Protests in over 200 cities and towns in Brazil sparked by president’s handling of the Covid pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tens of thousands of protesters have poured on to the streets of Brazil’s largest cities to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro over […]
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Pair exchanged vows at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, according to newspapers Boris Johnson has reportedly married Carrie Symonds today at Westminster Cathedral in a ceremony planned in strict secrecy, according to newspapers. The pair are said to have exchanged vows in front of a small group of close friends and […]
From across India, millions of Hindu pilgrims came to take a ritual dip in the Ganges, then returned home carrying Covid-19. Here are their stories Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage On 12 April, as India registered another 169,000 new Covid-19 cases to overtake Brazil as the […]
Exclusive: Prof Sir Tim Gowers says ‘things will get bad very quickly’ after June if variant spread underestimated Gowers’ herd immunity document sent to Dominic Cummings See all our coronavirus coverage The Cambridge professor whose argument against a herd immunity strategy helped trigger England’s first lockdown has voiced concerns about […]
Former US president and England footballer discuss activism and inspiring others to create change Barack Obama and Marcus Rashford have teamed up to encourage young people to shape their own destinies and the societies in which they live. The former US president and the Manchester United and England forward met […]
Adviser on ministers’ interests says prime minister was initially unaware Tory peer was paying for works Boris Johnson “unwisely” embarked on a refurbishment of his official Downing Street flat without knowing how it would be paid for, according to a report that found a “significant failing” by officials. The Tory […]
Republicans killed effort to set up a 9/11-style inquiry into the 6 January attack despite broad support for such an investigation Senate Republicans have blocked the creation of a special commission to study the deadly 6 January attack on the Capitol, dashing hopes for a bipartisan panel amid a Republican […]
Black Lives Matter activist, 27, remains in critical condition after shooting in early hours of Sunday An 18-year-old has been charged with conspiracy to murder over the shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson. The 27-year-old remains in a critical condition in hospital after being injured at a party […]
Reported cases of variant reach almost 7,000, as it becomes dominant in Britain Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Up to three-quarters of new UK Covid cases are now thought to be caused by the variant first detected in India, the health secretary has said. The variant […]
Governments told to focus on stopping young from taking up habit that killed 8 million people in 2019 Smoking killed almost 8 million people in 2019 and the number of smokers rose as the habit was picked up by young people around the world, according to new research. A study […]