The big picture: in celebration of youthful freedom
Sven Jacobsen’s photographs ask interesting questions about innocence and bliss. A new book...
Living in the UK: how have you been affected by the Covid variant found in India?
Scientists have raised concerns about the dramatic rise in cases of a Covid variant first...
Joanna Scanlan: âPeople do seem to ask me to take my clothes off all the timeâ
J oanna Scanlan is sitting in splendid isolation in a country house hotel in Sussex, where...
Fauci: âUndeniable effects of racismâ have worsened Covid for US minorities
Joe Bidenâs chief medical adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, said on Sunday âthe undeniable...
Hancock: most Bolton Covid patients eligible for jab but havenât had it
The majority of people in hospital with Covid in Bolton were eligible for the vaccine but have not...
Sex Education writer aims to boost diversity in TV with fellowship scheme
The Sex Education and Ms Marvel writer Bisha K Ali is launching a screenwriting fellowship with...
Twenty arrested after Rangers fans march in central Glasgow
Rangers supporters who marched on Glasgow’s George Square to celebrate their club’s Scottish...
Universities are failing to tackle rape culture on campus, students say
Students at a sit-in protest over sexual misconduct at Warwick University that is entering its...
The Guardian view on declining birthrates: there may be trouble ahead
E urope’s baby deficit is becoming impossible to ignore. In Rome on Friday, Italy’s...
Englandâs Jofra Archer out of New Zealand Tests and may need surgery
Jofra Archer has been ruled out of Englandâs two-match Test series against New Zealand next...
What threat does Indian Covid variant pose and do vaccines work against it?
What are the latest developments? The number of identified cases of the Indian variant in the UK...
Lockdowns and panic-buying in Taiwan as Covid cases rise
Taiwan reported 206 new local cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, breaking the previous day’s record...
17 May reopening: how Covid measures across Britain are changing
Coronavirus restrictions will be eased further on Monday in England, Wales and most of Scotland....
UK âfaces labour shortageâ as Covid and Brexit fuel exodus of overseas workers
Britainâs employers are struggling to hire staff as lockdown lifts amid an exodus of overseas...
Labour proposes new offences for violence against women and girls
Labour would create a slew of new offences concerning violence against women and girls, including...
Ignore lockdown easing to curb Indian Covid variant, health experts urge
People should ignore Monday’s easing of lockdown and avoid socialising indoors in pubs and...
Davina McCall has admitted she felt 'all washed up' after going through the menopause as viewers...
The decision to delay second Covid vaccine doses in the UK saved thousands of lives, more research...
UK Covid inquiry: the key areas likely to be scrutinised
Boris Johnson has said an independent public inquiry with wide-ranging statutory powers will begin...
Iâm a bisexual woman stuck in a heterosexual relationship
Iâm a bisexual woman who has been in a relationship with a man for almost nine years . For...
Two transgender women jailed in Cameroon over homosexuality law
Two transgender women in Cameroon have been convicted of “attempting homosexuality” and...
Shadow minister steps down after MP accuses her of meddling in harassment case
A shadow minister has stepped down from her post after being accused of trying to isolate a...
Porto in line to host Champions League final if Covid questions resolved
A decision on the location of the Champions League final is finally expected on Thursday, with...
Impact of Covid on the dying and their loved ones
Rachel Clarke’s article (10 May) resonated with me as it captured completely the effect of the...
How Labour can avoid marching into oblivion
Polly Toynbee is wrong (Labour’s chance will come when Johnson’s bogus promises start to...
Only by taxing the rich can Johnson become more than a plutocratic populist
W hat is the difference between former US president Donald Trump and current British prime...
Boris Johnsonâs advisers may push for a virtual Cop26. He should ignore them
W alkouts, standoffs, shouting, tears, bloodletting â the UN climate Cops have seen...
A Covid inquiry is essential after all, says Boris â as long as it takes years
I t was all most confusing. After ignoring calls from opposition parties for a full...
Work from home guidance to end in England on 21 June, Johnson indicates
Guidance that people in England should work from home if they can is to be dropped from 21 June,...
Covid research: variant found in India may spread faster than type detected in Kent
Evidence is growing that a troubling variant of the coronavirus discovered in India is more...
âHell on earthâ: bereaved families on the battle for a Covid inquiry
F or families whose loved ones died due to Covid-19, and who have been calling on the...
Aide who made bullying claims against Meghan to leave service of Cambridges
The royal aide who made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex is to leave his senior...
NHS to receive £160m to tackle backlog of care built up during Covid
Tens of thousands of patients will get quicker access to diagnostic tests and surgery under a new ...
Nepal urges Everest climbers to return used oxygen canisters amid Covid crisis
Nepal is so short of oxygen canisters that it has asked climbers on Mount Everest to bring back...
For a teenager, it was an unexpected and shocking diagnosis: blood tests and an ultrasound...
They have arrived in their sackloads – thousands of heartfelt letters each containing cheques...
Have you stayed in a Covid quarantine hotel in the UK?
Quarantine rules for travellers to the UK have been in place since January. One of the measures saw...
Shaun Ryder: âI was a heroin addict for 20-odd years, but thereâs been no damage off thatâ
S haun Ryder is being uncharacteristically quiet. Thatâs because heâs mistakenly...
Melinda Gates began divorce moves at time Billâs meetings with Jeffrey Epstein revealed
Melinda French Gates had concerns about her husbandâs dealings with the convicted sex offender...
Train firmâs âworker bonusâ email is actually cybersecurity test
A rail union has hit out at a âcynical and shocking stuntâ after a train company emailed...
Woman deceived by spy cop sees relationship as rape, inquiry hears
An undercover police officer has been accused of lying to a public inquiry by a woman who said that...
IPL likely to be without England players if it restarts, says Ashley Giles
England players are likely to be ruled out of the Indian Premier League’s mooted resumption later...
Top-down approach has been Labourâs downfall
John Harris is right (Labourâs crisis comes from the huge gap between politics and people, 9...
The Guardian view on early years education: Englandâs toddlers need attention
N ew figures showing a net loss of more than 315 early years providers in England in...
Nepal is being overwhelmed by Covid. We need help
A s I write this, my country is battling a new and brutal wave of the Covid-19 pandemic....
Zero daily Covid deaths reported in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland
England has recorded zero daily Covid deaths for the first time since July, in a situation welcomed...
UK downgrades Covid-19 alert threat level
The UK’s four chief medical officers have agreed the Covid-19 alert level should move from level...
Explainer: What is the deadly âblack fungusâ seen in Covid patients in India?
A rare black fungus that invades the brain is being increasingly seen in vulnerable patients in...
Dozens of suspected Covid victims wash up on Ganges River banks
Dozens of bodies believed to be Covid-19 victims have washed up on the banks of the Ganges River in...
Tax dodging concerns over small firms used to pay NHS test-and-trace workers
Many workers employed across the £37bn NHS test-and-trace service are being paid through networks...
No shame: the podcast taking on the Arab worldâs sex and gender taboos
R ude, fault or blemish; flaw, disgrace or shame. The word has many shades, but nearly...
Dodie: Build a Problem review â a sweet, candid debut
T en years ago, an Essex teenager called Dodie Clark started uploading cover songs and...
Michael Lewis: âWe were incentivised to have a bad pandemic responseâ
A n event as large and devastating as the Covid pandemic was always going to attract a...
Italian public broadcaster asked to stop promoting âintolerableâ content
Activists opposed to racism, homophobia, antisemitism and sexism in the Italian media have written...
Emmanuel Macron: Covid highlights need to âbeef upâ EU powers
Emmanuel Macron has said national divisions during the Covid-19 pandemic have highlighted the need...
Johnson will vow to repair damaged NHS to lock in election gains
Boris Johnson will put repairing the NHS at the heart of his next programme for government, as his...
A-level and GCSE grade inflation âinevitable in English systemâ
School leaders and education experts have warned that GCSE and A-level results this summer will see...
The Guardian view on an NHS recovery: a shock is the last thing it needs
O n Tuesday, the Queen’s speech will offer a preview of the government’s plans for the...
The world needs babies. So weâd better rethink what we expect from mothers
I t didnât take long for confident predictions of a Covid baby boom to emerge last...
Keir Starmer needs to act more urgently if he is to rescue Labour from its plight
A nother electoral test, another dismal postmortem for Labour. The least persuasive...
Mission menopause: âMy hormones went off a cliff â and Iâm not going to be ashamedâ
W e are witnessing a tipping point: the rise of Menopause Power: a growing activist...
US âturning the cornerâ on pandemic but pressure grows to help other nations
The US is approaching a turning point where Covid vaccinations are sharply reducing infection and...
Madrid mayor decries partying Spaniards as Covid lockdown ends
The mayor of Madrid has appealed for people to behave responsibly after thousands of people greeted...
Electric cars âwill be cheaper to produce than fossil fuel vehicles by 2027â
Electric cars and vans will be cheaper to produce than conventional, fossil fuel-powered vehicles...
Traffic light travel plan will let new Covid variants into UK, scientists warn
It is inevitable that new Covid variants will continue to enter the country, scientists warned this...
Woman âsexually harassedâ by ex-Hartlepool MP says Labour failed to support her
A former Westminster staff member has accused Labour of abandoning her after she complained of...
Cuba during the pandemic â photo essay
Los Sitios lies to the south of Centro, the careworn barrio that gives Havana its coarse voice and...
The sleazy, sordid Matt Gaetz scandal: are the walls now closing in on him?
T here could have been no more fitting venue for the bellicose US congressman Matt Gaetz...
Coloradoâs ârebelâ farmers â âIâd like to see industrial farming go extinctâ
Last September, Jake Takiff, a farmer in Hotchkiss, Colorado, posted a photo of himself on...
Inquest to be held into Covid death of rail worker allegedly spat at by customer
An inquest will held into the death of Belly Mujinga, the railway worker who died with Covid-19...
Branching out: why Britons are buying woodland in the Covid crisis
Lockdown spurred some people to start yoga, crack on with DIY or watch more Netflix. For others, it...
Noel Clarke accused of sexual harassment on Doctor Who set
T he Noel Clarke sexual harassment controversy threatens to embroil the BBC after several...
Covid restricted Keir Starmer from setting out vision for UK, says Labour
Labour has been unable to set out its vision for the country because of the pandemic, the party’s...
