BBC One have commissioned a follow-up documentary to the film Katie Price: Harvey and Me which will...
Russians are known for election meddling... but have outdone themselves thanks to two men running...
On the tail of the Spanish influenza pandemic that killed some 50 million people worldwide at the...
The cost of building materials for home improvements is rising at the fastest rate since the 1990s,...
âSex isnât difficult any moreâ: the men who are quitting watching porn
T homas discovered pornography in the traditional way: at school. He remembers classmates...
What to expect when your children go back to school â and how to help them cope
âSafety and wellbeing is paramountâ For many parents and children, the prospect of...
Viruses may exist âelsewhere in the universeâ, warns scientist
The Covid pandemic has already turned life as we know it upside down â and no doubt prompted...
Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of Breathless, dies aged 88
Jean-Paul Belmondo, the French actor who shot to international fame in Jean-Luc Godard’s...
Church in Wales votes to bless same-sex marriages
The Anglican church in Wales will offer special blessings to same-sex married couples after a...
No 10 intent on keeping Covid powers amid expected rise in cases
Coronavirus rules are set to be renewed for another six months as No 10 admitted cases are likely...
Mark Drakeford â the anti-Boris Johnson who surprised us all
There is a strong argument that the British politician whose reputation has been most enhanced by...
âTheir future could be destroyedâ: the global struggle for schooling after Covid closures
The Philippines Childrenâs mental health suffers as schools remain shut Itâ...
âThe equivalent of shouting fireâ: coughing in theatres is new taboo
Once considered simply a vital bodily function, coughing could be joining the list of unacceptably...
UK vaccine advisers âacted like medical regulatorsâ over Covid jabs for children
The UKâs vaccine advisory group behaved like a medical regulator in rejecting calls for all...
Jean-Paul Belmondo: the beaten-up icon who made crime sexy
O n the streets of Paris, car thief and fugitive cop killer Michel Poiccard has just been...
There were barely nine minutes on the clock when Argentina walked from the pitch never to return...
Reports of child-on-child sexual abuse doubled in two years, it was revealed last night. Police...
Bridgerton series two filming has reportedly shut down for the third time due to a new COVID-19...
There has never been a British actress quite so candid as Miriam Margolyes, perhaps best-known as...
Housing crisis: the low-cost developer thinking big with small spaces
M arc Vlessing, a property developer, says he would be happy to be put out of a job. In an...
A s disgraced 91-year-old cardinal Theodore McCarrick stood in an American court last week...
MPs face âphenomenalâ rise in constituent casework during pandemic
MPs and their staff are buckling under the strain of a âphenomenalâ rise in appeals for...
Beyond Kabul, a humanitarian crisis is developing in Afghanistan
I t felt surreal to be flying into Kabul international airport rather than out, crossing...
The pandemic has united people but old attitudes to welfare are returning
T he pandemic has been a shared experience, albeit one we’ve experienced very...
âWe wonât let it fadeâ: bereaved call for UK Covid memorial to be preserved
Few memorials require restoration before they are complete, but that is the reality facing the...
Brazil v Argentina abandoned as health authorities invade pitch
A World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was abandoned amid farcical, confused scenes...
A married California teacher is behind bars after her arrest on charges of raping a 14-year-old boy...
Darren Agee Merager, 52, who is accused of indecent exposure at Wi Spa in LA, has a long criminal...
âYouâre not made to feel like a beggarâ: the local heroes helping the hungry
I tâs a Wednesday afternoon, the day before Redfern-based Koori artist Blak Douglas ...
Richard Osman: âNo oneâs born a crime writer. I write crime because I read itâ
S ometimes, Richard Osman tells me, complete strangers shout the words âHelen Mirren...
Oklahoma hospitals deluged by ivermectin overdoses, doctor says
An Oklahoma doctor has said overdoses of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, which many believe...
Young country diary: searching for an adder with my eagle eyes
A s a trainee zoologist, I love all animals, but I really love snakes! I’d never seen a...
Does the Elizabeth Holmes trial spell the end of the #girlboss era?
Elizabeth Holmes and the end of the #girlboss A brown man made her do it! Elizabeth Holmes, the...
Vaccines on horseback: Fiji doctors take long and muddy road to protect remote villages from Covid
T o reach Nakida village in the highlands of Fiji, Dr Losalini Tabakei and her colleagues...
Give pupils Covid jab to prevent virus running through UK, expert says
Schoolchildren should be given the Covid vaccine to avoid allowing the virus to “run through the...
Let parents decide on Covid jab for 12- to 15-year-olds, say vaccine advisers
Parents should choose whether they allow their children to be vaccinated against Covid-19 if...
The Works: how a store perfect for lockdown offers high street hope
If you were trying to invent a retailer aimed at people stuck at home you might come up with the...
#AppleToo: employees organize and allege harassment and discrimination
A group of Apple workers is organizing to fight against what it says are patterns of discrimination...
Inflation set to surge this autumn as Brexit and Covid combine
Consumers have been warned of an autumn rise in living costs from sharp increases in household...
The Guardian view on social care funding: fairness is the key
A n announcement on social care funding is imminent, with a national insurance rise the...
Itâs not just Texas â anti-abortion activists are targeting womenâs rights in Europe
T he state of Texas now has the most restrictive abortion law to be passed in the US since...
Italy could soon make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory, says PM
Italy’s prime minister has announced his government could make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory,...
Stress test: how âburnout breaksâ are helping staff recover from pandemic
T his week, staff at Nikeâs headquarters in Oregon breathed a prolonged sigh of...
Apple delays plans to scan cloud uploads for child sexual abuse images
Apple will delay its plans to begin scanning user images for child sexual abuse material (CSAM)...
Ministers could defy JCVI and go ahead with Covid jabs for all 12- to 15-year-olds
Ministers could for the first time defy the advice of their official vaccine advisers and push...
Jeremy Hunt today urged ministers to 'get on' with a mass booster Covid vaccine programme Jeremy...
2021 has been slow for video games. Will autumn fix that?
I t has not, I’m sure we can all agree, been a standout year for video games. Although...
Japan PM Yoshihide Suga announces he wonât run for re-election as party leader
Japanâs prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, is to step down from his partyâs leadership this...
Trump loyalists team up with anti-vax doctors for âhealth and freedomâ tour
Top loyalists to Donald Trump, who frequently push lies about election fraud, have joined forces...
Protesters against transgender rights changes boo Nicola Sturgeon
Protesters opposed to transgender rights changes in Scotland booed Nicola Sturgeon outside the...
Sage members sent suspicious packages throughout pandemic, says leading scientist
Members of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) have been sent...
UK enjoys property sales boom amid Covid-19 pandemic
Hard-to-sell homes are being snapped up by the hundred as Britain’s booming property market...
The white supremacist student sentenced to read Austen and Dickens fits a grim pattern
R ead a book, as the old saying goes, and it will set you free. But even the power of...
As a head in England, I know itâs not just Covid that will make it tough to go back to school
Like most headteachers I view the formal start back to school with a mixture of optimism and...
Republicans seethe with violence and lies. Texas is part of a bigger war theyâre waging
T he American right has been drunk on its freedom from two kinds of inhibition since...
Kim Jong-un rejects Covax vaccine offer as North Korea fights pandemic in âour styleâ
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to wage a tougher epidemic prevention...
Donât wait for JCVI green light to roll out Covid boosters, says Hunt
Ministers should consider rolling out Covid booster injections even without a green light from the...
New Zealand cinemaâs expletive-laden voicemail gets rave reviews
An expletive-ridden voicemail recording, accidentally uploaded by a New Zealand cinema, is giving...
Joe Rogan, the popular podcaster and comedian who has made controversial comments criticizing...
Getting two vaccines halves risk of suffering long Covid, study claims
Being double-jabbed almost halves the likelihood of long Covid in adults who get coronavirus, a new...
Xi Jinpingâs drive for economic equality comes at a delicate moment for China
For decades the aim in China has been the pursuit of growth, building the worldâs second...
Tell us: how have your children been affected by long Covid?
An estimated 106,000 under-25s living with long Covid in the UK (of these young people, 72,000 are...
My husband just told me he is bisexual. Should I be worried about our future?
My husband and I have been together for 16 years and have two kids . He recently told me...
âI spent a lot of time walking round with a pillow stuffed up my jumper pretending I was...
The Inseparables â read an extract from the newly discovered novel by Simone de Beauvoir
When I was nine years old I was a good little girl, though this hadnât always been the case....
Ofqual plans âglide pathâ back to pre-Covid exam grading in England
Pupils in England could be put on a âglide pathâ back to pre-pandemic exam grading over...
NHS âneeds £10bn annual boostâ to tackle backlog and Covid cost
The NHS needs a £10bn a year budget boost to cover the costs of Covid-19 and tackle the huge...
Dan Evans overcomes Marcos Giron and rain delays to make US Open third round
Dan Evans has achieved a fair few notable wins at the US Open over the years and it is undoubtedly...
The Guardian view on Raymond Williams at 100
H e was born 100 years ago this week in the Welsh village of Pandy, just outside the...
