Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation holds long discussion on the issue followed by a voteCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA decision on extending Covid vaccinations to 12- to 15-year-olds is expected to be announc…
Dominic Raab hits back at defence secretary’s Afghanistan remarks
Labour calls for an end to ‘unseemly infighting at the top of government’ after response to Ben WallaceDominic Raab has hit back at his cabinet colleague Ben Wallace’s assertion that he knew the “game was up” in Afghanistan by July, escalating the tens…
Abba reunite for Voyage, first new album in 40 years
Swedish hitmakers to release album of brand new material in November, and digital avatars will appear in London concert residency in 2022One of the most anticipated comebacks in pop culture has finally come to pass: the return of Abba.Forty years after…
Call for sentence review after neo-Nazi told to read classic literature
Hope Not Hate asks UK attorney general to examine if punishment given to Ben John was unduly lenientThe attorney general’s office has been asked to review whether an unduly lenient sentence was handed to a neo-Nazi who was ordered to read classic liter…
Rules of engagement and the myth of humane war | Letters
Attempts to legitimise warfare should be met with scepticism, argues Andrew Clapham. Plus letters from Prof Keith Hayward, Blaine Stothard and Margaret VandecasteeleSamuel Moyn is right to emphasise how humanising war has distracted attention from ques…
No urgency on Covid booster shots for healthy adults, says UK scientist
Exclusive: head of key research into third dose says it may be better to prioritise vulnerable firstCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThere is “almost certainly no urgency” to press ahead with booster shots for healthy adults …
Generation Covid has been hit hard. Thank goodness they’re not resentful – yet | Polly Toynbee
Jobs, wages, housing: young people are paying a price. We have to address this or risk their anger boiling overThe pandemic’s next effect might be a wave of political conflict. A rising tide of anger among young people at what they have willingly sacri…
Coca-Cola’s supply chain under pressure due to shortage of cans
Firm is experiencing a ‘number of logistics challenges’ in UK and EU such as lack of HGV driversCoca-Cola’s British and continental bottling operation has become the latest business to come under pressure from the supply chain crisis, with a “shortage …
Millions of children in religious groups in England and Wales vulnerable to abuse
IICSA report finds victim blaming, abuse of power and mistrust of authority to be commonplaceChildren involved in religious organisations, including Sunday schools and madrasas, are vulnerable to sexual abuse in cultures where victim blaming, abuse of …
As a head in England, I know it’s not just Covid that will make it tough to go back to school | Jules White
The pandemic has exposed the flaws in our schools system, which will only widen the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged childrenJules White is headteacher at Tanbridge House School, HorshamLike most headteachers I view the formal start back to sch…