‘Sexplosion’? Romance in the air as retailers look to a post-lockdown summer of love | Retail industry
From joining dating apps to buying contraception and sex toys, the return of physical dating has prompted Britons to get…
Sewage samples being tested across England to monitor Covid variants | Coronavirus
Sewage samples are being tested to determine which Covid-19 variants are most prevalent across regions accounting for two-thirds of England’s…
If Dominic Cummings has proof he didn’t go to Durham twice, he could show it now | Dominic Cummings
When the Guardian and the Mirror revealed that Dominic Cummings had travelled to Durham and Barnard Castle during the first…
‘The cost is terrifying’: why some young people are putting off learning to drive | Motoring
I have just turned 17 and I face a dilemma: should I learn to drive? Gaining a driving licence is…
World expert in scientific misconduct faces legal action for challenging integrity of hydroxychloroquine study | Medical research
A world-renowned Dutch expert in identifying scientific misconduct and error, Dr Elisabeth Bik, has been threatened with legal action for…
Taiwan accuses China of spreading fake news about Covid outbreak | Taiwan
A Taiwanese official has accused China of spreading fake news about the Covid-19 outbreak on the island, saying this was…
Scott Morrison is pulling a Jedi mind trick, rebadging disasters into triumphs – and getting away with it | Katharine Murphy
My Insiders colleague Niki Savva is a droll woman. She noted in her column this week that our prime minister…
Signs of rise in Covid infections in England amid variant warnings | Coronavirus
Covid infection levels are showing early signs of an increase in England, data has revealed, as experts continue to warn…
20 photographs of the week
The conflict in Gaza and Israel, migrants on the border between Morocco and Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta, a…
Spain to drop Covid restrictions on British visitors from 24 May | Spain holidays
Spain will allow British holidaymakers into the country without the need to provide a negative Covid test from 24 May.…