Reddit bans Covid misinformation forum after âgo darkâ protest
Reddit has banned a discussion forum that spreads misinformation about coronavirus and vaccines...
Japanâs Moderna Covid vaccine rollout hit by recall and contamination scares
The Moderna coronavirus vaccine programme in Japan has been hit by a series of contamination...
From vaccine mandates to a chatting ban: how schools in the Asia Pacific are managing Delta
A s countries across Asia battle worsening Covid outbreaks, schools face particular...
âThereâs a lot to unpackâ: the dark, difficult life of Rick James
I n the jarring new music documentary, Bitchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, we see a...
Covid and the crisis of neoliberalism
I f one word could sum up the experience of 2020, it would be disbelief. Between Xi...
A confused little girl sat in her father's arms as he was berated by two police officers for not...
A new Covid variant which has been branded the 'most mutated so far' may already be extinct, it was...
People who catch the Indian 'Delta' variant of COVID are at twice the risk of hospitalization than...
A Tesla Model 3 driving on 'autopilot' smacked into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser on Saturday...
Photographer Enda Burke and the theatre of family lockdown
Enda Burke spent lockdown with his parents in Galway City on the west coast of Ireland. As a street...
âNot open for humansâ: Covid changes east Asiaâs Ghost Month but free spirits remain
O n the 15th day of Ghost Month, when the gates to hell are believed to open and spirits...
Override review â TV robot goes rogue in Stepford Wives meets Truman Show sci-fi
T his is an inane hodgepodge of sci-fi, political thriller and perhaps some kind of ill...
Reading and Leeds festival review â Stormzy and Liam Gallagher unite the masses
âW ho fancies a party? Weâre all out of the house!â yells Wolf Alice...
Martin Figura creates poetic record of life during pandemic at Salisbury hospital
One poem imagines an NHS nightshift worker at the height of the coronavirus crisis as an astronaut,...
Womenâs Super League 2021-22 previews No 4: Brighton
H ope Powellâs Brighton surprised most people in their third Womenâs Super...
The Guardian view on attacks on NHS staff: a grim and growing problem
W hat a difference a year makes. This time last year, the country had not long ceased its...
Rand Paul: âHatred for Trumpâ blocks Covid study of horse drug ivermectin
Federal researchers will not objectively study ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19, the Kentucky...
Covid: how can schools improve air quality to reduce transmission?
Pupils will return to school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland this week amid experts warning...
Covid booster jabs ânot a luxuryâ and protect the vulnerable, says WHO
A booster jab of Covid-19 vaccine for vulnerable people is not a luxury but a good way to protect...
Alex Salmond inquiry upheld five sexual harassment complaints
A Scottish government inquiry upheld five complaints of sexual harassment against Alex Salmond,...
Concerns over plan to disinfect classrooms in Wales with ozone
A £3.3m scheme to provide schools in Wales with machines that disinfect classrooms after a Covid...
You mIght have thought a trip to Devon or a staycation in the Cotswolds would be a cheap and...
She's the Duchess of Sussex’s best friend and mentor, who was asked to be maid of honour at the...
âItâs only going to get worseâ: mask war in Arizona schools ramps up as Covid cases soar
Sherry Dorathy has long lived in Miami, Arizona, a small, once prosperous copper mining town tucked...
Back to school: what Covid measures will be in place in England?
Q. What measures are schools in England taking to prevent the spread of Covid? A. There are...
Bloody Mary Live! review â an audience with the killer queen
Y ou might consider the fraught life of Mary Tudor, Englandâs first queen, for a long...
âIntimidatingâ R Kelly put âfear of God in meâ, third accuser says
A woman told a New York court on Thursday of a relationship she had with R Kelly in which he would...
Denmark to lift all remaining Covid restrictions on 10 September
Denmark is to lift all its remaining Covid-19 restrictions by 10 September after the health...
Boy, 12, makes £290,000 in non-fungible tokens with digital whale art
A 12-year-old boy had made about £290,000 after creating digital pictures of whales and selling...
Benjamin Mendy: footballer remanded in custody on rape charges
The Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been remanded in custody after appearing in court...
Scotland records highest number of daily Covid cases
Scotland has recorded the highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, as Nicola...
Food industry proposes âCovid recovery visaâ after warnings of surplus pig cull
Britainâs food and drink industry is calling on the government to introduce a âCovid-19...
Stand up for the women and girls of Afghanistan
It is tragic that many Afghans who worked for Nato armies and diplomats, all the female journalists...
The US report into Covidâs origins is little use in averting another pandemic
U S intelligence services have just briefed the president, Joe Biden, on the results of...
Masks to be worn in some south-west England schools amid Covid rise
Secondary school and college pupils will need to wear face masks in communal areas outside their...
Prepare for back-to-school Covid surge, Sage experts warn
Ministers should be planning for a huge rise in Covid cases as schools return, the government’s...
Covid abnormal: why is Australia so far behind on making its own mRNA vaccines?
F rom September – more than nine months after it was approved for emergency use in the...
To vaccinate children or not? Getting decision right is far from childâs play
It is a mantra heard less often these days, that the government will âfollow the scienceâ...
US intelligence couldnât resolve debate over Covid origins â official report
The US intelligence community failed to resolve sharp debate within the Biden administration over...
Delta variant doubles risk of hospitalisation, new study finds
The Delta variant doubles the risk of Covid hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant...
Price of a puppy soars to £1,500 as rush for company during Covid lockdowns pushed up pets' value
A puppy cost more than £1,500 on average last year because of the 'pet rush' created by the...
Scotland's economic recovery could grind to a halt if draconian coronavirus restrictions are...
Footage has captured the moment armed police carrying shields and battering rams arrested a Covid...
Unacknowledged rape: the sexual assault survivors who hide their trauma â even from themselves
The morning after it happened, I said a cheery: âGood morning,â to my university roommate...
âIf you get sick, we may not have a bedâ: Covid surge pushes Oregon hospitals to the brink
An intense surge in Covid cases is pushing Oregonâs healthcare system to the brink as mostly...
Tell us: has your commute changed due to the pandemic?
We’d like to find out how people’s commutes may have been affected by the pandemic. What are...
Sixteen: Class of 2021 review â what itâs really like to be a teen today
J ust about any documentary set in a school, among the scramble of children bulging this...
Concerns over pet welfare crisis due to high demand for âpandemic puppiesâ
The unprecedented demand for puppies during the pandemic has had serious consequences for animal...
Gareth Southgate: I got more abuse for vaccine video than managing England
Gareth Southgate has revealed that he received more abuse for recording a video urging young people...
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics briefing: GBâs gold rush and a TikTok star shines
Today in a nutshell: five golds for Great Britain, TikTok star Anastasia Pagonis is one of many...
âLove has to prevailâ: Pearson sends LGBTQ+ message of support after gold
âL ove has to prevail, really. Whatever shape or form, I think love has to prevail....
The Guardian view on trying times: of course unhappiness has risen
I t is 10 years since the UK government began to measure happiness. As part of its annual...
BBC presenter Lisa Shaw died of Covid vaccine complications, coroner finds
An award-winning BBC radio presenter died as a result of complications from the AstraZeneca...
Confusion over Covid jabs for over-12s in England ahead of new school term
Confusion is growing over whether all children aged 12 and over will soon be offered a Covid jab as...
âItâs really hit us nowâ: Newquay becomes Englandâs Covid capital
At first glance it looked like a pretty perfect day in the self-styled surfing capital of the UK....
Attempt to force release of Johnsonâs messages on Covid in care homes fails
The government has successfully resisted disclosure of potentially explosive WhatsApp messages...
Manchester Cityâs Benjamin Mendy charged with four counts of rape
Manchester Cityâs Benjamin Mendy has been charged with four counts of rape, Cheshire...
UK braces for Covid surge as people head to bank holiday hotspots
Health officials are braced for a bank holiday surge of coronavirus cases as about 500,000 people...
âThe mother sheâll never meetâ: young parents among UK Covid victims
C ovid-19 deaths in the UK have reached their highest level since mid-March, data shows....
âMy crime is I fell in loveâ: should India rethink tough laws on underage sex?
M ani*, 21, began dating Noor*, 17, two years ago. They couldnât see each other...
UK farmers: tell us about the impact of Covid on seasonal workers
Numbers of seasonal workers in the UK agricultural sector have reduced since the Brexit vote of...
Summer holidays: what are the new rules for Covid-safe travel abroad?
The success of the UK’s vaccination programme means the country is gradually opening up, and some...
After the intermission: films are back in cinemas â but will the crowds return too?
S o are we in or out? Is this going to be the old normal or some new normal that the...
Fauci says US could be back to normal by spring 2022 â if vaccinations take off
The US could have the Covid pandemic under control and achieve a return to ânormalityâ by...
R Kelly barred girlfriends from watching series on abuse allegations, court hears
R Kelly barred his live-in girlfriends from watching a series that portrayed him as a sexual...
Ryanair to stop all flights from Northern Ireland
Ryanair is to stop all flights from both Belfast international airport and Belfast City airport, in...