The Guardian view on secondhand clothes: the thrill of the old
“F ew articles change owners more frequently than clothes. They travel downwards from...
Curtis Sittenfeld: âPeople misunderstood the sex scenes in Rodhamâ
Curtis Sittenfeld, 45, is the author of two short story collections and six novels, including Prep,...
Picture of two pandemics: Covid cases fall in rich west as poorer nations suffer
T he past seven days has been a picture of two pandemics. Among the world’s richest...
W hen Daisy Davis imagined her gap year, she pictured global adventure. Building schools...
States turning down Covid-19 vaccine doses as US demand declines
Declining demand for Covid-19 vaccines in the US is causing states across the country to refuse...
UK government âfailed to consider genderâ in its response to Covid pandemic
The government has âconsistently failedâ to consider gender in its response to Covid-19...
Scarlett Johansson joins criticism of Golden Globes body amid accusations of racism and sexism
The actor Scarlett Johansson urged the film industry on Saturday to “step back” from the...
Rent arrears put thousands at risk as end of eviction ban in England looms
Clare Austin* and family live in a privately rented house in Hertfordshire. She and her husband...
Travel industry says Englandâs âgreen listâ too cautious
Travel industry bosses have criticised the governmentâs plan for overseas summer holidays for...
SNP election win: Johnson sets up summit as Sturgeon pledges second referendum
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to press ahead with plans for a second independence referendum after...
The risk of blood clots after the Oxford jab is ‘small’ with people three times more likely to...
A pub has banned customers who are aged 20 and under because of 'rude and obnoxious' behaviour by...
Cyclists and walkers appear more likely to catch Covid than those who take a bus or car to work,...
Australia's international borders will not be 'flung open next year' due to the slow vaccination...
Face masks will be mandatory indoors and dancing will be banned across Greater Sydney this weekend...
âYou can be kicked out any timeâ: US immigrantsâ lives upended by Covid
W hen Swaraj lost his job amid the recession last year, it triggered a ticking time bomb....
What might Scotlandâs election results mean for IndyRef2?
Elections for the Scottish parliament are taking place on Thursday. We examine the possible results...
Italy will reopen to foreign tourists from mid-May, says PM
Italy will allow tourists to enter quarantine-free as soon as this month, the prime minister, Mario...
Indiaâs neighbours close borders as Covid wave spreads across region
In April, along with millions of other people, Nepalâs former king Gyanendra Shah, 73, and his...
Leviâs launderette model and singer Nick Kamen dies aged 59
Nick Kamen, who sprang to fame as a Leviâs model and later became a singer-songwriter, has...
Trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard set to make history at Tokyo Olympics
History and controversy is expected to be made at the Tokyo Olympics this summer after the...
All is forgiven on the Guardianâs 200th birthday
On this, the Guardianâs 200th birthday, I have decided to forgive the 1959 dropping of...
Dogecoinâs record-breaking rise shoots âjokeâ cryptocurrency to wider attention
It is perhaps the ultimate symbol of late capitalism: a digital currency that started as a joke,...
Times change but the Guardianâs values donât: 200 years, and weâve only just begun
I remember the day, in late March 2020, when I first worried that we might not be able to...
US declares support for patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines
The US has declared its support for a patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines to boost their production...
Two Pfizer Covid vaccine doses give over 95% protection, shows Israel study
Two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have proved more than 95% effective against infection,...
Bafta deputy chair defends decision to honour Noel Clarke
Bafta’s deputy chair has defended the academy’s decision to honour Noel Clarke despite warnings...
Tweaked Moderna vaccine âneutralises Covid variants in trialsâ
The first âtweakedâ vaccine against the worrying coronavirus variants that emerged in...
A murdered British law graduate decided to remain in Pakistan because she did not want to pay to ...
President Joe Biden flubbed the name of the website set up to encourage and educate the public on...
Germany's iconic Oktoberfest is set to be held in Dubai after it was cancelled for the second year...
Pfizer has submitted information to U.S. health regulators about a new version of its coronavirus...
Britain has dropped demands for India to release five million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca...
Travellers will be issued with free Covid tests to take abroad under plans to help make foreign...
Australian cricketer Michael Hussey has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 in India. Indian...
âLike living in a horror filmâ: UK doctors raise Covid funds for India
The streets of Delhi are known for their noise, crowds, and bustle, but Meenal Vis, a UK doctor,...
Healthcare workers in the UK: share your experiences of the Covid pandemic
With coronavirus rates dropping across the UK, the strain from Covid-19 patients on the healthcare...
Alfred Fagon: a brilliant playwright whose work must not be forgotten
A lfred Fagon was many things before becoming a playwright at the vanguard of the black...
Woman jailed for life after murdering neighbour and dismembering body
A woman murdered a vulnerable female neighbour who had turned down her demands for sex before...
Meghanâs first book for children explores âbond between father and sonâ
The Duchess of Sussex has written her first childrenâs book, to be published next month and...
Boris Johnson wrongly cleared over Covid contracts, say MPs
A cross-party group of MPs has pushed for formal action against Boris Johnson for allegedly...
The IPL failed by ignoring stark warning signs of Indiaâs Covid crisis
I tâs better to leave people asking why you have stopped something rather than what...
Boris Johnson: the power to oust this charlatan lies with voters
Jonathan Freedland’s analysis (Scandal upon scandal: the charge sheet that should have felled...
The Guardian view on foreign travel: holidays mustnât jeopardise progress at home
I mprovements at home will soon lead to more Britons venturing away. Until now, foreign...
Foreign Office revises Covid advice for non-essential travel
Hopes that holidays to popular tourist destinations could soon restart have been boosted after the...
Red Cross calls for UK to tackle inequalities exposed by Covid
Major changes are needed to protect the most vulnerable people from the next global emergency,...
Forget big feet! Men with large NOSES tend to have bigger penises, study reveals
In support of the 'big nose, big hose' theory, a scientific study has found that men with larger...
Tell us: have you been hired by an agency to help with the Covid response?
Are you working as a Covid-19 vaccinator, testing centre marshal, or lab assistant? Were you hired...
The man orchestrating climate protest ⦠from a shed in the Hebrides
I n the past year, Roc Sandford has left the tiny Scottish island which is his off-grid...
German police shut one of worldâs biggest darknet child abuse images sites
An online platform said to be one of the largest websites for child sexual abuse images in the...
Ghislaine Maxwellâs sex trafficking trial postponed until autumn at her request
A US judge has granted Ghislaine Maxwellâs request to delay her trial on charges she procured...
Englandâs nursery schools driven towards extinction, says survey
Englandâs remaining state nursery schools are being driven towards extinction by budget...
All Blacks sale could prove a private equity intrusion too far for lovers of sport
T owards the end of last year, the consultancy firm Deloitte issued a pamphlet to...
Gatland must pick right characters for Lionsâ unique tour in South Africa
P laying the British & Irish Lions selection game is like an endless game of Cluedo...
The Guardian view on Gavin Williamson: plans not fit for purpose
S chools are having a hard time. Teachers and other staff, the majority of whom are...
Weâve had information campaigns on Brexit and Covid. What about the climate?
O ne of the key lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic is that strong policies require strong...
âThis is the most exciting moment Iâve experiencedâ: the artists changing the face of metal
M etal likes to think of itself as a family, a safe haven built on inclusivity. Everyone...
Doorstep scammers exploiting Covid-19 pandemic, says Which?
Fraudsters are using new scams related to the Covid pandemic to target vulnerable people on their...
Sir Martin Sorrell âoptimisticâ for Covid rebound but predicts tougher 2023
The former WPP chief Martin Sorrell has said he is âextremely optimisticâ about the...
Pub and restaurant bosses lose legal fight over England Covid closures
Hospitality bosses have lost their legal battle to force the UK government to bring forward the...
Cuba hopes to become smallest country to develop Covid vaccines
Hit by the double whammy of US sanctions and a pandemic, Cuba is going through its gravest economic...
India Covid cases pass 20m as calls grow for national lockdown
India has passed a grim milestone of 20 million Covid-19 cases amid growing calls for the country...
Minna Heeraman had an aggressive cancer. Did the March 2020 treatment shutdown shorten her life?
W hen Minna Heeraman’s friends knew that she was dying, they made a video for her to...
IPL cricket tournament suspended amid worsening Covid crisis in India
The Indian Premier League has been postponed with immediate effect due to the deepening Covid-19...
Covid infection rates in UK âvery encouragingâ, says Neil Ferguson
Recent data on Covid deaths and rates of infection in the UK are âvery encouragingâ, and...
âTheyâre playing chicken:â inside Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cookâs feud
A longstanding feud between Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook could come to a head this week,...
âFar better than I expectedâ: Guardian readers on Joe Bidenâs first 100 days
âItâs a blessing not to cringe every morning when I look at the newsâ ...
Xernona Clayton: the civil rights legend who befriended a KKK leader â and changed his mind
The words of Xernona Claytonâs friend and mentor Martin Luther King Jr still ring in her ears,...
Good vibrations: five of the best sex podcasts for your aural pleasure
I still remember my sex ed class in high school. Every other week, my teacher would have...
My boyfriend needs Viagra â the lack of spontaneity is killing my sex drive
I started dating my boyfriend seven months ago, and it has been amazing. I love him, he makes me...
Lloyds profits soar as Covid loan loss provisions released
Earnings at Lloyds Banking Group have rebounded, with a forecast-beating £1.9bn in pre-tax profits...
Teenager appears in court over Crawley College incident
A teenager has appeared in court following Monday’s armed incident at Crawley College. Sandijs...
Marcelo could miss Real Madrid game at Chelsea because of local election duties
Real Madrid stand to be without Marcelo for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final...
The Guardian view on taste, smell and Covid: getting back our appetite
“T his is the first meal I’ve cooked in a year that in no way tasted or smelt...
Political leaders must ensure Covid vaccines arenât the preserve of the rich
I n the last few days, major powers have responded to the horrific crisis unfolding in...
Compulsory Covid jabs for care home staff? As a last resort, it makes sense
O ne of the abiding memories of the early days of the pandemic was care homes ravaged by...
In the court of King Boris, only one thing is certain: this will all end badly
I nstead of a cabinet, Britain has courtiers. In place of a prime minister, there is a...
âWhat if Superman was your dad?â Comics legend Mark Millar on Jupiterâs Legacy
M ark Millar is remembering one of the best bits of advice he ever came across, something...
