Scientists start work on steps needed for potential rapid development of a modified vaccine, AstraZeneca says Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK medicines regulator is in discussions with coronavirus vaccine manufacturers about “potential modifications” that may be needed to ensure their jabs protect against new […]
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PM warns B117 may increase death rate as well as being up to 70% more transmissible Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The new UK coronavirus variant may be 30% more deadly, Boris Johnson said on Friday as he warned of stricter travel curbs and continued lockdown […]
Former first lady walks off after touching down at Palm Beach airport this week, leaving husband to relish the spotlight alone One last time, the internet has run wild over viral video of first lady Melania Trump apparently spurning the conventions of her role, triggering speculation about the state of […]
Senate Republican leader says former president needs time to prepare The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by a week or more to give the former president time to review the case. House Democrats who voted to impeach Trump […]
Exclusive: universal payment is ‘preferred position’ of DHSC in effort to help people self-isolate Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers are considering paying £500 to everyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19, in a dramatic overhaul of the self-isolation support scheme, the Guardian can reveal. […]
Teenager ‘set upon’ on Thursday afternoon in the Handsworth area of north west Birmingham A 15-year-old boy has died after being attacked by a group of youths in the Handsworth area of Birmingham. The boy was “set upon” by the gang in Linwood Road just after 3.30pm on Thursday. He […]
Treaty signatories include Africa’s most populous country and Europe’s least populated, but Russia and Nato on the sidelines An international treaty banning all nuclear weapons that has been signed by 51 countries and that campaigners hope will help raise the profile of global deterrence efforts comes into force on Friday. […]
Warnings in place as care homes evacuated, roads blocked and body found in river Flood warnings remain in place across north-west England and Wales on Thursday evening following a tumultuous 24 hours in which hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes, and the body of a man was recovered […]
Some orders undo significant actions from Trump administration, including the Paris climate agreement, while others address Covid Biden returns US to Paris climate accord hours after becoming president World leaders hail ‘new dawn’ under Biden as Chinese media says ‘good riddance’ ‘Democracy has prevailed’: front pages across world hail Joe […]
Believers who were stymied by Trump’s exit could turn to white nationalism and other extremist beliefs, experts say Shortly before Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, Dave Hayes – a longtime QAnon influencer who goes by the name Praying Medic – posted a […]