Cheaper Covid tests help high hopes in Italy
In Italy, mandatory Covid tests required for travel have a fixed price of €15 set by the...
New peace emerges as Covid lockdown ends my patientâs bucket-list dreams
Among her friends, Stephanie* was considered the ultimate Francophile. She loved France â the...
Hawaii governor begs tourists to stay away as Covid surges: âNot a good timeâ
Hawaiiâs governor has pleaded with tourists not to travel to the islands as the state...
NHS Covid pass still not recognised in some EU countries
British tourists face difficulties in proving their vaccine status in Europe following a delay in...
Covid claims 100 lives a day on average across the UK, statistics show
Official statistics show Covid is claiming 100 lives a day on average across the UK. But the...
Edinburgh fringe launches £7.5m emergency appeal
The Edinburgh festival fringe has launched a £7.5m emergency appeal after it lost millions of...
Volunteers may be required in staffing shortfall at English care homes
An army of volunteers could be needed this winter to tackle rising staff shortages in care homes...
Share your reaction and experiences on GCSE results day 2021
GCSE students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland find out their results today after a year of...
Experience: I went to the same nightclub for 1,000 nights
W hen I was seven, there was something on television about a gay politician. My mum, with...
Tom Mayhew review â self-effacing standupâs free-floating comedy
T om Mayhew is performing live on Zoom every night of this yearâs fringe, not from a...
Lockdown sensation Su Lee: âI believe in sharing vulnerability â it relieves the painâ
I f we could boil Gen Z internet, with all its anxieties and goofiness and creativity and...
Former model Carré Sutton sues Gérald Marie over rape accusation
Ex-model Carré Sutton has filed a lawsuit alleging that Gérald Marie, the French former...
One in 10 UK patients caught Covid in hospital in first wave, finds study
About one in 10 patients were infected with coronavirus while in hospital during the first wave of...
Firms selling UK travellers Covid tests not charging VAT - investigation
Companies offering Covid tests to travellers may be skewing the market by not charging VAT sales...
The toughest opponents in the NFL this season? Unvaccinated players
T he tenor and tone of the NFL’s approach to the pandemic has shifted as the league...
The Guardian view on the Edinburgh festivals: signs of rebirth
T he Edinburgh festivals are back – but not as we know them. Last year was the first...
British voters across all parties seem to be calling Johnsonâs bluff on âlevelling upâ
A Tory chancellor eager for austerity will struggle to get away with echoing George...
Is young Rishi about to shunt an ageing Boris into the role of wicked queen?
B loodcurdling shrieks from Downing Street, where Boris Johnson recently beheld a most...
We shouldnât be giving Covid boosters while millions wait for a first dose
S ince early 2020, the tragic reality of the pandemic has unfolded, killing millions,...
Straight from 2000s: latest fashion âitâ piece is the £3 claw clip
F ashionâs latest âitâ accessory doesnât come with a three-figure...
French police investigate rising number of fake Covid vaccine certificates
Police in France are investigating a series of Covid-19 vaccine certificate scams after several...
âAn economic calamityâ: Africa faces years of post-Covid instability
A nalysts and experts are warning of many years of instability across Africa, possibly...
Common myths about Covid â debunked
I donât have any symptoms, so even if I have Covid I wonât give it to anyone else ...
Booster jabs for rich countries will cause more deaths worldwide, say experts
Many more people around the world will die of Covid if western political leaders “reject their...
Ministers were last night branded 'hypocrites' over the cost of Covid travel tests as it emerged...
New video taken by border patrol agents show a border holding facility with massive overcrowding...
The current crop of COVID-19 vaccines may not be as effective against the Indian 'Delta' variant...
There I was savouring the buzzing atmosphere as I enjoyed a pint in the pub with friends, when it...
Life On A High Wire Rating: Fake or Fortune Rating: Highwire...
Models are paying as much as $12,000 to be featured on the cover of popular men’s magazines like...
Pictured: Five-month-old Mia, who died on Sunday The two aunts of a baby who tragically died when...
TechScape: Is Apple taking a dangerous step into the unknown?
Apple made waves on Friday, with an announcement that the company would begin scanning photo...
Tell us: have you experienced delays to your NHS treatment?
As part of our coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, we would like to hear from people whose...
Samsung launches first water-resistant folding phone and Google watch
Samsung is taking a big step towards making folding-screen smartphones mainstream with the launch...
I Am Legend: how the vampire horror became an anti-vaxxer movie
W hen it comes to the pandemic, plenty of films have had their turn in the spotlight....
Shershaah review â Sidharth Malhotra stars in nuance-free military biopic
H ot on the heels of Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, last yearâs biopic of one of the...
Kathy Hochul vows to change âtoxicâ culture as she waits to become New York governor
Kathy Hochul, who is set to become New Yorkâs first female governor after Andrew Cuomo...
Prince Andrew cannot ignore US court case, says accuserâs lawyer
Prince Andrew cannot hide behind his wealth and power from allegations he sexually abused a child,...
The Guardian view on Ethiopiaâs war: from very bad to worse
C easefires are normally cause for hope, bringing respite and perhaps even peace, if not a...
Andrew Cuomo ran New York badly â because he ran a toxic workplace
A ndrew Cuomo, the governor of the state of New York, has resigned after the publication...
No government hoping to level up can ignore the social care crisis harming Englandâs children
E ven before Covid arrived, local authority childrenâs services were struggling to...
Trains, chants and greasy spoons: joys of being an away fan will soon be back
F ootball’s coming home – and away. After a year and a half of TV games with piped fan...
Life waiting for vital NHS treatment: âThe pain and anguish are too muchâ
Almost 1.2 million people in England are waiting more than six months for essential NHS treatment...
UK orders extra Covid vaccines for autumn 2022 booster campaign
Ministers have started ordering vaccines for a booster campaign in autumn 2022, with Pfizer...
South Korean politicians seek to criminalise âsemen terrorismâ
Politicians in South Korea are seeking to make amendments to an existing law in order to make â...
No need for fully-jabbed Covid contacts to isolate from Monday, confirms Javid
Fully vaccinated people in England will no longer be legally required to self-isolate upon contact...
Britain needs to stop counting daily Covid infections as the country's pandemic phase slowly...
Austin warns of âcatastropheâ as Texas again becomes center of pandemic
With Covid-19 cases skyrocketing exponentially and intensive care unit capacity in hospitals...
Alibaba chief attacks âdrinking cultureâ after manager is accused of rape
The Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has fired a manager accused of rape, as its chief executive...
Peyton Manning enters Pro Football Hall of Fame alongside Johnson and Flores
Peyton Manning, the only five-time NFL MVP and a two-time Super Bowl winner who left the game five...
A post-Covid crash is looming â and Britainâs auditors are asleep at the wheel
L ike a tedious household repair job, fixing the accounting for Britainâs largest and...
DaBaby steps: is hip-hop finally conquering homophobia?
A fter seeing the online backlash to rapper DaBaby’s recent homophobic and misogynistic...
Face mask use in Scotland could stay through winter, says minister
A senior Scottish minister has forecast that face coverings will remain in use through the winter,...
Covid vaccine hesitancy halves among young people in Great Britain
Covid vaccine hesitancy has almost halved among 18- to 21-year-olds in Great Britain, according to...
Jodie Kidd says returning to a quiet life in the countryside helped her 'curb' her anxiety' after...
Fit to fly certificates. Check. NHS double-jab certificates. Check. Passports. Check. Car hire...
A woman has revealed how she was left with a bald patch after suffering hair loss triggered by the...
A New York Times reporter was blasted after saying Barack Obama's birthday was a COVID-safe event...
The 'absolute mess' in Britain's 'rip off' PCR testing system was laid bare today in shocking...
Tell us: have you caught Covid in recent weeks?
As part of our coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, we would like to hear from people who...
UK parents: share your thoughts on Covid vaccines for children
Children in the UK who are aged 16 and 17 are expected to be offered Covid vaccines “imminently...
Burnt Orange, Brighton: âDelivers on its smoky promiseâ â restaurant review
Burnt Orange, 59 Middle Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1AL (01273 929923). Starters £4-£10...
Sex Education Xplorers (SEX) review â a biology lesson for the 21st century
I imagine the curriculum has changed since my day but, even so, Iâm pretty sure not...
Police launch investigation into Alibaba sexual assault allegations
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has announced that it is cooperating with a police investigation...
Drivers urged to book MOTs as September surge in demand looms
Owners of cars due an MOT next month are being urged to book early because of a surge in demand. ...
The Guardian view on French Covid pass protesters: attention must be paid
B y French standards, the protests which have now taken place across the country on four...
Britainâs Covid experts are under attack, but they are just doing their jobs
I t feels like open season on Professor Neil Ferguson right now. Sections of the media and...
New York City, Iâve been taking you for granted
T he rules of New York Cityâs public swimming pools are stringent: no flotation aids,...
Hereâs why your efforts to convince anti-vaxxers arenât working
W hat should we do about people who refuse to get vaccinated, or who continue to deny that...
Harder borders are a legacy of Covid we should reject
M oira Hunt hasn’t seen her mother in over 18 months. Hunt and her husband, Shane, live...