Vaccinating adolescents could help prevent third wave of Covid in UK â study
Vaccinating older children and slowing down the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions are among...
TUC calls for immediate public inquiry into Covid deaths
The Trades Union Congress is calling for an immediate public inquiry into the handling of the Covid...
Sainsburyâs slumps to £261m loss on back of Covid costs
Sainsburyâs has dived to a £261m annual loss despite booming sales of groceries during the...
Single dose of Covid vaccine can nearly halve transmission of virus, study finds
A single dose of a Covid-19 vaccine can slash transmission of the virus by up to half, according to...
Spain to welcome overseas travellers with Covid certificates from June
Spain aims to reopen to overseas holidaymakers from June under the Covid digital health certificate...
UK sends oxygen concentrators and ventilators to India â but no Covid vaccines
The UK has been âthe first out of the blocksâ with help for India, but will not send...
Switzerland to hold referendum on same-sex marriage
Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to push ahead with same-sex marriage after opponents...
NHS app will be used as Covid âvaccine passportâ for foreign travel
International travellers will be asked to demonstrate their Covid vaccination and testing status...
Can cinemas bank on a big return to the big screen?
Cineworld’s $3bn (£2.17bn) loss for 2020, unveiled this week, is a stark reminder of the...
'Itâs given me faith back in humanity': the lockdown volunteers â a photo essay
G oodgym, a community of runners and cyclists from all over the UK, take on missions...
How George Floyd's death inspired change in two Manchester schools
Last spring, as the UK began emerging from the first Covid lockdown but schools remained closed,...
As Covid rules relax in England, which foods should we be sharing?
T he further relaxation of the rules around socialising for England and Northern Ireland...
Experience: I tracked down my impostor
I ’ve been an academic since 2013. I am a senior lecturer in art history, and director...
Grey's Anatomy: the TV show that has always been there for me
T here’s a song that I listen to every time I begin to feel the tendrils of sadness take...
French monks locked down with 2.8 tonnes of cheese pray for buyers
A French monastery in the heart of Burgundy has launched an emergency online sale to get rid of...
Scotland: concerns over whether system fails sexual harassment victims
Concerns have been raised over whether the system is failing victims of sexual harassment in...
Dulwich College protest over 'rape culture' cancelled
A protest at Dulwich College over the “rape culture” row has been cancelled after students were...
The Guardian view of Alex Salmond: the politics of revenge
The return of Alex Salmond to frontline politics is a symbol of decay, not renewal, in Scottish...
Don't be fooled: Covid won't be cured by a panacea
I f the coronavirus had struck in the middle ages, there would have been a cure. You could...
My friend is an anti-vaxxer, and she's converting my husband. What can I do?
I recently had my Covid-19 vaccine. One long standing friend queried my decision and forwarded...
What are the new Covid rules in England from 29 March?
Lockdown restrictions will be eased further from 29 March in England. Here is a roundup of what...
Grace Victory: British YouTuber with Covid leaves intensive care
A British YouTuber with Covid-19 who spent three months in a coma has been discharged from...
How the AstraZeneca vaccine became a political football â and a PR disaster
I t was billed as the vaccine to deliver the world from Covid. But over the last six...
FA pledges £180m of grassroots funding to boost football's Covid-19 recovery
The Football Association is to look at new formats for football matches and will encourage ground...
One in 25 people hospitalised with Covid in UK since December have had vaccine
One in 25 people hospitalised with Covid-19 since December have had at least one dose of vaccine,...
More violence in Bristol as 'kill the bill' protesters clash with police
Violence erupted between protesters and police in Bristol again on Friday night as more than a...
Tim Dowling: Am I old enough to have my Covid vaccine? Absolutely
I t’s not that I hoped I would squeak through life without needing to change the tyre on...
Biden 'doing fine' after stumbling once, twice, thrice on steps of Air Force One
Supporters of Joe Biden were tempting fate when they claimed he had not put a foot wrong during his...
NSW flooding: Sydney's Warragamba Dam overflows and mid north coast evacuated amid wild weather
Swathes of suburban Sydney were on alert for dangerous flooding after the city’s main dam spilled...
'Self-satisfied pork butcher': Shakespeare grave effigy believed to be definitive likeness
They say you should never meet your heroes, which has been just as well for literature fans who for...
What a public inquiry into Covid must cover
K eep Our NHS Public decided to go ahead with a people’s inquiry into the handling of...
Dear Gavin Williamson, schools need kindness in this Covid crisis but you bang on about behaviour
O ne of the most uplifting moments I’ve experienced as a school parent came when...
T hough itâs meant to be a one-on-one interview, and government rules prohibit group...
T his time last year, the world watched as Harvey Weinstein was led out of a New York...
Jo Whiley's sister Frances to get jab a month after having Covid
The radio DJ Jo Whiley’s sister is to receive her first Covid-19 vaccination, a month after...
Boris Johnson receives Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
Boris Johnson has received his first dose of a coronavirus vaccine at London’s St Thomas’...
Covid-hit homeowners fear getting stuck on costly mortgage deal
A third of borrowers who have seen their income fall as a result of the pandemic fear they may not...
Michael Rosen backs calls for Covid UK public inquiry
Michael Rosen, the poet and children’s writer who survived Covid after six weeks on a ventilator,...
Thailand's empty beach resorts hope vaccines will put them back in the sun
T hailand’s Phuket island used to vibrate with life. Before the pandemic, March was part...
Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organisers confirm overseas fan ban
Overseas spectators will not be permitted to attend this summer’s rearranged Olympic and...
Prince Harry writes foreword to book for children who have lost parents to Covid
The Duke of Sussex has reflected on the pain of his mother’s death in a foreword to a book for...
A Covid snapshot: 28m UK households to take part in census unlike any other
Twenty-eight million households are preparing for their Covid close-up on Sunday in what may be the...
Government still has no strategy for tackling sexism in schools, say teachers
Teachers have criticised the government for failing to create a national strategy to tackle sexism...
Specialist Covid infection control scientist faces threat of deportation from UK
An infection control specialist who has been offered a job as a senior NHS biomedical scientist to...
Mind the gaps: will we go back to public transport after Covid?
A year ago, with the first coronavirus lockdown looming, passengers were warned to stay away from...
Tell us: are you shielding and unable to receive the Covid vaccine?
With over 20 million people having received a first dose of the vaccination against Covid in the UK...
SAS: Who Dares Wins' Ant Middleton dropped over BLM and Covid tweets
Former soldier and TV presenter Ant Middleton has parted ways with Channel 4, following...
The Guardian view on Covid-19 variants: lax rules create needless risk
It was a weekend of bright sunshine, with daffodils blooming alongside snowdrops in southern areas...
The vaccine rollout makes it clear: the randomness of nationality still determines our lives
A fter the news in November of the successful trials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine,...
Healthcare professionals in the UK have a moral duty to get the Covid jab
I t is an irony of the UK vaccine rollout that, as healthcare workers inoculate the public...
Northern Irelandâs five steps out of Covid lockdown: key points
Northern Irelandâs deputy first minister, Michelle OâNeill, has unveiled a cautious five...
Schools tsar says Englandâs £1.7bn Covid catch-up package not enough
The governmentâs newly appointed education recovery commissioner has warned that the prime...
Grantham council wonât pay for Thatcher statue unveiling
Plans to use £100,000 of taxpayersâ money to underwrite an unveiling ceremony for a statue...
'We need more': businesses on plans to lift England lockdown
T he government has set out a four-step roadmap for relaxing coronavirus restrictions in...
My husband and I havenât had sex for 10 years. Can we start again?
I am 60, and my husband is 62 . We have not had sex for nearly 10 years and my...
NHS app could show Covid vaccine status or latest test result
People could have their vaccine status or their latest Covid test result put on their NHS app –...
A third of claims since universal credit began made during pandemic
The scale of the hardship caused by Covid-19 has been laid bare with new figures showing that more...
Virat Kohli calls on crowd to 'make life more difficult' for England in third Test
Virat Kohli has called on a bumper crowd in Ahmedabad to make life difficult for England as India...
How the NHS can meet the demands of an ageing society
B ruce Keogh (The NHS rose to the challenge of Covid, but its next test may be even harder...
Unlocking England: will Boris Johnson's Covid gamble pay off?
I have two major issues with Boris Johnson’s plan to unlock England (Step by step: how...
The Guardian view on a post-Covid recovery: not just for the well-off
It was John Maynard Keynes who developed the idea of “animal spirits” as a kind of spontaneous...
The billions spent by the UK government on fighting Covid need proper scrutiny
T he point of Brexit, according to its champions, was to liberate Britain from intolerable...
Nude selfies: are they now art?
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Jo Whiley says sister is out of hospital after severe Covid infection
Jo Whiley has shared that her sister Frances, who has learning disabilities and diabetes, is out of...
AstraZeneca expected to miss EU Covid vaccine supply target by half in second-quarter â report
AstraZeneca has told the European Union it expects to deliver less than half the Covid-19 vaccines...
Ghislaine Maxwell offers to renounce foreign citizenship in exchange for bail
Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite charged with aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, has...
Gérard Depardieu charged with rape and sexual assault
The French actor Gérard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault, allegedly...
Be 'muscular' and drive green recovery, Cameron tells Johnson
Boris Johnson must be “muscular” in reshaping the economy to bring about a green recovery from...
NHS Covid app could be used to prove status and access venues in England
People could use a revamped NHS app to prove their Covid status on entering pubs or theatres in...
Woody Allen denies claims in Allen v Farrow HBO documentary
Woody Allen has rebutted renewed allegations, in the HBO documentary Allen v Farrow, that he...
Harry and Meghan Oprah interview to air hours after Queen's Commonwealth message
On the last Commonwealth Day, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared in public with the Queen and...
G4S set for £3.8bn takeover by Allied Universal Security Services
Security outsourcing firm G4S looks set to be taken over by Allied Universal Security Services,...
Optimism grows for large numbers of fans to return for summer of sport
There is growing optimism within government circles that large numbers of fans will be able to...
The Guardian view on Boris Johnson's Covid plan: a risky bet on vaccines
Boris Johnson stood at the dispatch box on Monday with a plan to come out of a national lockdown....
Think about your life this time last year, just before Covid hit. What do you miss?
