Australian Medical Association says NSW health system ‘can no longer manage’ after record Delta case numbersWhen Covid came to the anti-vax capital of AustraliaThe missing 10 days: did NSW squander the chance to head off its Delta nightmare?Hotspots: N…
Digested week: could anti-vaxx protesters be any dimmer?
An anti-media demo outside a block of flats in west London the BBC left eight years ago tells you how clued up these protesters areAnti-vaxxers gathered outside the BBC today to protest against – well, the clue’s in the name, but specifically this time…
Ministers launch review to weed out ‘cowboy’ Covid travel test firms
Sajid Javid cuts price of NHS test and trace package for international arrivals by a fifthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have launched a review of the misleading costs of Covid travel tests from “cowboy” providers…
When Covid came to the anti-vax capital of Australia
A noisy minority in NSW’s northern rivers are pushing back against Covid-19 restrictionsBenny Zable has lived in Nimbin on and off since 1973, when he arrived in town for the Aquarius festival – the event that seeded counterculture and escapist lifesty…
Twenty photographs of the week
The end of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Taliban advance in Afghanistan, forest fires in Greece and protests in Bangkok – the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
UK watchdog vows to help fight rip-off Covid test firms
CMA commits to providing the government with advice and data on the PCR testing marketCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK’s competition watchdog said it is ready to help the government take rapid action against covid test…
Pret to restore staff bonus after workers threaten strike action
But coffee shop chain will no longer pay for break times as sales struggle to recover from the pandemicPret a Manger has rowed back on plans to slash staff bonuses in a partial U-turn on proposed pay cuts after workers threatened strike action.However,…
‘Teacher-assessed grades are a pretty fair system’: GCSE students react to exam results
As Year 11’s take in their final grades, students and parents share their thoughts on studying during a pandemicPupils across the UK have received their GCSE results after a year grappling with online learning and the uncertainty caused by Covid-19.GCS…
Record number of NHS England patients waiting for routine hospital treatment
Health secretary warns 5.45m figure will rise sharply even further, as result of backlog from pandemicSajid Javid has warned that the number of people needing hospital treatment in England is set to rise sharply, outstripping the new record of almost 5…
If we really value our freedom, repealing Covid police powers won’t be enough | Owen Jones
From voter ID rules to restrictions on protest, repressive measures are on the UK government’s post-pandemic agendaAs a bewildered country blinks in the tentative daylight of freedom, after nearly a year and a half of unprecedented restrictions, a wide…