âA great blow to Ugandaâ: surgeon John Baptist Mukasa dies of Covid
K ennedy Owuor first fell over in his hotel room in Addis Ababa, Ethiopiaâs capital,...
UK set to âhoardâ up to 210m doses of Covid vaccine, research suggests
The UK is on course to âhoardâ up to 210m spare coronavirus vaccines by the end of the...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomoâs top aide resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
A senior aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Sunday in the wake of a state attorney...
MPs will be able to claim the cost of coronavirus tests on expenses for their taxpayer-funded...
Hypocrisy is said to be the tribute that vice pays to virtue. A simpler way of putting it is that...
The newly-married Major General Alastair Bruce of Crionaich wears many hats, both literally and...
âMy heart sankâ: how lifting energy price cap will hit the most vulnerable
Anthony Lyman, from Northampton, said his heart sank when he learned that his annual energy bill...
Far from the madding crowd: rural breaks boom as wary avoid coast
There are no beaches, no seagulls, and in some places there are more cows than people. This is...
âI need to be outsideâ: why a garden is worth saving up for
âI spent most of my time in the garden when I was little,â says Charlotte Millington, 31,...
Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child sexual abuse images
Apple will scan photo libraries stored on iPhones in the US for known images of child sexual abuse,...
Johnsonâs muddle over Covid is a foretaste of his thinking on climate change. Be afraid
First came the plague, then the flood, and now the fire. This has been a biblical summer, one where...
How Cuomo went from #MeToo ally to a one-man battle to discredit women
On 12 August, 2019 Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, held a glitzy bill ceremony in his...
âNew wave of volatilityâ: Covid stirs up grievances in Latin America
For Filipe da Silva, hitting the streets was about staying alive. âUnfortunately, Brazil...
Six EU states overtake UK Covid vaccination rates as Britainâs rollout slows
Six EU states have now fully inoculated a larger share of their total populations with a...
Biden said America had âgained the upper handâ over Covid â has Delta changed the game?
It was not supposed to be this way. A month ago Joe Biden appeared to have victory over the...
JCVI âlargely opposedâ to Covid vaccination for children under 16
Members of the governmentâs expert committee on vaccination remain largely opposed to...
A mother has been forced to take out a £10,000 loan to pay for a private hysterectomy – after...
Strictly Come Dancing is reportedly set to feature its very first same-sex male pairing in the...
I was lucky enough to go on holiday to Florida with my family just a few weeks ago. Attractions...
GPS and MPs have hailed a 'life saving' miracle drug being used to treat Covid. The steroid...
Boris Johnson's attempt to privatise Channel 4 is being jeopardised by opposition from within the...
A U.S. Olympic fencer who is under investigation for sexual misconduct claims to have confronted...
Americaâs mask wars return as communities split over new guidance
On Wednesday, Georgia governor Brian Kemp used his official Twitter account to say his state â...
Send us your questions for Michaela Coel
In September, the acclaimed actor, screenwriter and director Michaela Coel will publish her debut...
Baxter Dury: âEverything was about Dad. It was the only way he knew how to surviveâ
B axter Dury strolls up to the pub, casually dressed and apologetic. The indie musician,...
Pop star Kris Wu detained on suspicion of rape
Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape. The...
Assaults on police in England and Wales rise above 100 a day during pandemic
A major increase in attacks on police has been recorded during the pandemic, according to official...
The Observer view on the plight facing children post-Covid
The prime minister has touted “levelling up” as the overarching theme of his domestic policy...
Itâs not Covid thatâs damaging British trade. Itâs Brexit
B rexit is beginning to take its toll. Trade with the EU is suffering and foreign...
Jimmy Savile: 10 years on, what has changed in uncovering abuse?
Journalistic parlour game question: what are the most significant news stories of the past decade?...
I secretly hate sex and now fear I will lose my girlfriend
The question I’m a guy in my mid-20s who also happens to be asexual. And no, I am not gay. I just...
Clubbers shun reopened venues in England amid confusion over Covid safety
Nightclubs in England have seen low attendances and been forced to cancel events as the pandemic...
Covid vaccine status proof will not be required for students in England
There are no plans to bring in vaccine passports for university students in England, the Department...
Sky News Australia banned from YouTube for seven days over Covid misinformation
Sky News Australia has been banned from uploading content to YouTube for seven days after violating...
Is Covid-19 on the run in the UK?
J ohn Edmunds has been at the centre of the unravelling of the Covid-19 pandemic since...
Discounts from Uber and Deliveroo will lure young people in UK to get Covid jab
Cheap taxi rides and discounts from the biggest takeaway companies are to be deployed by the...
Thailand: Bangkok warehouse turned into 1,800-bed hospital as Covid crisis worsens
A cargo warehouse at Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport has been turned into an 1,800-bed field hospital...
Lloyds Banking Group records £2bn profit after pandemic slump
Lloyds Banking Group has announced one of its biggest acquisitions since returning to full private...
European football clubsâ revenue declines by £3.4bn over pandemic
The pandemic led to a rare decline in the financial firepower of European football during 2019-20,...
Rugby League World Cup â50-50â to take place with decision expected in days
The chief executive of the Rugby League World Cup, Jon Dutton, has described the chances of the...
Amid Tory chaos and confusion, Labour has a Covid recovery plan
T he chaos and confusion caused by this government in recent weeks beggars belief. Instead...
Crime always pays for the Tories â thatâs why they turn to it again and again
I t is not difficult to see why Boris Johnsonâs first post-isolation photo op was to...
UKâs economic recovery from Covid stalled in June amid âpingdemicâ
Britainâs recovery from the pandemic slowed last month as shortages of goods supplied to...
Japan urges young people to get jabs and stay in amid Tokyo Covid surge
Health experts in Japan have warned that a recent surge in coronavirus cases in Tokyo, six days...
Olympic athletes fear domino effect as pole vaulters test positive for Covid
Two track and field pole vault stars, including the US world champion Sam Kendricks, have tested...
Vote Leave chief awarded £580k Covid deal after call from Dominic Cummings
Dominic Cummings personally called a former colleague on the Vote Leave Brexit campaign and asked...
Renowned US forecaster Nate Silver has slammed 'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson's prediction that...
Twitter on Wednesday announced that it was closing its New York City and San Francisco offices and...
Horny dogs: what can Boris Johnson do about his pet Dilynâs romantic urges?
Name: Horny dogs. Age: Since the first time a dog humped a cavepersonâs leg. Appearance...
Covid: what is changing for fully vaccinated travellers to England?
Millions of people living outside the UK will be allowed quarantine-free entry following the most...
âPeople want to be usefulâ: is the Covid volunteering boom here to stay?
From picking up shopping for neighbours to participating in vaccine studies, the coronavirus...
Myanmar could become Covid âsuper-spreaderâ state, says UN expert
Myanmar is at risk of becoming a super-spreader Covid state that fuels outbreaks across the region,...
Sajid Javid admits UK Covid rates unpredictable as cases rise again
Sajid Javid has said “no one really knows” what trajectory the Covid pandemic will take in the...
Wigan coach labels decisive Jake Mamo try âa disgraceâ after Warrington victory
Sometimes it is simply about points, rather than performances. It would have been unreasonable to...
Balding in mix for title after Alcohol Free raises cheers in Sussex Stakes
Just three trainers have won the British Flat racing championship for the first time in the past 25...
Conor Murray: âSouth Africaâs Twitter gameplan is a funny, weird subplotâ
I t is the snakes-and-ladders element of every British & Irish Lions tour that is so...
The useful illusion of Covid incompetence
I have long thought that incompetence was not a credible explanation for the government’s more...
The Guardian view on women and the Olympics: the athletes caught up â now the IOC must
S trength, resilience and determination make sportswomen champions in the field. The same...
Five Cuban generals dead in recent days â is the Covid spike to blame?
Five mostly elderly and retired Cuban military generals have died in recent days in mysterious...
UK travel-led firms get £2bn boost as Covid rules eased for US and EU arrivals
Nearly £2bn was added to the value of UK airlines and tourism companies on Wednesday after...
Once a Covid success story, South Korea sweats through summer of Delta surge
Park Eun-sun is facing the most challenging set of circumstances since going into business for...
Lack of quarantine at Englandâs borders ârisks havoc of Covid variantsâ
Opening Englandâs borders to let millions of people arriving from the US and Europe avoid...
Fijiâs sevens triumph is symbolic of their âwork together, love one anotherâ spirit
I got asked on Twitter why the Fijian players always cry when the national anthem is...
Sexy secret life of basking sharks uncovered in Hebrides
Fin-to-fin synchronised swimming, thought likely to be part of courtship, has been seen in groups...
Activision Blizzard employees walk out over harassment and âfrat boyâ culture allegations
Employees of Activision Blizzard, the video game company that produces World of Warcraft and Call...
GP clinics at âbreaking pointâ and recovery plan is essential
Doctors are warning that general practice clinics risk cracking under the pressure of â...
More than half of people labelled as a Covid hospital patient in England only tested positive after...
How we made Viz: âWe printed 150 copies for £42.52â
Simon Donald, co-creatorWe grew up without a TV. Our house faced a railway line and my brother...