A s we approach one year together I’ve been reflecting on life with the worst companion...
Boris Johnson's lockdown exit plan is slower, but not pain-free
N o big bang reopening. No promises that might be broken. No immediate prospect of life...
Cronyism in Britain is rampant and goes unpunished. We're turning into a banana republic
T he sums are so vast, the secrecy so shocking, that “chumocracy” doesn’t begin to...
Keep it down! Why sales of silent sex toys are surging
Name: Silent sex toys. Age: New. Appearance: Seen, but not heard. Call me a prude, but I...
More support needed as England exits lockdown, say business leaders
Business leaders have told Boris Johnson that his roadmap for exiting the third Covid lockdown in...
'Baby steps the right way to go': cautious welcome for England's Covid roadmap
S chool’s in, sport’s on, and at some point you might even be allowed to get people...
One vaccine dose gives high protection from severe Covid, evidence shows
Real-world evidence from the Covid vaccination programmes in England and Scotland show that one...
British Medical Journal slated over 'disgraceful' obituary charge
The British Medical Journal, the respected trade publication for doctors, is facing outrage from...
BAME Britons more likely to face higher living costs, study finds
Britons from black and ethnic minority backgrounds are among several groups facing...
US coronavirus death toll passes 500,000 after devastating winter surge
More than 500,000 people have now died from Covid-19 in the US, just over a year after the country...
Air New Zealand to trial Covid vaccine passport on Sydney flights
Air New Zealand will trial a digital vaccine passport in April on flights between Auckland and...
Is England's Covid roadmap the right way out of lockdown? The experts' view
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Glasses wearers are less likely to catch Covid-19 because they rub their eyes less, according to a...
'It was really an investigation': inside HBO's explosive Allen v Farrow documentary
W hen film-makers Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick first met Dylan Farrow in January 2018, they...
Call for new Beveridge report as number of destitute UK households doubles during Covid
The number of British households plunged into destitution more than doubled last year, according to...
The way Britneyâs life was consumed holds a mirror to our own
L ooking back today at the pop culture of my youth is like the moment your vision finally...
When Covid infection rates dip, inflation rates may well rise
A ndy Haldane caused quite a stir earlier this month when he suggested the economy was...
Thereâs something fishy going on at Tory HQâ¦
B efore Brexit, 44% of British musicians, including my showbusiness friend Fish from...
Boris Johnsonâs Covid roadmap must not repeat the prime ministerâs past mistakes
I t is a sign of our times that the only live theatre currently available is that staged...
Lisa Dwan: 'Narratives of nasty women spread with few facts attached'
L isa Dwan, 43, is an Irish actor particularly celebrated for her performances of Samuel...
Rabbis warn over Purim celebrations Covid risk
Ultra-Orthodox rabbis in north London have issued unprecedented guidance on the eve of the Jewish...
Long Covid: âItâs a year since Iâve felt like myselfâ
Today is an anniversary that George Hencken never imagined. It is exactly one year since she caught...
UK government under growing pressure over Covid procurement
The UK government faces growing calls to release details of a VIP fast lane for emergency...
Asylum seekers 'subjected to sexual harassment' in government hotels
The Home Office has been urged to investigate the network of hotels holding thousands of asylum...
Sussex medicines firm takes production line abroad in white van to beat Brexit ban
A Sussex pharmaceutical company has told how it had to bundle a production line into a white van...
Tell us: are you taking part in the human challenge vaccine trials?
In the effort to find out how Covid-19 spreads, the UK is to begin the world’s first “human...
I have never struggled to get an erection â until now. Whatâs going on?
I have been single for three years and had many partners. I met a girl recently and...
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates review â why science isn't enough
B ill Gates has changed our lives through his Microsoft software; he has improved...
Ryanair to challenge EU court ruling on French and Swedish state aid
Ryanair is to appeal to the European court of justice after losing the first round of its legal...
British American Tobacco profits rise despite drop in sales
The owner of cigarette brands including Lucky Strike, Pall Mall and Camel has posted a near 9% rise...
Dominic Raab calls for ceasefires to enable Covid vaccinations
Dominic Raab, the UK foreign secretary, is to ask for ceasefires to be implemented in conflict...
Tokyo 2020: Japan's Olympics minister in line to lead committee
Japan’s Olympics minister, Seiko Hashimoto, is in line to lead the Tokyo 2020 organising...
Newcastle Falcons forced to cancel second match over positive Covid tests
Newcastle’s Gallagher Premiership game at Worcester on Saturday has been cancelled after the...
Disabled people in care homes are at risk â why aren't they a priority for Covid vaccines?
S ince the pandemic began more than a year ago, one of my greatest fears has been losing...
Humour over rumour? The world can learn a lot from Taiwanâs approach to fake news
M att Hancock, we learned recently, got a few pointers on how to shape the UKâs...
Amy Trigg: a born performer with sci-fi dreams and a dizzying range
F or as long as Amy Trigg can remember, she wanted to be a performer. Growing up in Essex,...
Revealed: NHS could offer Covid vaccine to 32m in priority groups by Easter
At current rates, the NHS could offer a coronavirus vaccine to the 32 million people in the first...
From Nelly to Doug: nicknames emerge for growing list of Covid variants
Each day seemingly unveils a fresh variant of the virus that causes Covid-19. These variants –...
Only a few swimsuits have ever made it into the Costume Institute collection of the Metropolitan...
My porn life: what my years as a sex writer taught me about my desires
I was in a warehouse in Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley, anxiously scribbling in my reporter...
Bill Gates: âCarbon neutrality in a decade is a fairytale. Why peddle fantasies?â
B ill Gates appears via video conference â Microsoft Teams, not Zoom, obviously â...
Harry and Meghan aim to avoid embarrassing Queen in Oprah interview
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not wish to embarrass the Queen despite frenzied speculation...
Half of men have had unwanted sexual experiences, UK study finds
About half of men have had an unwanted or non-consensual sexual experience, research suggests, as a...
Novak Djokovic into semi-finals but says most players want to abandon season
Novak Djokovic believes that the majority of male tennis players do not want to continue with their...
France head coach Fabien Galthié tests positive for Covid-19
Franceâs pursuit of the Six Nations grand slam has been severely disrupted after their head...
Jones claims Englandâs poor Six Nations start down to drop in âarousal levelâ
Eddie Jones has put Englandâs substandard start to the Six Nations down to a problem with...
Why some junior doctors havenât had a Covid vaccine
A s a junior doctor, I was intrigued by your article on the non-peer-reviewed publication...
The Guardian view on disability and Covid: shine a light
A review by the Care Quality Commission of the allocation of do not resuscitate orders to some care...
I'm an epidemiologist. I'll be glad to get whatever vaccine I'm offered
A t the start of the pandemic, it was very hard to predict anything. There were...
Cuomo at bay as Covid nursing home scandal taints reputation
Sign up for the Guardian's First Thing newsletter Eleven months ago, Governor Andrew...
Framing Britney Spears review â a sobering look at sexism and celebrity
T he measure of Britney Spearsâ celebrity can be taken by the fact that Sky has...
Two million more people in UK at high Covid risk, says new research
Nearly 2 million more people in England will be asked to shield and 800,000 of those offered...
Home Office ignored Covid advice not to put asylum seekers in barracks
The Home Office ignored advice from Public Health England that housing asylum seekers in...
What Australia has learned from a year of Covid hotel quarantine
A ustralia’s strict 14-day hotel quarantine system, and simultaneous stifling of its...
'I don't make enough': the financial cost of having Covid in the US
Covid-19 allowed for an experiment in US healthcare: what if doctor’s visits and hospitalizations...
Tell us: what is it like working for your company under lockdown?
Bill Michael, chairman of the accounting giant KPMG, is to step aside after making controversial...
Tell us: has your small business benefitted from the lockdown?
The dual impact of Brexit and Covid have meant that many small businesses have had a rough year....
Victoria Beckham opts for comfort over glamour at fashion label
Victoria Beckham is feeling “optimistic but realistic” about the future of fashion, and...
White US professor accused of posing as immigrant of color on Twitter resigns
A white, male University of New Hampshire chemistry professor has resigned after being accused of...
'Roaring 20s' will follow Covid-19 pandemic, says LâOréal
The pandemic will give way to another âroaring 20sâ according to LâOréal, the...
Scottish parliament's Salmond inquiry postpones Sturgeon appearance
The Holyrood committee investigating the Scottish government’s handling of sexual harassment...
Australian Open: has hotel quarantine impacted player performance?
T he lead-in to the Australian Open was dominated by quarantine. The domestic debate...
Opportunists and smugglers: illicit trade in sacred MÄori greenstone thrives
The rugged west coast of New Zealand is home to many secrets. Rivers that run flush with gold,...
Death of nurse detained over Covid curfew highlights violence faced by Honduran women
Keyla Martínez screamed for help from inside the police cell, but no one came to save her. Mart...
'We need more help': three firms on surviving the UK's Covid-19 economy
The UK economy recorded the deepest economic contraction for 300 years in 2020 but it has avoided a...
England's current lockdown could be the last, says Neil Ferguson
The scientist whose data modelling led to the first UK lockdown has expressed hope that the current...
What we know about Covid reinfection, immunity and vaccines
How long does natural protection from a first infection last? There is no clearcut answer to this...
'I am deeply sorry': Justin Timberlake apologises to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson
After public outcry stemming from the New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears, Justin...
British-Iranian anthropologist who fled Iran accused of sexual abuse
A number of women have accused a prominent British-Iranian anthropologist who recently fled Iran of...
âMy new husband keeps quizzing me about past loversâ
The dilemma I have recently married and we have a loving, supportive relationship. Lately, however,...
âIt feels like a placeboâ: Mexicoâs vaccine program sees disastrous launch
Rodolfo spent hour after aggravating hour trying to register his elderly mother for a Covid-19...
Rolls-Royce proposes short summer shutdown of jet-engine plants
Rolls-Royce is proposing to temporarily close its jet-engine factories for two weeks this summer as...
Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer
The current situation with regard to the access and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines vividly...
The Guardian view on Covid relief: ideologies matter in democracies
When Covid struck, it was governments that decided people could not go to work and governments that...
I learned by touring Europe in the 60s. Young artists need the same chance
I n 1966, I went to Hamburg. I was the keyboard player in Bluesology, and we had a...
