challenges despite return to ‘normality’ | Richard Partington
‘Freedom day’ was supposed to bring business as usual but Nando’s is out of chicken and carmakers are low on chipsFirst there were empty supermarket shelves and “pingdemic” staff shortages; now Nando’s is out of chicken and the car industry short of ch…
PCR Covid test firm with links to former minister accused of multiple failures
Exclusive: travellers let down by private providers are being forced to fall back on the taxpayer-funded NHS serviceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA Covid-19 testing company co-owned by a former Labour justice minister and …
On Covid and climate we can achieve change – but we’re running out of time | Robert Reich
A simple breakfast with a friend presented a serious dilemma and pointed to both the need and precedent for actionOn Saturday morning I met a friend for breakfast at a local diner. We weren’t sure whether to sit outside because of the surging Delta var…
Home delivery and social media: how UK ice-cream sellers survived pandemic
Parlours and vans have survived a hugely difficult couple of years by adding a big scoop of innovationLast July, Filippo Mancini, a fourth-generation ice-cream maker, ran the Belly Banger competition from his shop on the esplanade at Prestwick beach in…