Journalist Carole Cadwalladr gives evidence as she defends her reporting on multimillionaire Brexit backerThe Observer and Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr has told a court she believes the multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks may have been …
Revealed: many common omega-3 fish oil supplements are ‘rancid’
Independent tests find that a number of products on the market use oxidised oils, with the rancidity often masked by flavouringsMore than one in 10 fish oil supplements tested from among 60 large retail brands are rancid, while nearly half are just und…
Covid news live: New Zealand begins vaccinating children aged 5-11; French parliament approves vaccine pass
Five- to 11-year-olds will be eligible for jabs in New Zealand from today; a vaccine passport will come into force in France in coming days, with proof of vaccination required to enter public places‘Encouraging signs’ plan B Covid measures may soon be …
World’s 10 richest men see their wealth double during Covid pandemic
Oxfam calls for windfall tax as 99% of world population takes a pay cut while top 10 incomes grow by $1bn a dayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe 10 richest men in the world have seen their global wealth double to $1.5tn (…
Tonga volcano eruption: Pacific tsunami damage unclear as ash blankets island nation
Conditions hinder communications from towns believed to have been inundated by waves as New Zealand sends first surveillance flightA thick blanket of ash from a huge undersea volcanic eruption has covered the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, contaminati…
Covid live news: poorer nations forced to reject 100m near-expired coronavirus vaccines; Spain to offer fourth dose to vulnerable
More than 100m vaccine doses were rejected in December alone due to rapidly expiring donations from wealthy countries; Spain continues vaccine push with 90.5% of population aged 12 and above jabbedFrench teachers walk out of classrooms in strike over C…
Coronavirus live: 4.3m people in the UK had Covid last week; Switzerland cuts isolation to five days
Official estimates show Covid infections continued to rise in all four UK nations; Fears wave of Covid infections could threaten Swiss economy‘VIP lane’ to award PPE contracts in UK unlawful, high court rulesCovid boosters not viable strategy against n…
Manchin and Sinema condemned for opposing filibuster reform urged by Biden – live
Senate majority leader calls out Democratic colleagues by nameBiden delivers most direct appeal yet for filibuster reformDemocracy on the line: Biden under pressure to act on voting rightsThe price of goods and services in the US continue to rise at ra…
Ireland to give adopted people access to birth records to end ‘historic wrong’
Minister says proposed law would allow for release of information regardless of parents’ wishesIreland will allow adopted people automatic access to their birth records for the first time under new laws the government hopes will end a “historic wrong”,…
Czech government clashes with president over Prague castle security
Interior minister says armed guards and metal detectors make visitors feel like terroristsThe Czech Republic’s new coalition government is on a collision course with the country’s populist president after it vowed to end controversial security arrangem…