Britons set for a post-Covid spending binge, says Bank chief
The Bank of England is braced for the possibility that a mood of national depression that engulfed...
Covid hits exam-taking and poorer pupils worst, study finds
Children studying for exams and those from disadvantaged families are the most likely to have...
Rachel Reeves: Labour would oversee radical insourcing of public services
A Labour government would launch a radical programme of “insourcing” to bring public services...
Tell us: are you a university student struggling financially due to Covid?
Students are among the many across the UK to have struggled financially as a result of the...
Pleasure review â bold, explicit and ambitious LA porn drama
T he observational eye of Pleasure, an ambitious Sundance debut by the Swedish film-maker...
Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: slavery, sex but no pandemic
In 1665, a consignment of cloth from London brought the plague to Eyam in the Peak District....
Sea level rise could be worse than feared, warn researchers
The rise in the sea level is likely to be faster and greater than previously thought, according to...
Dolly Parton turned down presidential medal of freedom twice from Trump
Dolly Parton twice turned down the highest US civilian honour when Donald Trump offered it – but...
California prison transfer led to dozens of deaths and endangered thousands â state watchdog
A hastily executed transfer of nearly 200 people in Californiaâs prison system set off a...
Covid mortality down dramatically since start of pandemic, study finds
Death rates among people who end up in intensive care with Covid-19 have improved dramatically...
Football must address economic fallout caused by Covid-19 crisis
W e do not need a wise seer to understand the portents for football of a January transfer...
Captain Tom Moore inspired millions. The NHS inspired him
Every death in a pandemic is tragic, and every loss is mourned. But even in these days when so many...
Monoclonal antibodies: 'great hope' in Covid treatments fails against variants
The great hope for drug treatments against Covid-19 – the monoclonal antibodies – are failing...
Single dose of AstraZeneca vaccine could cut transmission by 67%
One dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine provides sustained protection against Covid for at least...
Women criticise release of private messages about Alex Salmond inquiry
A group of women who discussed allegations of sexual assault by Alex Salmond have attacked the...
Biden more likely to bypass Republicans on Covid stimulus aid after lowball offer
Republicans senators made a lowball offer on Sunday to cooperate with the Biden administration on a...
Jeremy Farrar: Until we are all safe, no one is safe. Covid is a global problem
T he world has entered a year which will be far less predictable in its outcomes than the...
What's the difference between all the Covid vaccines?
Pfizer/BioNTech Approved in UK, EU and US Type Synthetic mRNA vaccine made from...
Western Australia has imposed a five-day lockdown in metropolitan Perth, the Peel region and the...
Hundreds arrested at anti-lockdown protests in Brussels, Budapest and Vienna
Police have dispersed or detained hundreds of protesters against Covid-19 lockdowns in Hungary,...
I'm an NHS consultant anaesthetist. I see the terror in my Covid patients' eyes
I ’m not ready,” the patient implores me through her CPAP [continuous positive airway...
The Guardian view on Labour's advance: halted but not reversed
Being leader of the opposition during a national crisis is probably the worst job in politics. The...
The History of Sketch Comedy review â Keegan-Michael Key's love letter to laughter
âT he sexy dangerous first cousin of standup,â Keegan-Michael Key calls sketch...
Daily record as 600,000 people in the UK receive Covid jabs on Saturday
Almost 600,000 people in the UK were vaccinated against Covid-19 on Saturday, a daily record for...
Government faces more pressure to extend £20-a-week Covid top-up
The government has come under renewed pressure from Tory backbenchers to extend the £20-a-week...
âThat hurricane is comingâ: expert warns US to brace for virulent Covid strain
A leading infectious disease expert predicted on Sunday that the deadlier British variant of Covid...
Captain Sir Tom Moore admitted to hospital with coronavirus
Captain Sir Tom Moore has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to hospital where he...
Covid could cost children £350bn in earnings due to lost learning, says IFS
Todayâs children face losing £350bn in lifetime earnings unless the UKâs governments...
NHS will take months to return to normal in England, says hospitals boss
The NHS in England will take “months” to return to normal service after the Covid crisis is...
âWe were so scaredâ: Four people who faced the horror of Aids in the 80s
I t can take a long time for society to see the past clearly. In the case of the HIV/Aids...
My grandma's survival in America defied all odds. Then Covid stole her from us
A few days before Christmas, I dropped groceries at my grandma Debbie’s door and stood in the...
Roaring 20s: fashion world predicts post-Covid boom
As the number of fashion retailers closing down continues to rise, emptying at the highest rate...
Israel holds all the cards on the West Bank â it should vaccinate everyone
I t is an ordinary morning: Iâm on my way from Jerusalem, where I live, to the centre...
The vaccines are safe. We would urge all minority groups to get one
L ast week, we reached the sombre milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths in the UK. Every...
There is a way to make this government face justice over the Covid tragedy
C harlie Williams lost his father to Covid-19 early in the pandemic, when he succumbed to...
Rugby Australia makes surprise offer to host Lions series against South Africa
Hopes that the British & Irish Lions Tests against South Africa could take place this northern...
Is it possible to change a chicken's sex before it hatches?
T he eggs we eat have a hidden cost. About 7bn male chicks are killed worldwide every year...
What trashy novels taught me about life
I t was the covers that first drew me in. Four children staring out in fear seemingly...
âMaking our home safe againâ: meet the women who clear land mines
A s a child, Hana Khider dreamed of Sinjar. Born and brought up in Syria, she remembers...
DVLA managers 'failed to understand severity' of deadly Covid outbreak
The government agency responsible for the country’s largest workplace outbreak initially failed...
A year after Johnsonâs swaggering Greenwich speech, 100,000 dead
I t was announced last week, to nobodyâs excitement, that Sir Kenneth Branagh will...
Negative interest rates would not help Covid economy, Bank of England told
Cutting the UK’s official interest rate below zero would fail to boost Britain’s Covid-stricken...
Why is Newcastle so good at Covid-19 vaccinations?
I t is 11am at the Newcastle Eagles basketball arena, and the queue for the car park is...
'The best advert for Brexit': European press reacts to EU Covid vaccine row
Many EU countries may have more than enough to deal with domestically – from surging Covid cases...
The Greeks had a word for it ⦠until now, as language is deluged by English terms
Usually, Professor Georgios Babiniotis would take pride in the fact that the Greek word â...
For half a century from 1970 onwards, the circus impresario and showman Gerry Cottle, who has died...
UK healthcare staff: have you been affected by people who think Covid is a hoax?
We’d like to hear from NHS staff and healthcare staff about who’ve been affected by any actions...
Tell us: are you an older person who has not yet received the vaccine?
According to NHS England, over 2.5 million people aged 80 and over have now received their first...
Nancy Sinatra: 'I'll never forgive Trump voters. I hope the anger doesn't kill me'
N ancy Sinatra has one of the most famous surnames in America, but she has struggled to...
Summer of Soul review â thrilling documentary reveals a forgotten festival
T hereâs a moment so striking and rich with power at the center of Ahmir â...
Australia in talks with WHO and Europe over 'certainty' of Covid vaccine supplies
The Australian government will make urgent representations to the European Union after it...
'Price gouging from Covid': student ebooks costing up to 500% more than in print
Librarians at UK universities say students’ reading lists for this term are being torn up because...
What can moral philosophy tell us about the Covid 'vaccine nationalism' row?
I n normal times, a row between the EU, the UK and a private company over the timely...
A year ago on Reddit I suggested investing in GameStop. But I never expected this
J ust over a year ago, I published some thoughts on r/WallStreetBets (WSB), a Reddit forum...
History suggests we may forget the pandemic sooner than we think
O ne day this will all be over. That’s hard to believe now, when even this month seems...
'It was a misuse of power': how screen sex scenes have been forced to change
Once ubiquitous, the screen sex scene is in deep trouble. Keira Knightley, star of Misbehaviour,...
In the Same Breath review â Nanfu Wang's shattering Covid-19 documentary
W hile life ground to a halt for just about everyone in 2020, Nanfu Wang had a most...
Scotland's draft budget fails to tackle challenge of Covid, say critics
The Scottish government’s draft budget “bakes in inequality”, according to campaigners and...
Everyday Covid mistakes we are all still making
Covid-19 infections in the UK are reducing but remain stubbornly high, despite a month of lockdown...
Priti Patel suggests fire at Kent asylum seeker site started deliberately
The home secretary, Priti Patel, has suggested that a fire at a former military barracks used to...
New York Times 'disciplined' top Covid reporter accused of using racial slurs
The New York Times has confirmed the paper investigated and “disciplined” its high-profile...
Cannes film festival officially delayed from May until July
Cannes 2021 just got hotter. The annual film festival, which prides itself on launching the...
Keep Covid rescue programmes or risk triggering stock market crash, warns IMF
Governments and central banks must maintain their pandemic rescue programmes or risk triggering a...
Hinkley Point C costs may rise by £500m on back of Covid crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic could delay construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor by six months...
'I am in the lucky group': Johanna Konta reflects on Australian Open quarantine
Johanna Konta knows she is one of the lucky ones as the end of the British No 1’s quarantine...
Why has the EU been so slow to roll out a Covid vaccination programme?
F or the European Union, the rapid rollout of Covid-19 vaccines is critical to save lives...
It's clearer than ever that Johnson and Sunak are critically unsuited to this moment
W hat does it take to get Rishi Sunak to act with some urgency? The number of people who...
How worried should we be about the new Covid variants?
T he recent announcement that the Covid variant first detected in the south of England...
Britney Spears: how her fans made me feel lucky to be alive
I have been a Britney Spears fan for more than two-thirds of my life. Raised on Top of...
âWe had to watch the funeral from the side of the roadâ: Ruth Newman, died aged 74, of Covid-19
R uth Newman had a lot of heartbreak in her life, but also a lot of happiness. The...
âYouâd see him barbecuing in the sunâ: Bernard Cherrington, died aged 79, of Covid-19
R eggae music, food and gardening: these were Bernard Cherringtonâs great loves. He...
âShe dreamed about giving the poor their own landâ: Orita Godoy, died aged 75, of Covid-19
O rita Godoy was born poor in Chile and raised by her grandmother after her parents...
Here are five ways the government could have avoided 100,000 Covid deaths
Y esterday Britain passed a grim milestone. A further 1,631 deaths from Covid-19 were...
