Syria approves Sputnik vaccine; UK government eyes return to normal by end of June; Fauci says political divide contributed to ‘stunning’ US deaths Italy ‘misled WHO on pandemic readiness’ weeks before Covid outbreak US coronavirus death toll passes 500,000 after devastating winter surge Thousands of US healthcare workers have died […]
Year: 2021
Airline aims to ‘streamline health verification’ for travel as vaccinations begin Air New Zealand will trial a digital vaccine passport in April on flights between Auckland and Sydney. As vaccination begins in Australia, attention has turned to the potential resumption of international travel and how Australia could track whether potential […]
Even with average number of daily new cases decreasing, US is still experiencing 1,500 to 3,500 deaths a day More than 500,000 people have now died from Covid-19 in the US, just over a year after the country detected its first cases of a virus that has wrought almost unprecedented […]
PM to unveil proposals for England on Monday, with shops and restaurants facing longer wait Lockdown easing: key dates and phases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Social contact with loved ones will take precedence over the reopening of shops and hospitality when Boris Johnson sets out […]
Engine failure of a United Airlines Boeing prompts airlines in US and Japan to ground dozens of 777s Boeing 777s have been grounded in the US and Japan after the US Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency airworthiness directive following a catastrophic engine failure on one of the planes in […]
Neil Basu says move to protest appointment of William Shawcross could harm process Britain’s best chance of reducing terrorist violence risks being damaged amid a huge backlash to the government’s choice of William Shawcross to lead a review of Prevent, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer has told the Guardian. Assistant […]
Arlene Foster and senior MPs want new post-Brexit trade arrangements to stop disruption at Irish Sea ports The leader of the Democratic Unionist party, Arlene Foster, and senior DUP MPs are launching a legal action challenging the Brexit deal’s Northern Ireland protocol. They will be joining other unionists from across […]
Exclusive: MHRA investigating former publican Alex Bourne who won £30m of work producing Covid test vials The former publican and neighbour of Matt Hancock who secured lucrative work producing millions of vials for NHS Covid tests is under investigation by the UK’s medicine agency, the Guardian can reveal. Alex Bourne, […]
Call comes as prime minister aims for all adults to be vaccinated by July Data on the number of Covid-19 cases is now so encouraging that outdoor sports for children and small numbers of adults should be allowed immediately as part of an accelerated easing of the lockdown, a leading […]
As smoking falls out of fashion, BAT is pinning its hopes on younger users of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches Flashing an ice-white smile for her 50,000 followers on TikTok, a fresh-faced young woman pops a flavoured nicotine pouch into her mouth, as one of Pakistan’s most popular love songs plays […]