Pandemic gives breathing room to endangered sea turtles
N ikoletta Sidiropoulou and her colleagues in the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece ...
Tell us: what is your favourite rainy holiday activity?
As more Britons spend their summers in the UK due to Covid travel restrictions, holiday plans can...
âNobody can gaslight usâ: the rappers confronting Canadaâs colonial horrors
A fter the recent discovery of hundreds of Indigenous childrenâs unmarked graves at...
Thailandâs hospitals under pressure as Covid crisis deepens
Thailandâs worsening Covid outbreak is placing intense pressure on hospitals, forcing doctors...
Heathrow wants travel opened up for vaccinated as Covid losses near £3bn
Heathrow airport has called on the UK government to open up travel for fully vaccinated passengers...
Man found guilty of murdering daughter, 17, missing since last July
A man has been found guilty of murdering his 17-year-old daughter, who went missing last July and...
Moonpig profits double as Covid pushes spending online
Moonpig has reported that its annual sales and profits have doubled in its first results since...
The loneliness of the long-distance run of poor cricket form
C ricket, the old adage goes, is a team sport played by individuals. When it really comes...
Keeping loved ones safe is not âcoweringâ, Sajid Javid
How utterly incomprehensible that the health secretary should tell us not to cower from Covid,...
The pandemic has opened up a deep rift within the Conservatives. It will grow
S omething strange is happening within the political party famously ruthless in its...
The British governmentâs Covid strategy was never designed to manage the virus
S ince the announcement of the removal of all Covid-related restrictions in England,...
What is behind the latest fall in cases of Covid across the UK?
Is this how it ends? After an 18-month rollercoaster of soaring and falling cases, and more than...
Greater Sydney lockdown to be extended by four weeks as Covid cases continue to rise
Greater Sydney will remain locked down for a further four weeks after the NSW cabinet agreed to the...
People shielding were eight times more likely to get Covid, study finds
People advised to shield during the first wave of the pandemic were eight times more likely to get...
UK not âout of the woodsâ despite falling Covid case numbers, says expert
Caution is still needed and the UK is not âout of the woods yetâ despite Covid infection...
More than 250 people involved with the Scouts have been convicted of child sexual abuse, it was...
Yeh Freedom Life review â a passionate slice of queer Delhi life
A n unnerving cacophony opens Priya Senâs Yeh Freedom Life: it plunges straight into...
Ryanair forecasts 100m passengers in financial year as bookings soar
Ryanair is expecting to fly 100 million passengers during this financial year after a surge in...
Students in England may need to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures
Ministers have confirmed they could force students in England to be double vaccinated to attend...
UK water firms can raise prices temporarily to offset Covid costs
The UK’s water regulator is to allow utility companies to increase prices temporarily starting...
Up to 50,000 dementia cases were missed during lockdown, it emerged last night. Around one in ten...
âOur silence permits perpetrators to continueâ: one womanâs fight to expose a fatherâs abuse
C lare Devlinâs first memory of being sadistically and sexually snared by her father...
The insect apocalypse: âOur world will grind to a halt without themâ
I have been fascinated by insects all my life. One of my earliest memories is of finding,...
Tell us: how are you affected by rising NHS Covid-19 app notifications?
We’re interested to hear how people in England and Wales are affected by rising notifications...
âWhere nature needed us the most': one company's plan to discover and fund pioneering eco projects
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade â so the saying goes. In Belgium, the wording is a...
âYou are the worst human beingâ: man confronts Fox News host Tucker Carlson
In a confrontation that swiftly went viral, a Montana man told Fox News host Tucker Carlson: â...
More than 250 convicted of child sexual abuse in UK and Ireland while in Scout movement
More than 250 people in the UK and Ireland have been convicted of child sexual abuse offences...
âPingdemicâ is the result of a criminal Covid policy
Your article (England may have to reimpose Covid rules in August, scientists warn, 21 July) says...
To mask or not to mask? That shouldnât be the question
E ngland has now entered the strangest phase to date of its Covid experience. Though the...
Indonesia loosens Covid restrictions despite record deaths
Indonesia’s government has said small businesses and some shopping malls can reopen despite...
Poor mental health leaves pupils three times less likely to pass five GCSEs
Children experiencing poor mental health are three times less likely than their peers to pass five...
Labour announces launch of ânew deal for working peopleâ
Labour is to launch a ânew deal for working peopleâ this week, as Keir Starmer seeks to...
Tunisia president dismisses prime minister and suspends parliament
Tunisian president Kais Saied has suspended parliament and dismissed prime minister Hichem Mechichi...
Covid case figures fall five days in row for first time since February
The number of new Covid-19 cases in the UK has fallen for five days in a row for the first time...
Pregnant women have been urged to get jabbed as new data shows just one in ten have come forward. ...
Two middle-aged white male creatives at a top advertising agency have won a sex discrimination...
A Church of England vicar faces the sack for hugging a mourner at a funeral and singing an Easter...
Meghan Markle dropped a major hint that her new animated Netflix series will be based - at least in...
The WHO has warned there is a 'strong likelihood' of dangerous Covid variants spreading around the...
A rapid smell test is showing promise as a new screening tool for COVID-19 in a pilot study. ...
Holidaymakers are facing a 'shambolic' lottery when choosing Government-approved coronavirus tests...
SAGE adviser Professor Callum Semple says portraying Covid as only affecting the old is 'naive' ...
The mysterious unsigned painting of a lone female figure surrounded by an array of fresh produce...
There were already fears a nation accustomed to home-working would turn their back on suits and...
Britons double-jabbed with the AstraZeneca vaccine may be three times more likely to get symptoms...
Filming for series two of Netflix hit Bridgerton has reportedly been halted after a crew member ...
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there had been a 'premature push' to rule...
The NHS Test and Trace app is 'pinging' neighbours through walls The NHS Test and Trace app is...
Ministers set up a potential Covid clash with owners of nightclubs and other large venues today...
The pandemic may have killed off the 220-year-old national census, statistics chiefs said yesterday...
Covid is not the monster it was, writes PROFESSOR BRENDAN WREN, we can’t go backwards
For sixteen long months, Britons have been doing everything they can to keep new coronavirus...
Ed Sheeran has been forced to quarantine for a second time after he was notified he had come into...
Moderna Inc will soon start testing its COVID-19 vaccine on pregnant women. The Cambridge,...
Fans attending Premier League football matches may need a Covid Passport to gain entry to stadiums...
Climate change as much of an emergency as Covid and deaths 'should be tracked daily', says report
Climate change is as much of an emergency as the Covid-19 pandemic and should be treated in the...
Professor Tim Spector, who runs Britain's largest Covid symptom tracking study ZOE, said cases 'may...
Melania Trump tried to keep Donald Trump from using the White House for his election night party...
Large venues such as nightclubs and city-centre bars could be forced to bring in Covid passports...
A World Health Organization-led team studying the origins of Covid-19 have turned their attention...
Britons should not get their second Covid vaccine after just four weeks, one of the Government's...
The Duchess of Sussex has famously bemoaned the 'men in grey suits' – faceless courtiers who...
Police chiefs have told staff not to exchange texts featuring kisses and heart emojis amid concerns...
Douglas Coupland on Generation X at 30: âGenerational trashing is eternalâ
Iâm 59 and a half years old â and these days I no longer feel that I identify as a human...
Indian athletics star Milkha Singh dies after catching Covid, aged 91
Milkha Singh, one of India’s first sport superstars, has died of Covid-related complications at...
âItâs such a reliefâ: how Europeâs Covid vaccine rollout is catching up with UK
On Friday morning, Leyla Ãelik woke up with butterflies in her stomach. For weeks, the 22-year...
Fresh protests in Brazil against Bolsonaroâs handling of Covid pandemic
Thousands of Brazilians returned to the streets on Saturday in protest against the response of Jair...
Kay Burley says she was an âidiotâ for breach of Covid rules last year
The Sky News presenter Kay Burley has admitted she was an âidiotâ for breaking Covid...
Britainâs longest-known coronavirus patient dies aged 49
A man believed to be Britainâs longest-known coronavirus patient has died after deciding to...
Minister must reverse rape conviction slump or resign, says Labour
Robert Buckland must resign as justice secretary if he cannot reverse the plunging prosecution and...
Eton v the sea trout: collegeâs land sale sparks fears of river pollution
Two of the UKâs oldest institutions â Eton College and trout fishing â are heading...
Mandatory vaccinations for care workers and the blame game
I am passionate about the importance of the Covid-19 vaccination programme. I recently wrote a...
The Guardian view on the rape review: sorry is not enough
T he pledges made by ministers in their keenly awaited rape review must lead to immediate...
Brexit âpurityâ is breaking up the union. Just ask the people of Belfast
B rexit is the plague that will still be infecting Britain when Covid has gone. It spreads...
The âhuman rightsâ sex trade case that will harm women
A case to be heard in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg this week could have...
Music mogul has Wonderful Tonight tuned for Arc after Royal Ascot win
Wonderful Tonight went to post for the Hardwicke Stakes here on Saturday as a proven talent in...