CPS denies major change in rape charging policy despite falling rates
The Crown Prosecution Service has denied making major changes to its approach to charging rape, at...
A Victorian museum made famous as the set of the hit TV gangster series Peaky Blinders has now been...
'No system is perfect': Siouxsie Wiles on New Zealand's fight against Covid complacency
On Christmas morning, Siouxsie Wiles got a call from her father-in-law. He he had woken up feeling...
Boohoo buying Debenhams: a changing of the guard in retail
T he symbolism is stark: a venerable 243-year-old department store chain acquired by a 15...
UK teachers and parents: Share your experience of education during the second Covid wave
With vulnerable and key worker children in school, but other students learning remotely, education...
Suede: how the androgynous indie pioneers gave me pride in my bisexuality
I was late to the Suede party, only getting into the band when they released snotty pop...
Mexico president rebuked for careless response to Covid after testing positive
Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, declared at the weekend that his country was...
Xi Jinping warns of 'new cold war' if US keeps up protectionism
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has sent out a warning to Joe Biden that he risks a new cold war...
Keira Knightley: I won't shoot any more sex scenes directed by men
Keira Knightley has expressed her discomfort with shooting intimate scenes, saying that she will no...
Man, 19, who groomed and murdered schoolboy jailed for life
A 19-year-old man who groomed and then beat a schoolboy to death in some woods in Cheshire has been...
Paula Badosa slams 'lamentable' quarantine conditions before Australian Open
Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has described her extended period of quarantine ahead of the...
Sport England announces 'golden reset' to transform fitness and tackle obesity
Children and the most disadvantaged in society have been put at the heart of a “golden reset”...
The Guardian view on calls to reopen schools: a dangerous distraction
The coronavirus situation in the UK could hardly be more serious, with more than 1,000 deaths a day...
The Tory fixation on wokeness is all about division. Labour must build bridges instead
I never thought I’d miss the 2010s, but I do have some nostalgia for them. At least...
Godzilla vs Kong: the big dumb action movie we've been waiting for?
W e can all agree that the restrictions brought about by Covid have reinforced all the...
'It's a struggle': three teachers on remote learning and returning to school
The prime minister’s spokesperson has announced that schools are not expected to fully reopen...
Thérèse Coffey's Zoom walkout leaves even Piers Morgan lost for words
T hérèse Coffey is normally a glass half-full kind of minister. Sent out to do the...
Meera Syal and Moeen Ali star in video urging BAME people to take vaccine
Actors Adil Ray and Meera Syal, cricketer Moeen Ali and comedian Romesh Ranganathan are among...
Covid linked to risk of mental illness and brain disorder, study suggests
One in eight people who have had Covid-19 are diagnosed with their first psychiatric or...
Why are people still flying into the UK despite Covid rules?
In scenes last week labelled “incredibly worrying”, row upon row of travellers queued for...
Wuhan doctor: China authorities stopped me sounding alarm on Covid
A doctor from the Wuhan hospital hit hardest by the Covid-19 epidemic has said he and colleagues...
The fiancée of a previously healthy man who died in hospital after a two-week fight with Covid-19...
More than 500 cases of coronavirus have been recorded at Swansea's Driver and Vehicle Licensing...
Bare-faced beauty that takes seconds
I’ve always said “no-makeup makeup” is a total swizz. We’re led to believe that it takes 15...
Now for the nudes: thousands turn to online life drawing
Sam Cowley, 41, had just come out of rehab for alcohol addiction when lockdown was imposed in March...
Sworn enemies: the real story of Old Bailey clash that ruined Oscar Wilde
He was the brilliant lawyer whose brutal 1895 cross-examination of Oscar Wilde in one of the most...
Deborah Birx 'always' considered quitting Trump coronavirus taskforce
Dr Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus task force co-ordinator under Donald Trump, “always”...
Kenneth Branagh to play Boris Johnson in TV drama about Covid crisis
Sir Kenneth Branagh will play Boris Johnson in a TV drama about the prime minister’s handling of...
Welsh Tory leader quits after drinking during Covid alcohol ban
The leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh parliament has quit after he was seen drinking in the...
Mourn Gary Matthews and recognise that Covid conspiracies endanger life
G ary Matthews fell headlong into a subterranean world haunted by vicious fantasies. But...
The Observer view on government support for low-paid to halt spread of Covid-19
Exactly a year after the Chinese city of Wuhan went into the world’s first coronavirus lockdown,...
Listen to NHS trust leaders. We know it is too soon to loosen Covid restrictions
T hroughout the pandemic, NHS trust leaders have argued for appropriate restrictions on...
After Covid, will digital learning be the new normal?
H istory is likely to record that Britain’s teachers were better prepared for Covid-19...
UK bosses set up IT systems to track Covid vaccine status of staff
Employers are creating vaccine databases of their workers to track who has been inoculated against...
âI feel like Iâm failingâ: Parentsâ stress rises over home schooling in Covid lockdown
Teachers are expecting parents to do more home schooling with their primary-age children this...
Iâve had my first vaccine jab. It gives me hope of liberation... but not yet
I marked a grim anniversary in an unexpected manner last week. On 18 January last year, I...
New Zealand records first Covid community case in two months
A 56-year-old woman has tested positive for Covid-19 in New Zealand, after being released from...
'We will go after aggressors': France to tighten incest laws, vows Macron
France will tighten its laws on incest, the president, Emmanuel Macron, said in a series of tweets...
Grant Shapps faces fury over mass Covid outbreak at DVLA
Ministers are at the centre of an explosive row over their failure to protect workers from Covid-19...
Tennis legend Margaret Court is set to be recognised on the Australia Day honours list, despite...
Has losing your sense of taste or smell because of Covid affected your work?
Does your job rely on a sense of taste or smell? We are looking to speak to people whose careers...
Kamala Harris's Indian uncle plans US visit amid global celebrations for VP
Kamala Harris’s Indian uncle plans to visit the United States to congratulate her once he...
Two suicide bombers kill at least 32 shoppers in Baghdad
Two suicide bombers have killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 100 at a Baghdad market,...
Jesuit order in Spain apologises for decades of sexual abuse by members
The Jesuit order in Spain has admitted that 81 children and 21 adults have been sexually abused by...
South Korea ex-Olympic coach jailed for 10 years for sexually assaulting athlete
A former national speed skating coach in South Korea has been sentenced to more than decade in...
Firm linked to Tory donor Lord Ashcroft wins £350m Covid contract
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Brexit has given competitive edge on car battery tariffs, says Nissan chief
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P erhaps to a greater extent than at any point since the first world war, we find that our...
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UK proves world-beating at Covid deaths and prioritising profit
O n the day that the UK took poll position in the number of deaths per capita in the...
Olympic gold winner's sexual abuse case is a turning point for Greece
W hen the Olympic gold medallist Sofia Bekatorou appears before a public prosecutor on...
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O n a normal working day, Venkateshwara Rao would be ready by 4pm, stationed on the...
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Sitting in his usual spot, in front of a rainbow-coloured brick wall, Shukeel Chohan gets...
Van Morrison to start legal action over Northern Ireland Covid ban on live music
Van Morrison will challenge the Northern Irish government in court over its “blanket ban” on...
Has your care home been badly affected by coronavirus?
UK care homes have been badly affected by Covid-19 and we’d like to hear from managers and...
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US indie musician Ariel Pink accused of abusing ex-girlfriend
US indie musician Ariel Pink has been accused of physically, sexually and emotionally abusing...
Vive l'indifférence! Netflix's Room 2806 exposes France's #MeToo apathy
M ost people will have only the haziest recollection of the fallout that occurred after...
Popeâs adviser says Covid has highlighted âexistentialâ climate risk
The popeâs newly appointed scientific adviser said the coronavirus pandemic has forced world...
Two French police linked to violent arrest of black man may only get reprimands
A police disciplinary board in France is reported to have recommended that two officers involved in...
The Gym Group reports 48% revenue fall under Covid lockdowns
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Grant Shapps indicates lorry drivers can enter France with rapid Covid test
British lorry drivers crossing the Channel to France will be exempt from requiring a PCR...
Covid crisis prompts financial fears for those organising funerals
A third of people organising a funeral in the UK because of Covid-19 found meeting the costs caused...
Premier League chief calls on players to practise safe celebrations in training
Clubs should practise celebrating goals safely in training to “get the hang of it”, the Premier...
Eddie Jones's England squad limited to 28 players for Six Nations due to Covid
England’s Six Nations plans have suffered a setback after it emerged Eddie Jones will be limited...
How Ireland's second wave of Covid got so bad, so fast
I reland recently made the headlines all over the world – for the wrong reason. We had...
Trump may be gone, but his big lie will linger. Hereâs how we can fight it
T he truth hurts, but lies kill. The past 12 months have demonstrated that with a...
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America is broken, so we asked some of its greatest minds how they would fix it
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FTSE 100 has worst week since October as fears rise over Covid fallout
The FTSE 100 has recorded its worst week since late October as concerns increased about the...
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The January skies may be grey and the Covid-19 developments relentlessly grim but the townsfolk of...
Global coronavirus death toll reaches 2 million people
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Sexual abuse of women in poorer countries by aid workers has got worse during the coronavirus...
More than 21million Covid jabs are on British soil, the Daily Mail can reveal today. It means...
Scientists believe they have found an inhaler (pictured) that blocks coronavirus from progressing...
'A huge loss': tributes to victims of the UK's Covid second wave
T he number of lives lost with Covid-19 recorded on the death certificate in the UK has...
Italy facing political crisis after ex-PM withdraws party from coalition
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'Inexcusable, a disgrace': Fifa's damning verdict on Yves Jean-Bart
The shocking scale of sexual abuse allegations at Haiti’s national football centre has been...
Asos turnaround shows Covid has been kind to online retailers
I t’s amazing now to recall that stock market investors initially thought lockdowns...
Boris Johnson: a defensive man with much to be defensive about
F or the last few days, the Commons has been unusually tranquil, with ministers and MPs...
Covid lockdown in UK prompts sales surge at Lidl and Just Eat
Lockdown living has driven a surge in demand at Lidl and the food courier Just Eat, with both...
Covid: officials underestimated number of rough sleepers in England needing help
The number of rough sleepers identified for emergency help during the coronavirus pandemic was...
EDWARD LUCAS: The evidence points to a Covid-19 cover-up... but the truth can't be hidden for ever
Secrets, lies and thuggery are the hallmark of the Chinese Communist regime. And in the mystery of...
