From Nelly to Doug: nicknames emerge for growing list of Covid variants | Coronavirus
Each day seemingly unveils a fresh variant of the virus that causes Covid-19. These variants – may be worthy of…
UK Covid live: PM planning nationwide mass rapid testing as lockdown is eased, report claims | Politics
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Captain Tom: online trolling would have ‘broken his heart’ says daughter – video | World news
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has said his heart would have been broken to hear about trolling the family received…
Israel allows 1,000 Covid vaccines into blockaded Gaza after hold up | World news
Israel has permitted Palestinian officials to send the first shipment of 1,000 coronavirus vaccines to the blockaded Gaza Strip, after…
Celebrity chef Pete Evans booted off Instagram for ‘repeatedly sharing’ Covid misinformation | Australian media
Controversial celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist Pete Evans has been permanently booted off Instagram for sharing misinformation about the coronavirus…
UK university students wasted £1bn in a year on empty accommodation | Education
University students have wasted nearly £1bn on empty rooms in flat shares and halls of residence that they have been…
Offering newly jobless five times as much as long-term unemployed would fail ‘most in need’ | Welfare
Welfare campaigners say they oppose a proposal to create a significantly more generous “unemployment insurance” scheme for the newly unemployed…
Authorities fail to explain ‘worrying’ new Covid variant detected in Australia | Health
Australian health departments have failed to publicly explain the presence of a “worrying” variant of Covid-19 in Australia identified by…
New global Covid cases fell 16% last week, says WHO | World news
The number of new Covid cases reported worldwide fell 16% last week, to 2.7 million, the World Health Organization has…
What Australia has learned from a year of Covid hotel quarantine | Australia news
Australia’s strict 14-day hotel quarantine system, and simultaneous stifling of its citizens’ ability to travel freely overseas, are widely acknowledged…