Advice to secondary schools issued amid concerns over new term spike in Covid cases and Keir Starmer calls for more test kits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage All pupils in secondary schools in England should return to wearing masks in classrooms, ministers said last night, as […]
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Critics say legacy of 2003 Iraq invasion makes former PM unsuitable for Queen’s highest honour The former Labour prime minister Tony Blair’s ennoblement this weekend, courtesy of the Queen, has been defended by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Sir Tony, rather than Sir Anthony, as […]
At least seven reported injured while cause of the blaze remains under investigation Three people are missing and feared dead after a wind-stoked wildfire roared through two towns in Boulder county, Colorado, prompting thousands of evacuations and destroying nearly 1,000 homes, authorities said on Saturday. Officials initially said there were […]
Tennis player Emma Raducanu, Olympians and Paralympians, and actor Daniel Craig also among 1,122 people receiving awards Leading figures of science and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic have been feted in the Queen’s new year honours list, including the chief medical officer for England, Prof Chris Whitty, who is to […]
New customs checks will make imports more expensive and slower, says Cold Chain Federation Britain’s small businesses should expect trade with the EU to be “permanently damaged” from 1 January, the refrigerated supply chain trade body has said, after new customs checks take effect that it says will make imports […]
The actor’s career spanned more than 80 years – but it was her role as Rose Nylund in the 1980s sitcom that cemented her status Betty White, the actor best known for roles in sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, has died aged 99. White died […]
Latest updates as fireworks and parties make a comeback around the world following a year of lockdowns and new variants New York presses ahead with New Year’s Eve party despite Covid records UK has warmest New Year’s Eve on record as temperatures top 15C Australia cautiously rings in 2022 with […]
Exclusive: Guardian survey shows level of intimidation, including death threats, against scientific and medical advisers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The “appalling” scale of abuse, intimidation and threatening behaviour directed at the UK government’s scientific and medical advisers has been laid bare in a Guardian survey […]
Thursday’s figure is new daily record, with the number of people in hospital and deaths also rising Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Confirmed daily Covid cases in the UK hit yet another high on Thursday, with 189,213 reported in the past 24 hours, while the number […]
Experts say any deal depends on whether US government believes it is worth investigating network that may have been involved Now that the British former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted in her sex-trafficking trial, speculation is growing that she may try to cut a deal and become a government […]