Dr Mike Lynch is that rarest of rare birds: a super-successful British tech entrepreneur. ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced it will start requiring all...
Alec Baldwin looked to be taking things in stride as his classic BMW broke down in the Hamptons...
America is set to present dramatic new evidence that the virus leaked from a Wuhan lab – in the...
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'The horror stories are countless': inside the LA hospital at the center of the Covid crisis
H usbands and wives, twin brothers in their 20s, parents and their children. Family...
'We feel forgotten': special needs teachers on helping England's vulnerable children
S chools in England have been closed to most pupils since the start of term, except for...
What's as scary as Covid? The fact our leaders still have no plan to control it
H ere’s the chilling, remarkable thing that should be inscribed on everyone’s minds:...
Caroline Quentin on phone hacking and therapy: âIâm not dragging a carcass of miseryâ
C aroline Quentin had never watched Strictly Come Dancing before she agreed to appear on...
China sees biggest daily Covid tally since July as WHO prepares to fly in
China has recorded the highest one-day case total in more than five months, according to the...
Christian persecution rises as people refused aid in Covid crisis â report
Persecution of Christians around the world has increased during the Covid pandemic, with followers...
Hospital patients to be sent to hotels to free up beds for critical Covid cases
Thousands of hospital patients are to be discharged early to hotels or their own homes to free up...
'Broken and defeated': UK university students on the impact of Covid rules
W ith much of the focus in recent weeks on schools, UK university students have reported...
I am in my 60s and dating men in their 40s. The sex is great â so why do I feel guilty?
I am a divorced woman in her 60s who has recently dated a couple of men in their 40s. I...
Celtic draw with Hibs despite 13 players isolating after positive Covid-19 test
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Premiership announces two-week break amid Covid variant fears
Premiership Rugby announced a two-week break on Monday night in a move that risks the anger of...
Can my landlord force me to let in potential buyers during lockdown?
Q My landlord has put my flat up for sale and he says that once the sale has gone through, I’ll...
Bring back Samantha! Can Sex and the City work without its greatest character?
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Case of manatee with 'Trump' etched into back under investigation
Federal wildlife officials in Florida are reportedly seeking information on the perpetrators of an...
Turkish televangelist sentenced to 1,075 years for sex crimes
A Turkish court has sentenced a Muslim televangelist who surrounded himself with scantily clad...
Chinese nuclear firm told it must resolve Bradwell safety issues
The Environment Agency has told the Chinese nuclear developer behind plans to build a new reactor...
Australian Open qualifiers halted mid-match to tell player he had Covid-19
Denis Kudla has been rushed into quarantine at the Australian Open qualifying event in Doha after...
With a government this bad in charge of the UK during Covid, how do we respond?
I ’m not often amazed by Any Answers?, since it’s a Radio 4 phone-in, and I can...
After an unrelenting year, stressed-out NHS staff deserve more than a clap
O ver the course of this pandemic, I have thought a lot about parallel lives. Back in the...
The Guardian view on Covid's widening gaps: the rich are getting richer
For speculators, the cryptocurrency party was just starting. At the beginning of the year one...
Could Boris Johnson be eyeing another snap election? Don't bet against it
I n this bleak, discontented midwinter, amid the roll call of Covid deaths, lockdown...
In these grim times we all need a saviour and right now it is Chris Whitty
C ometh the hour, cometh the man. In these exceptionally grim times we’re all – Boris...
Heritage park plan aims to bring Merthyr Tydfil's history to life
R ecent history has not been kind to Merthyr Tydfil. The decline of the sprawling...
Malaysia declares Covid state of emergency amid political turmoil
Malaysia’s king has declared a months-long national state of emergency one day before a strict...
WHO experts: Covid mission is not about finger pointing at China
When the scientists on the World Health Organization’s mission to research the origins of Covid...
Share your experience of delivering the Covid vaccine in the UK
With Boris Johnson attempting to deliver 13.9 million coronavirus vaccines by mid-February, the NHS...
On the road to nowhere: has the shine worn off the home workout?
I f Britney can get through 2007, you can get up this hill!” My quads are burning. Sweat...
Call My Agent's Camille Cottin: 'Donât we need culture more than we need shopping?'
âI bought a few sheep during lockdown. Nobody told me theyâd eat all my plants....
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âH eâll be remembered like Beethoven, in a hundred yearsâ time,â...
Covid has pushed pop culture into nostalgia. It's time for something new
A decade ago it was fashionable to be concerned that the future was on hold. Where were...
The Guardian view on the NHS: careless cuts cost lives
The strain on the NHS is unprecedented. Within a few weeks, hospitals across the country expect to...
You don't have to be a lockdown sceptic to worry about how Covid is being policed
T he lockdown sceptics, it seems, are in abeyance. Opportunistic media voices who made a...
Pauline at the Beach: sex and fraught romance under the hot French sun
I n the films of late New Wave director Éric Rohmer, the summer holiday is a site for...
Festivals, holidays, Euro 2020⦠will summer's big events still go ahead?
A s Covid-19 cases rise across the world, hopes that life could get back to some semblance...
I n March, as coronavirus deaths in the UK began to mount, two hospitals in northeast...
T he epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim could be considered South Africa’s Anthony Fauci....
Calls to escalate English lockdown amid fears one in five may have had Covid
Ministers were under pressure on Sunday night to escalate the current lockdown in England amid...
Why 2021 is the year of 'protection'
T his year, if we are lucky, will be all about “protection”, specifically the amount...
Teacher died in freak Cornish paddleboard accident, inquest told
A teacher taking a seaside break as he recovered from the impact of Covid-19 died in a freak...
Aston Villa set to field youth players in Liverpool FA Cup tie due to Covid cases
Aston Villa plan to use youth-team players to fulfil their FA Cup tie against Liverpool on Friday...
FA Cup third round: 10 things to look out for this weekend
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Why has Britain become numb to the horror of deaths caused by incompetence?
S hockability is a primal quality. Lose that, and you lose all humanity. Latest figures...
Robert Webb: 'The doctor said my heart was about to fail. That got my attention'
R obert Webb is talking, rather casually, about how he almost died during the making of...
There's no blaming studio interference for the disappointment that was Wonder Woman 1984
F or a studio that prides itself on letting directors get on with the job, Warner Bros...
Elon Musk: from bullied schoolboy to world's richest man
E lon Musk’s journey from South African schoolboy to the world’s richest man, pushing...
Man, 19, guilty of murdering schoolboy he paid £2,000 to keep silent
A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering a schoolboy after paying more than £2,000...
Supermodel Stella Tennant who died last month at the age of 50 took her own life after struggling...
Karlie Kloss has publicly shamed Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for refusing to accept Donald Trump...
Boris Johnson's lockdown rebels have gone quiet. But it won't be for long
W hen Boris Johnson addressed his party this week on a Zoom call, it had all the makings...
Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski: I educated myself in prison and changed my story
Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski says Covid-19 has “severely impacted” the UK’s prison system. ...
Could a deadly pig virus transform Germanyâs fixation on 'cheap meat'?
I t was the stench of the wild boarâs carcass that first caught the ramblerâs...
Global heating could stabilize if net zero emissions achieved, scientists say
The world may be barreling towards climate disaster but rapidly eliminating planet-heating...
Let's all meet up in the year 3000! Inside the immersive Doctor Who: Time Fracture
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Greek churches open for Epiphany despite coronavirus lockdown
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China stalls WHO mission to investigate origins of coronavirus
China has attempted to downplay concerns over its refusal to authorise a fact-finding mission to...
Grenfell Tower inquiry suspended because of Covid
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Without a long-term plan, Rishi Sunak risks wrecking Britain's economy
T he government’s response to Covid has been one of political brinkmanship. It dithered...
Britain could be mass-producing its Covid shot. Shame we junked our industrial base
E verything now hinges on a vaccine: how many more Britons die, whether the NHS finally...
Guardian readers: the 10 funniest things (on the internet) this past year â according to you!
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British BAME men's mental health suffers most in Covid crisis
The mental health of men from BAME backgrounds has been hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis, a...
IOC seeks Covid vaccines for athletes in second wave so Olympics can go ahead
The International Olympic Committee is working on ways to get athletes the coronavirus jab in the...
British army recruits rise as Covid seems to act as 'rallying cry'
The British army says it is on track to meet its annual recruitment target for only the second time...
Covid: scale of emergency facing UK laid bare as 1,000 die in 24 hours
The scale of the health emergency now facing the UK was laid bare on Wednesday night as figures...
Rishi Sunak builds bridge to post-Covid UK â but will it stand up?
Throughout the pandemic, bridge building has been a favourite metaphor of Rishi Sunak to describe...
As parts of UK enter third Covid lockdown, how does rest of Europe compare?
After a brief and partial relaxation of the rules over Christmas and New Year, many continental...
Covid vaccinations: slow start around world brings dose of reality
T he global introduction of newly approved coronavirus vaccines has been marked by delays,...
Now that I am 86, have I lost the ability to orgasm for ever?
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How Promising Young Woman shows the limits of #MeToo revenge
Promising Young Woman, writer/director Emerald Fennell’s acidic dark comedy which coats an...
High-profile French political scientist accused of sexually abusing stepson
Olivier Duhamel, one of France’s most high-profile political scientists and media commentators,...
Women's tennis stars cautious as 2021 season starts inside fragile bubble
I n regular times, the first days of the tennis season are moments of unfiltered...
Rishi Sunak, give business a long-term Covid plan now
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Another lockdown was inevitable. We have to get this one right
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âA lifetime of tortureâ: the story of the woman Trump is rushing to execute
L isa Montgomeryâs first experiences of sexual abuse occurred indirectly when she was...
Grammy awards postponed weeks before ceremony over Covid concerns
The 2021 Grammy awards will be postponed after a steady increase in Covid-19 cases in California. ...
Life without Covid: the nations that have sidestepped the pandemic so far
For all of its virulence, for all the breathtaking speed with which it spread seemingly everywhere...
Canada: politicians punished for holiday travel despite Covid warnings
Seven members of Alberta’s provincial government have been punished for taking vacations outside...
Italian government under pressure over economic recovery plan
The fate of the Italian government hangs in the balance this week amid a confrontation between the...