Robin Wall Kimmerer: âMosses are a model of how we might liveâ
R obin Wall Kimmerer can recall almost to the day when she first fell under the unlikely...
Covid jabs for billions of humans will earn their makers billions of dollars
D rugmakers led by US firms Pfizer and Moderna stand to make tens of billions of dollars...
Third wave of Covid âdefinitely under wayâ in UK, says expert
A government scientific adviser has said a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is â...
One third of convicted sex offenders across England and Wales avoid prison
Ministers are facing demands to explain why thousands of convicted sexual offenders across England...
âTargeted for violenceâ: the dangers LGBTQ+ Native Americans face
T he last time Fochik Hashtali* spoke with her close friend Poe Jackson, he was telling...
Care home workers: share your thoughts on mandatory Covid vaccines
Ministers are planning to announce that Covid vaccinations are to become mandatory for care home...
âFrances made this happen!â Jo Whiley on how her sister saved lives in the pandemic
T here is a lot of joy in little glimmers of normality these days. For Jo Whileyâs...
V&A museumâs new 20th and 21st Century gallery is refitted for the social justice era
In November 2019, after almost 30 years, the V&Aâs 20th Century gallery closed its doors....
Scarlett Johansson criticises âhypersexualisationâ of Black Widow in Iron Man 2
Scarlett Johansson has spoken out against the sexualisation of Black Widow in Iron Man 2, the 2010...
US embassy in Kabul locks down amid Covid surge and death of one staffer
The US embassy in Kabul has had to shut down almost all its operations because of a Covid-19...
Trudeau is no feminist, says Green party leader as she battles party revolt
Justin Trudeau is “no ally and no feminist”, the head of Canada’s Green party has alleged, as...
Global bike shortage set to continue, Halfords chief executive warns
Halfords has warned of ongoing shortages of bikes around the world as it almost tripled profits...
Scotland was eight hours from running out of some PPE in Covid first wave
Some stocks of PPE in Scotland came within eight hours of running out at the height of the first...
An opportunity for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse to finally be heard
The Truth Project, set up by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, has played a vital...
The âcatch-up planâ for schools needs to start with the Department for Education
I t seems to have escaped government ministersâ notice, but running a school is a...
Vaccine nationalism is killing us. We need an internationalist approach
W e have the power to end this pandemic. We have the technology, materials and productive...
Compulsory care-home staff jabs may sound sensible but would create a catastrophe
I t’s a no-brainer, isn’t it? Of course every care and NHS worker should be vaccinated...
Where is everyone? Covid and Brexit empty Franceâs north coast resorts
W ith the approach of the summer holidays, the two French seaside towns of Saint-Valery...
Brenda Myers-Powell: she was pimped out, left for dead â then survived to fight for other girls
N obody can tell Brenda Myers-Powellâs story better than Brenda herself. Itâs...
AstraZeneca vaccine price pledge omits some poor countries, contract shows
AstraZeneca can charge a higher price for its Covid-19 vaccine in dozens of poor countries once the...
Netherlands offers free pickled herring as Covid jab incentive
After Russia offered cars, Washington state spliffs, Indonesia live chickens and Hong Kong the...
Previous Covid infection may not offer long-term protection, study finds
Previous infection with coronavirus does not necessarily protect against Covid in the longer term,...
Meghan Markle will fly out to London to support Prince Harry at the unveiling of the new Princess...
My boyfriend never initiates sex â how can I help him to be more confident?
I met my boyfriend shortly before the first lockdown in March last year, and had never been in a...
Online sex crimes crisis in South Korea affecting all women, report finds
South Korea’s epidemic of online sexual abuse has left survivors traumatised for life, and is...
Wealth secret of the super rich revealed: be born into a rich family
Self-made billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk made huge profits during the Covid-19...
Bridge made of string: Peruvians weave 500-year-old Incan crossing back into place
Peruvians from the Huinchiri community in Cusco region are rebuilding a 500-year-old Incan hanging...
Employers think the pandemic was a time for earnest self-improvement. Screw that
E arly in the pandemic there was a moment when it started to become clear that the...
An Inside job: lockdown has finally been turned into the stuff of irresistible art
I n the spring, I wrote about a wariness surrounding art that reflects on the pandemic –...
All adults in England able to book Covid jabs âby end of weekâ
Every adult in England will be able to book their first Covid-19 vaccination from the end of this...
High in the Himalayas, villagers hit by Covid are left to fend for themselves
Phalguni Devi has spent a fortnight living in a cattle shed. Looking out on a rainy afternoon in...
Cashless society draws closer with only one in six payments now in cash
The UK has moved a big step closer to becoming a cashless society after official data showed that...
Biden to meet Putin at highly anticipated summit in Geneva
The US president, Joe Biden, is due to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Geneva in a highly...
All care home staff in England should have Covid vaccine, says minister
All care home staff in England should be vaccinated, a senior government minister has urged, saying...
âIdentity crisisâ: will the USâs largest evangelical denomination move even further right?
T housands of Southern Baptists from across the US are heading to Tennessee this week to...
Tell us: how have you been affected by the delayed lifting of lockdown restrictions in England?
As infections and hospital admissions are rising again, Boris Johnson has announced a four-week...
Less than 1% of UK travel insurance policies offer full Covid cover, says Which?
Less than 1% of UK travel insurance policies provide people with full comprehensive cover for Covid...
âI donât feel any the wiserâ: uncertainty as wedding Covid rules eased
A fter months of having to choose just 30 close relatives and friends to celebrate their...
South Korea says consensual sex act between male soldiers âbordered on rapeâ
A South Korean military court has been accused of discriminating against sexual minorities after it...
Restaurants and pubs âface collapseâ during extended England lockdown
Business groups have warned that pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs face significant hardship...
Boohoo reports strong sales as it relaunches Debenhams website
Boohoo has reported further strong sales growth on the back of the online shopping boom seen during...
Biosecure bubble can help forge stronger Lions bonds, insists Ken Owens
The British & Irish Lions hooker Ken Owens believes the strict Covid-19 restrictions facing the...
Swimming Australia admits failings in misconduct complaints procedures
Swimming Australia has conceded it “could have done better” in facilitating complaints from...
Wimbledon finals to allow full crowd capacity with 45,000 at Euro 2020 final
The final weekend of Wimbledon will be played on Centre Court in front of a capacity crowd – the...
World Test Championship is hard to love but final deserves more than a washout
T he forecast is for rain. Of course the forecast is for rain. It’s the final of the...
The Guardian view on delaying lockdown easing: sadly unavoidable
S ince February, when Boris Johnson unveiled a four-step roadmap to ending all Covid...
China and the west must now cooperate to achieve global Covid vaccine coverage
“V accine diplomacy” has evolved into a dirty phrase, not least in relation to China...
Whether Covid escaped from a lab or not, itâs time to talk about biosecurity
T he debate on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic has recently focused on the potential...
Great strides: how Annie Hallâs âdad pantsâ conquered the world
S crolling through the Instagram page of model and Kardashian scion Kendall Jenner, one...
The sexual assault of sleeping women: the hidden, horrifying rape crisis in Britainâs bedrooms
N iamh NÃ Dhomhnaill had been with her partner for almost a year when she discovered...
Vaccines and oxygen run out as third wave of Covid hits Uganda
Uganda has all but run out of Covid-19 vaccines and oxygen as the country grapples with another...
Southbank Centre to showcase art made by Britons shielding from Covid
More than 600 pieces of art created by thousands of people who were shielding and in extreme...
Summer 2022 holiday bookings surging, says online travel agent On The Beach
Holiday bookings for summer 2022 are “significantly” ahead of normal, according to online...
Almost a third of the 42 Britons who have so far died from the Indian (Delta) Covid had been double...
Shocking footage has captured the moment bloodied brawling men were seen hurling deckchairs and...
The G7 summit will be remembered as an 'unforgivable moral failure' after leaders failed to...
This is the moment police were forced to smash their way into a car to rescue two dogs who had been...
A music teacher has pleaded guilty to faking a coronavirus 'Fit to Fly' certificate to travel to...
She regularly enthuses about going on long hikes, which help to keep her mentally and physically...
Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany says she ânever liedâ as Trump press secretary
The White House press secretary turned Fox News contributor Kayleigh McEnany has claimed she â...
Ted Baker loses more than £100m as Covid lockdowns dent sales
Ted Baker made a loss of more than £100m in the first pandemic year as revenues at the fashion...
Five things for England to fix before the Test series against India
1. Pick the right team England start a five-Test series against India in just over seven weeks....
S arah and her husband were anchored in a remote harbour â more than a year into...
How Taiwanâs struggle for Covid vaccines is inflaming tensions with China
V accines are the latest flashpoint inflaming cross-strait tensions between China and...
UK health inequalities made worse by Covid crisis, study suggests
The coronavirus crisis has disrupted routine healthcare disproportionately across society with...
Vaccines are working â but these charts show weâre right to delay reopening
Two-thirds of the UK population are insufficiently protected against the Delta coronavirus variant,...
