Government has ordered 60m doses of jab, which appears to work well against Kent variant Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Another vaccine against Covid, trialled in the UK and bought by the government, has been shown to be nearly 90% effective and work against the UK […]
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Meteoric rise fizzles out after small investors are barred from trading in groups that had soared in value GameStop: how Reddit amateurs took aim at Wall Street’s short-sellers Small investors mounting an assault on Wall Street speculators suffered a setback on Thursday as trading platforms banned them from buying more […]
Sandro Botticelli’s Young Man Holding a Roundel, a small portrait of long-haired nobleman, sells for $92.2m A small painting by Sandro Botticelli has been sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $92.2m, an auction record for the Renaissance master. The work, Young Man Holding a Roundel, from about 1475, depicts […]
EU health commissioner dismisses AstraZeneca argument it is contractually obliged to supply UK first Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain is on a collision course with the European Union over vaccine shortages after Brussels refused to accept that people in the UK have first claim on […]
MoneySavingExpert founder says government help is needed as some charity sectors face ‘existential risk’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Martin Lewis, the MoneySavingExpert founder who is giving away more than £10m of his fortune, has warned that many charities are at risk of collapse as a […]
Already a fashion sensation, the 22-year-old joins IMG Models, the same agency as Gigi and Bella Hadid Amanda Gorman, whose performance of her poem The Hill We Climb during Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration drew widespread praise, has signed to IMG Models, the same agency as Gigi and Bella Hadid. The […]
National terrorism bulletin suggests attack may embolden extremists and set the stage for additional attacks The US Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday issued a national terrorism bulletin warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after Joe Biden’s election. Continue reading…
Imperial College study notes decline in week to 22 January but fall is slower than in first national lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Cases of coronavirus have started to decline in England but must fall faster to relieve pressure on the NHS, scientists behind a […]
A woman beaten by police becomes a symbol of opposition as Vladimir Putin tries to contain the anti-corruption movement Supporters of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have called for more rallies across the country this weekend to demand his release after he was put in pre-trial detention over parole […]
PM says it is ‘hard to compute the sorrow’ after number of deaths passes 100,000 ‘A huge loss’: tributes to victims of the UK’s Covid second wave Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has insisted his government “did everything we could” to limit coronavirus deaths […]