Inflatable costume may have caused Covid outbreak at California hospital
An inflatable costume worn on Christmas to cheer up patients is being investigated as the possible...
To predict government policy, listen to Boris and wait for the opposite
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What Scotlandâs new Covid-19 lockdown restrictions mean
Scotlandâs first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced that most of the country except the...
All England's secondary schools and colleges today received up to 1,000 Covid tests to get children...
The lack of honesty over school closures in England has eroded what little trust was left
S chools are not a battleground between parents and teachers, or unions and politicians....
Doctors are our frontline against Covid. Now they lead the fight against its deniers, too
It was a few weeks before Christmas when reports first emerged from Italy of doctors being abused,...
If the pandemic taught us anything, it is that 'care' has to be central to politics
A s we reflect on 2020, many tell us that it was a lost year, a year to forget. That’s...
Productivity is a sham and a scam. So why do I love work so much?
B ack at work (which for me, as for many, means moving the rejected Quality Street off the...
Covid has exposed how incompetent the British state is, from top to bottom
C ome the day of reckoning, who gets blamed? No one could call this week’s reopening of...
Exam board drops only black composer from music A-level syllabus
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Iâve retired and my sex drive has fallen. Iâm letting my wife down
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Jo Stevens: outpouring of support for MP in hospital with Covid
Politicians from across the political divide have sent best wishes to the Labour MP and shadow...
Analysis: is it wise for England to mix and match Covid vaccines?
The UK is setting the pace around the world in the approval and use of Covid vaccines but, while...
Covid pandemic drives 163% rise in restaurant job losses in UK in 2020
UK restaurants and casual dining firms recorded almost 30,000 job losses in 2020 as the Covid-19...
Suga considers new state of emergency for Tokyo amid Covid resurgence
Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has said the government is considering declaring a state...
Russell T Davies: âI looked away for years. Finally, I have put Aids at the centre of a dramaâ
T here are things I canât say here. Men I dare not name. The first man I ever had sex...
Liverpool's acting mayor calls for national coronavirus lockdown
The acting mayor of Liverpool has called for a national lockdown amid rising numbers of Covid-19...
Talking Horses: Julie Harrington must make cutting basic errors a BHA focus
B ack in the days before the Grand National fences had their fangs filed down a bit, the...
âIt makes me want to cryâ: voices of hospital staff on the Covid frontline
Pushpo Hossain Junior doctorPushpo Hossain is in the eye of the capitalâs Covid storm....
My travel dream for 2021: top 12 readersâ tips
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Man and teenager charged with murder of 83-year-old in Essex
A 16-year-old boy and a 28-year-old man have been charged with the murder of a pensioner who was...
Labour MP Jo Stevens being treated in hospital for Covid
The Labour MP and shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens is being treated in hospital for coronavirus...
The Observer view on information about the rollout of the Covid vaccine
Tomorrow, Britain will witness an extraordinary moment in its grim struggle to limit the...
Now the Swedish model has failed, it's time to ask who was pushing it
W hen future historians come to write the story of Britain’s chaotic pandemic response,...
Covid has made 'voice notes' the perfect way to stay connected
A s the pandemic transformed the world in 2020, we leaned further into our reliance on...
Adut Akech: âI was just this shy kidâ
A ll the best supermodels have fairytale origin stories. They are bullied at school: too...
The world in 2021 â how global politics will change this year
A potent mix of hope and fear accompanies the start of 2021 in most of the world....
Why is Britain delaying second doses of Covid vaccines?
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The Oxford Covid jab is delivered this week. But when will vaccines bring results?
People in Britain are set to get their first shots of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday,...
'The Covid world became overwhelming, but help is out there': young people on mental health
When Lucas emerged from hospital the world had changed. It was late March and the 19-year-old was...
US Covid death toll passes 350,000 amid vaccine distribution delays
The Covid-19 death toll in the US passed 350,000 early on Sunday, as experts anticipated another...
Irish state broadcaster apologises over TV comedy depicting God as rapist
Ireland’s state broadcaster, RTÉ, has apologised after an outcry over a television comedy sketch...
Edinburgh zoo may have to send giant pandas back to China
Edinburgh zoo’s giant pandas may have to return to China next year at the end of its 10-year...
Youth organisations in England face wholesale closure
England faces a wholesale closure of youth organisations, leaving a generation of vulnerable young...
Finding time for creativity will give you respite from worries
W hen the first lockdown began in March, my son developed a persistent cough. I was...
My naughty cousin Catie Lazarus was the funniest woman in any room â how Iâll miss her
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Thereâs a darker side to English businesses citing Magna Carta to defy lockdown
A s someone who writes about online culture, I spend a fair bit of time researching the...
For psychologists, the pandemic has shown peopleâs capacity for cooperation
I have worked as a psychologist for over 40 years, but Covid-19 has projected the...
Covid-19 changed many things. It should change housing policy too
T here is a growing divide between those who want to rethink their lives after Covid and...
'We'll emerge leaner and more efficient': Covid's impact on business
The year 2020 was tumultuous for businesses of all sizes, and companies from FTSE giants to sole...
US braces for post-holiday Covid surge as death toll passes 350,000
The US is braced for a post-holiday coronavirus surge as its death toll passed 350,000, with...
Boris Johnson would lose majority and seat in election tomorrow â poll
The public are deeply unhappy with the governmentâs handling of the coronavirus pandemic and...
Larry King, TV chatshow veteran, in hospital with coronavirus â reports
Veteran talk show host Larry King, 87, is being treated at a Los Angeles hospital for Covid-19,...
âI yowl like a leopardâ: Guardian readersâ lockdown fitness tips
Embrace the call of the wild Keeping motivated while doing an online class is hard. When doing...
'A spoilt brat country': the Australians overseas who decided not to come home
B efore the Covid-19 pandemic, the foreign affairs department estimated there were about...
Why DC's move to the small screen could be great
I n print, DC Comics was the trailblazer for superheroes more than 80 years ago – while...
Trump looks back and Biden looks ahead in contrasting new year messages
The 1 January messages from the president and president-elect were both short, simple and upbeat. ...
Alexander Wang denies 'grotesquely false' sexual assault claims
The American fashion designer Alexander Wang has denied “grotesquely false” allegations of...
Most new and expectant mothers feel more anxious due to Covid, finds survey
Nearly half of new and expectant mothers feel anxious or nervous, while more than three quarters...
Guardian and Observer charity appeal hits £1m
With more than a week still to go, the Guardian and Observer 2020 appeal has raised an amazing Â...
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson withdraws from elections
The mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has said he will not be seeking re-election after police...
The Guardian view on liberal Christians: is this their moment?
“No one is saved alone,” writes Pope Francis in Let Us Dream, a short book of Covid-related...
Joe Root insists Covid cases would not end England tour of Sri Lanka
England fly to Sri Lanka on Saturday evening with a psychologist in their ranks and an insistence...
To exhausted healthcare workers like me, Covid conspiracies are a kick in the teeth
W e are nearly a year into the pandemic, yet widespread denial of the pathogen and the...
Dr Anthony Fauci says US will not delay second doses of Covid vaccine
The American infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said he does not agree with the UK’s...
Ireland Covid cases surge as health official warns virus is 'absolutely rampant'
Ireland is bracing for 9,000 more Covid cases to be added to the official tally as the system...
Suspect arrested in Colchester after killing of 83-year-old man
Police on the hunt for Leighton Snook in connection with the murder of a pensioner earlier this...
Schools U-turn and rising Covid cases crush hopes of new year easing
Government hopes for a new year easing of the Covid pandemic are unravelling, with ministers forced...
2020: The year that changed fashion â and not just the look
S tore closures, grounded flights, shuttered factories, employment insecurity. The first...
Claude Bolling, the pianist, composer and bandleader, who has died aged 90, was a leading figure in...
James Graham reveals Covid crisis accelerated Elton John musical collaboration
For writer James Graham, one plus side from the grind of 2020 was being able to work with Elton...
Crystal: âEvery time the cameras were down, RuPaul was cracking jokesâ
The funniest standup Iâve ever seen ⦠My first thought was Margaret Cho. I used to...
'We're being left behind': anger and confusion in Brazil as vaccine program lags
Each night Brazilian newscasters throw their government’s jumbled coronavirus response into...
Samuel Little, deadliest US serial killer, dies at 80 with many victims unknown
America’s deadliest serial killer, Samuel Little, who confessed to strangling 93 people, has died...
Government delay has exacerbated the NHS Covid crisis. We need a lockdown now
Y et again the government has been caught flat-footed by Covid-19, moving too slowly in...
'We need to preserve the memories': pandemic sparks boom in ghostwritten memoirs
It was lockdown, and months of not being able to see her father, that gave Naomi Gordon the idea...
Dozens of residents die at Belgian care home after Santa visit
At least 26 residents of a Belgian retirement home have died since a visit by a volunteer dressed...
Covid: France 'pandering to anti-vaxxers' with slow vaccine rollout
The French government has been accused of pandering to anti-vaxxers after figures showed that only...
Passports and permits: what are the biggest changes to expect after Brexit?
The bells of Big Ben will chime to mark the occasion but there will be no street parties or chaos...
Police in Essex launch manhunt after pensioner is murdered
Police have launched a manhunt for a 28-year-old wanted on suspicion of the murder of a pensioner...
Couples who meet via dating apps keener to settle down, study suggests
With the Covid crisis putting paid to New Year’s Eve celebrations and many other opportunities to...
'People see how relevant history is': Smithsonian tackles Covid challenge
Anthea Hartig calls it “putting the big bear into hibernation”. The Smithsonian Institution...
'A critical time': how Covid-19 piled the pressure on conservation efforts
F rom the Nepalese Himalayas where tigers patrol the snowy peaks to the lush forest homes...
Alan Sugar's sister dies from Covid two weeks after brother
Alan Sugar’s sister has died from Covid, two weeks after The Apprentice host’s brother also...
How did Leeds United not realise what would happen when they targeted a woman?
W hen the former England international and respected pundit Karen Carney dared to...
How Covid has plunged Asia's captive elephants into fresh crisis
I t has been a tough year for many, and for the elephants at Elefanjoy sanctuary in Jaipur...
From volunteering to vaccines ⦠the best of a bad year
W hat with one thing and another, 2020 hasnât been a great 12 months. But the hardest...
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Government announces £7.5m fund to fight loneliness in England
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