Andy Murray: âDonât be sad for me! I like doing this â no oneâs forcing me to playâ
I s he or isnât he? One minute Andy Murray, one of Britainâs greatest living...
David Eagleman: âThe working of the brain resembles drug dealers in Albuquerqueâ
David Eagleman, 50, is an American neuroscientist, bestselling author and presenter of the BBC...
Tell us: are you planning on joining protests at the G7 summit?
Later this week, world leaders will be attending the G7 summit, at Carbis Bay, near St Ives in...
Oliver Zeter Sauvignon Blanc Brut, Pfalz, Germany 2019 (from £22.95, mumblesfinewines.co.uk;...
Brandon Taylor: âI grew up reading my auntâs nursing-home manuals and bodice-rippersâ
B randon Taylor, 32, grew up in Alabama and studied at the Iowa Writersâ Workshop. He...
A mong the things Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband have in common, apart from electoral defeat...
António Guterres on the climate crisis: âWe are coming to a point of no returnâ
W ealthy countries risk an âunforgivable lost opportunityâ by not emerging from...
Saudi Arabia bans foreigners from hajj over Covid concerns
Saudi Arabia has announced that this year’s hajj pilgrimage will be limited to 60,000 vaccinated...
Queenâs birthday list honours key figures in UK Covid vaccine drive
Key figures in the battle against Covid-19 and Britainâs vaccine success have been rewarded in...
Burrito economics: Republican claims about price rises are so much hot air
House Republicans are blaming Democrats for the rise in Chipotle burrito prices. ...
Josh Bayliss with final flourish as Bath beat Northampton to seal Europe spot
As so often these days, in rugby, sport and society, a pesky virus played an unsatisfactorily...
Celebrity buzz: how starsâ bedroom toys have got us all talking about sex
Lily Allen has one. Cara Delevingne has one. Dakota Johnson has developed her own range. Is the...
No more emails: why Iâm walking from Landâs End to John oâGroats
I tâs 7.30pm on 29 April and Iâm standing alone on the highest hill in this part...
Drop Covid vaccine patent rules to save lives in poorest countries, UK and Germany told
Britain and Germany were under intense pressure on Saturday to drop their resistance to proposals...
Factory workers making goods for the west bear brunt of virus surge in south-east Asia
It was around mid-May when workers at the Cal-Comp factory in Phetchaburi, central Thailand, heard...
Why are women more prone to long Covid?
I n June 2020, as the first reports of long Covid began to filter through the medical...
Covid lockdown: should England open up on 21 June?
Data The key issue is the extent to which infections of the Delta variant first detected in India...
A British Airways pilot who spent a record 243 days in an American hospital with coronavirus...
A man accused of trolling Katie Price's disabled son Harvey was today found not guilty at a trial...
The majority of online recruitment in active sex trafficking cases last year occurred on Facebook,...
Trump finds historical muse in tourmate and ex-Fox News anchor Bill OâReilly
D onald Trump appears to have found his historical muse. The former US president will go...
I have a smaller penis than my girlfriendâs exes â should I get surgery?
My girlfriend and I are extremely happy together, but she told me that two of her exes...
A 52-year-old woman from NSW who died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine is âlikelyâ...
More research funding needed to avoid drug-resistant pandemic, warns report
Small drugmakers and biotech firms that are developing the bulk of new antibiotics need far more...
Morrisons shareholders reject executive bonuses amid falling profits
Morrisons shareholders have voted overwhelmingly against the award of millions of pounds in bonuses...
Sexual harassment is a routine part of life, schoolchildren tell Ofsted
Schoolchildren have told Ofsted inspectors that sexual harassment and online sexual abuse are such...
Forget incremental change: the left shouldnât be afraid of thinking big
W e have all craved a return to normality during the pandemic. As we emerge from this...
If you have long Covid, as I did, donât give up hope. Recovery is possible
C ovid-19 affects people in a range of different ways. For some its a mild illness; to...
G7 leaders will call for fresh WHO inquiry into Covid origins, leaked communique suggests
Leaders at the G7 summit will call for a new, transparent investigation by the World Health...
Ruben Sergeyev, longtime Guardian fixer in Moscow, dies at 65
Ruben Sergeyev, a longtime consultant and friend to Guardian correspondents in Moscow from the...
High risk of autumn Covid surge in Europe despite drop in infections, says WHO
Covid-19 infections, hospitalisations and deaths are falling fast across Europe, but the risk of a...
Gender-critical views are a protected belief, appeal tribunal rules
The gender-critical views of a researcher who lost her job at a thinktank after tweeting that...
Matt Hancock pledges to hand over any advice on discharges to care homes
Matt Hancock has promised to reveal internal advice that is alleged to have required testing for...
The 'Storegga slide' — an underwater collapse 8,200 years ago that triggered a huge tidal wave ...
Joey Essex: Grief and Me Rating: Sliced Rating: Joey Essex...
Leftist teacher takes on dictatorâs daughter as Peru picks new president
P eruvians must choose between the son of illiterate peasant farmers who pledges to upend...
Love Island makers say LGBT contestants bring âlogistical difficultiesâ
The makers of TVâs Love Island have said that there have been âlogistical difficultiesâ...
âExponentialâ rise in Covid cases in DRC capital, reports WHO
The UNâs health agency said on Thursday that it detected a surge of coronavirus cases late...
Tory group demands rethink on recovery plan for English schools
Furious Conservative MPs have privately demanded a rethink of the watered down recovery plan for...
Covid care home tragedy: we, the bereaved, need to know the full truth
I was relieved to see, in letters (30 May), the truths gradually emerging on the care home tragedy....
The Guardian view on Israelâs new coalition: not yet a new era
T here were 38 minutes left when eight very disparate Israeli opposition parties announced...
Kate Winslet shows thereâs more to middle age than a saggy belly
K ate Winslet has always had guts. But for her to have a belly, let alone one that wobbles...
âNone of the evidence was enoughâ: Czech women fight to criminalise all non-consensual sex
âI felt so lost when I heard the court verdict; as if the fact that he raped me was somehow...
Samuel L Jacksonâs 20 best films â ranked!
20. Chi-Raq (2015) Samuel L Jackson is the elegantly besuited, cane-twirling, fourth-wall...
Covid variants: how much protection do the different vaccines offer?
On Wednesday Boris Johnson said he saw nothing in the current data to stop the planned lifting of...
Nepal Covid variant: does it exist and should we be concerned?
Another day, another variant. The latest incarnation of the coronavirus to raise concerns has been...
India Covid variant may increase risk of hospital admission, early data suggests
The coronavirus variant of concern first discovered in India, known as Delta, is more likely to...
Share your stories of holiday disasters
With travel still subject to strict Covid rules, many of us will be opting to stay put this summer....
Tell us: are you in a platonic marriage or a similar relationship?
Although legislation around marriage has changed over the last 10 years – from the introduction...
Protesters call on banks to âdrop African debtâ in wake of Covid
Activists at a demonstration outside the annual general meeting of HSBC in London have demanded the...
Murder inquiry over death of Italian woman after sex video battle
Prosecutors in Naples have opened a murder inquiry into the death of a young woman believed to have...
Number of EU citizens refused entry to UK soars despite Covid crisis
The number of EU citizens being prevented from entering the UK has soared over the past three...
Covid bereaved demand public inquiry and end to âpolitical pantomimeâ
Boris Johnson is facing a growing clamour to bring forward the start of the coronavirus public...
Dominic Cummingsâ tell-all told us what we already knew about the Tories
It is astonishing that it has taken so long for self-styled superbrain Dominic Cummings to figure...
The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry: time to bring it on
F aced with Dominic Cummings’ fusillade against Boris Johnson’s handling of the...
Longer school hours wonât plug Covid learning gaps, says Cambridge academic
Keeping pupils in school for longer lessons would not be enough to overcome the gaps in their...
German children aged 12 -16 can have Covid Pfizer vaccine in June
German children from the age of 12 will be eligible for a Covid-19 inoculation from next month, the...
Prince Charles advises people recovering from Covid to practise yoga
Prince Charles has suggested that people struggling to return to full health after having the...
Bank holiday traffic: sun and Covid easing may mean return of jams
Sunny weather, the easing of Covid restrictions and the return of road traffic to pre-pandemic...
Glasgow to stay in toughest lockdown level as Covid cases rise
Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed Glasgow will remain in Scotland’s second toughest lockdown regime...
Boris Johnson acted unwisely over flat refurbishment, report finds
Boris Johnson “unwisely” embarked on a refurbishment of his official Downing Street flat...
A sex-pest Tory PM is facing a six-week ban from Parliament for breaching sexual misconduct rules...
I n late March this year, Esther Mbabazi left behind Kampala, the chaotic capital of...
T he thing they donât tell you is that parties change when you get older. You have...
Up to 8,700 patients died after catching Covid in English hospitals
Up to 8,700 patients died after catching Covid-19 while in hospital being treated for another...
UK government borrowing fell in April as Covid lockdown eased
Britain’s stronger than expected recovery during the third lockdown limited government borrowing...
The Essex village cricket club going in to bat against climate crisis
W ith 2020 the joint hottest year on record, extreme weather events stoking up and a...
