UK Covid live news: latest data on Indian variant offers ‘glimmer of hope’, says expert | Politics
Good morning. The Covid oracle, Prof Neil Ferguson, was on the Today programme this morning and he had some moderately…
Bank of England will not hit panic button yet over rising inflation | Inflation
A doubling of the annual inflation rate to 1.5% in April means the UK government’s preferred measure of the cost…
UK inflation more than doubles in April as energy prices increase | Inflation
A surge in oil prices and a rise in household gas and electricity bills pushed UK inflation to 1.5% in…
Tunisia lockdown ends, despite Africa’s worst Covid death rate | Global development
Tunisia has ended its one-week lockdown, despite having the highest reported deaths per capita of any country in Africa. Covid-19…
Coronavirus live news: India reports record new deaths; 60% of all vaccine doses given in just three countries | World news
1.29am EDT 01:29 India suffers world record daily death toll for first time India has suffered a world record one-day…
‘We’re hoping for a good season’: Italy prepares to welcome back tourists | Coronavirus
If anyone is strategically placed to take note of the people setting foot on the tiny Italian island of Giglio…
Australian Press Council criticises Herald Sun for ‘misleading’ Pfizer Covid vaccine subheading | Australian media
A subheading saying six people that took part in the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial died was not fair or…
Tokyo’s restaurateurs rail against alcohol ban as Covid measures bite | Japan
A vivid rainbow heralds the arrival of dusk in Tokyo, but the fabled promise of a pot of gold must…
Covid laid bare existing weaknesses in UK government, says NAO | Coronavirus
Coronavirus has exposed decades-long weaknesses in government and divisions in wider society, an official parliamentary watchdog has said, including neglect…
Australia news live: Coalition backs $600m gas plant as IEA warns against new fossil fuel use | Australia news
It’s Wednesday, party people, and if we can get through this we can get through anything! It’s Matilda Boseley here,…