Covid live: people in Scotland urged to cancel Christmas parties; UK reports another 50,867 cases and 148 deaths

People and businesses in Scotland been urged not to go ahead with parties; UK daily case tally remains above 50,000South African Covid cases up 255% in a week as Omicron spreadsStricter measures than plan B may be needed to stop Omicron in UKItalian w…

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes testifies in her own criminal trial

One of the biggest mysteries in former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ high-profile fraud trial was whether or not she would testify. So it was a shock late Friday afternoon when the Stanford dropout took the stand, eleven weeks after the trial began. Now that the prosecution has rested its case — questioning witnesses […]

Covid live: Czech Republic to ban unvaccinated from public events; high cases in Austria, Germany and Hungary

Czech restrictions come after record infections; Austria exceeds 14,000 new cases; Germany has 52,826 new cases; Hungary reports 10,265 infectionsEasing of New Zealand rules could lead to summer crisis, experts warnFauci: US can get Covid under control…