The Guardian view on losing at Eurovision: the only way is up
I t was a year of records for Eurovision, filmed in front of a reduced live audience...
Dominic Cummings must be held to account â not made the star of the show
T he stage is set, the props laid out, the audience whipped into a frenzy of...
Covid vaccine hesitancy could see Hong Kong throw away millions of doses
Hong Kong could soon be throwing away millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses because not enough people...
Afghanistanâs doctors braced for rapid spread of India Covid variant
Doctors in Afghanistan have expressed fears that the Covid-19 variant first discovered in India...
Oxygen shortages threaten âtotal collapseâ of dozens of health systems
Dozens of countries are facing severe oxygen shortages because of surging Covid-19 cases,...
Health chiefs seek urgent answers on travel advice for England hotspots
Public health chiefs are demanding urgent answers about why the government failed to announce new...
Sniffer dogs are more effective than rapid tests at detecting cases of Covid-19 and could soon be...
Dominic Cummings has posted a damning chart from March 2020 predicting an 'optimal' death toll of...
Bringing the circus back to life â a photo essay
T o watch Giffords Circus at Fennells Farm in Gloucestershire come back to life after...
Coming back better: New York City is reopening â but will it be fairer?
Of any city in the US, perhaps none has been so marked by the pandemic as New York. Early last...
Turkeyâs leaders accused of âplaying political gamesâ over Covid response
O n a boiling hot day in Istanbul last July, hundreds of thousands of people gathered...
Do you have a fear of returning to the office?
M y husband is standing in the kitchen, asking me if his shirt is stained. He looks...
Itâs cold and wet, but Scarborough is a beacon of normality for families
T he sky was overcast, a chill wind blew in from the sea, and everyone was wearing coats....
Thousands rally at âobsceneâ motorcade for Jair Bolsonaro
The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has led a raucous column of motorcycle enthusiasts through...
The Guardian view on community leisure centres: not a luxury
O ne of the many discoveries of the last 14 months has been how Covid-19 seeks out...
Covid pandemic might unlock doors to golden age for the arts
F or Britain’s theatres it has been a case of history repeating itself. The playhouses...
Covid rates in Sefton and Bolton tell a tale of two demographics
A t a government press conference last Wednesday, England’s deputy chief medical officer...
WHO and global faith leaders call for fair access to Covid vaccines
Global faith leaders and senior health and humanitarian figures are calling on countries to ensure...
Chance of England Covid restrictions ending on 21 June âlooking goodâ
The prospects for ending all coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England on 21 June are â...
Prince Harry revealed an argument with then-girlfriend Meghan Markle was what pushed him to get...
Britons should wear masks at work if they have colds even after coronavirus fades, Robert Buckland...
Lady Gaga says she had a 'total psychotic break' when she was sexually assaulted at the age of 19...
Amid the Covid pandemic, Senegal women find renewed hope in fishing
S ince her birth on Senegal’s coast, the ocean has always given Ndeye Yacine Dieng life....
Retail sales soar as shoppers splash out on clothing and footwear
People in Great Britain rushed back to the shops in April to stock up on clothing and footwear...
Chelsea bounce back from Barcelona defeat with FA Cup win over Everton
A wet and windy Kingsmeadow proved the backdrop to the final act of the women’s season as,...
England under pressure to reschedule or cancel fifth Test against India
English cricket’s relationship with India faces a potential fork in the road following an...
We need public and affordable workspaces
I agree with your editorial (The Guardian view on working from home: a new social divide, 18 May),...
Letâs make sure our personal data works for us â not against us â after the pandemic
H ow is it that we live in a world that is awash with our personal information, where most...
Covid-19 travel amber list: a guide to rules in top holiday destinations
Like so many changes to the UK’s Covid rules over the past 14 months, the new traffic light...
âNot a lot of trustâ: Taiwan wrestles with home working in wake of Covid surge
W hen Amanda asked a colleague to bring her laptop home from their tech-company office,...
Apple v Epic: Tim Cook set to testify as star witness in high-stakes trial
Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, is set to testify on Friday as the star witness in a high...
EU decision to add UK to travel âwhite listâ to be delayed due to Covid variant fears
A decision in Brussels to add the UK to an EU âwhite listâ of countries from where...
We're used to seeing Sophie Wessex looking polished in elegant midi dresses and court shoes, but...
Six pubs have closed every week during the three Covid-19 lockdowns with premises demolished or...
Tell us: have you been affected by the India Covid variant?
We are looking to speak with people in the UK and elsewhere who have been affected by the B.1.617.2...
Royal Mail posts £726m profit amid pandemic demand for parcels
Royal Mailâs annual profits quadrupled in its latest financial year as the pandemic-fuelled...
Focus on preschools during Covid recovery, UK ministers urged
Ministers are being urged to put early years at the heart of the education recovery programme, with...
The Guardian view on US bishops versus the president: Biden is on the angelsâ side
J oe Biden wears his Catholicism on his sleeve. The American president carries the rosary...
The US government should buy the Greyhound bus company. Hear me out
J oe Biden’s love of trains is well known. “Amtrak Joe” has vowed to invest in...
Progressive economic policies are back on the agenda â time for Starmer to catch up
S ometimes political parties hit a sweet spot and their opponents struggle to lay a glove...
Britain could steer a global vaccination programme â but where is the leadership?
W e are 140 days into what Boris Johnson has proudly called âthe year of British...
Dogs can better detect Covid in humans than lateral flow tests, finds study
Dogs are better at detecting Covid-19 in humans than many fast lateral flow tests (LFTs), according...
âPeople die in less than a weekâ: Covid wave catches Argentina off-guard
It is 1am and intensive care doctor Vanina Edul is trying vainly to remember the names of all the...
Trailer released for Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey TV series
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex feature in an emotional trailer for Harry’s mental health...
Covid expected to cost Britain £372bn, says National Audit Office
The governmentâs bill for tackling Covid-19 has risen by £100bn since the start of the year...
Covid experts warn against foreign holidays, so why is Boris Johnson so keen?
“F ly now pay later”, offers one finance company, which gives loans for holidays,...
Schoolâs out: Pakistani pupils struggle with lack of internet
I qbal Khan works as a chauffeur in Lahore. His children are in his home village in a...
âI would want to be vaccinated firstâ: Covid experts on Englandâs relaxed rules
With restrictions in England relaxing this week, we ask the experts about the risks involved with...
UK unemployment drops as businesses hire amid Covid easing
UK employers preparing for the easing of lockdown started hiring again in March, driving down...
Mel B on domestic abuse, trauma and recovery: âIn my mind there was no way outâ
M elanie Brown is in her tracksuit talking to me from her Leeds home. Her mother has...
Cancelled Philip Roth biography picked up by new publisher amid abuse allegations
A biography of the late novelist Philip Roth that was dropped by its original publisher after...
Peter Rabbit 2 review â James Cordenâs unfunny bunny scampers back
T he new Peter Rabbit film is here â as before directed and co-written by Will Gluck...
Post-punk band Au Pairs: âThe Thatcher years gave us plenty of materialâ
F orty years ago this month, one of the best but often forgotten albums of the 1980s was...
âCovid casinoâ case collapses as police in Canada accused of stealing watches
A police investigation into an alleged underground casino operating out of a mansion north of...
Teenage nursery worker on trial in Exeter for sexual assault of children
A teenage nursery worker sexually assaulted eight young children he was employed to look after, a...
UK schools voice objections to âpropping upâ Covid test and trace system, unpaid
Schools have spent up to and in excess of 100 hours âpropping upâ the national Covid test...
Talking Horses: tracks on alert as racecourses open their doors again
I t was odd to look around the bleak emptiness of the York racecourse on the final day of...
The Guardian view on Covid ethics: easier to enter lockdown than leave it
T he rollout of the vaccine in Britain has seemingly sprung the lock that kept the public...
The Guardian view on violence against women: focus on the perpetrators
A shocking series of murders of women in public places, combined with rising levels of...
Covid has led to record levels of antidepressant use â but withdrawal can be difficult
O ne of the impacts of the Covid lockdowns since March 2020 has been a widespread...
GSKâs late entry to the vaccine race will help protect it from aggressive investors
G laxoSmithKlineâs progress on Covid vaccines has been slow, frustrating and...
Disingenuous and slippery, Matt Hancock deflects blame for spread of India variant
I t was more a question of do as I say, not as I do. “We must be humble,” said Matt...
Biden vows to send 20m doses of US-approved Covid vaccines overseas
Washington will send 20m doses of US-approved coronavirus vaccines overseas by the end of June, Joe...
âUrgent. Oxygen neededâ: Nepalis mobilise to take charge in Covid crisis
A ping and: âICU bed needed. Please itâs urgent.â Another ping: â...
More than 5,000 migrants reach Spainâs north African enclave Ceuta in a day
More than 5,000 migrants, about 1,000 of them presumed to be minors, crossed into Spainâs...
96% of Britons develop antibodies after one Covid jab, study finds
More than 90% of Britons develop antibodies to coronavirus after having one dose of the AstraZeneca...
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....