Advanced Research & Innovation Agency will be exempt from existing procurement rules for ‘maximum flexibility’, says government A new £800m government science and defence research agency will be exempt from existing procurement rules, prompting warnings from Labour that it could be used as “cover for cronyism”. Originally the brainchild of […]

Iconic country music star sings a vaccine version of Jolene while getting inoculated in Nashville Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dolly Parton has been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine that she helped to fund. The country music star, 75, broke into song while getting the Moderna […]

Study shows single dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine cuts risk of serious illness by more than 80% Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is slightly more effective than that of Pfizer/BioNTech on some measures, the health secretary has said as he seized […]

Shadow chancellor says party would not back immediate hike in taxes on company profits, but does not rule out future increases Rishi Sunak’s budget will do nothing to address a decade of economic negligence Labour would back a gradual increase in corporation tax across this parliament, the shadow chancellor has […]

Ex-president repeats false claims that he won 2020 election and floats possible run in 2024 in speech Donald Trump on Sunday launched his attempted political comeback, teasing a possible run for the presidency in 2024 and denouncing Joe Biden for “the most disastrous first month of any president in modern […]