Covid UK: coronavirus cases, deaths and vaccinations today | World news
Coronavirus has hit the UK hard, with the country recording more than 4m cases and 125,000 deaths linked to the…
UK Covid live news: Patel defends PM after he claims capitalist ‘greed’ vital to success of vaccine rollout | Politics
Good morning. When Boris Johnson makes false claims, as he does regularly in parliament, he is notoriously unwilling to retract…
Boris Johnson says UK will be dealing with the fallout of the pandemic for decades – video | World news
Prime minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic ‘is something that we will all remember and be dealing with in…
‘A new obsession’: the people who learnt to play instruments during lockdown | World news
Many people dream of playing the piano or learning the guitar, but what about the Celtic harp? Or the dulcimer?…
Sturgeon criticised by MSPs over Alex Salmond despite being cleared over ministerial code breach – live | Politics
Good morning. Yesterday Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, was cleared of breaching the ministerial code, on various issues relating to…
Lancashire school puts Covid catch-up on hold for wellbeing in wellies | Education
“Mum, I haven’t got that Sunday feeling today,” declared 10-year-old Elizabeth Fowler at the weekend. A few days earlier she…
A year inside: what shielding has meant for the most vulnerable – podcast | News
When the UK entered its first lockdown, most people could still leave home for exercise or essential shopping, but those…
There have been many failures over Covid. We cannot afford to forget them | William Hanage | Opinion
It has been a year since the fearsome power of the pandemic made itself known, Boris Johnson finally bowed to…
Boris Johnson calls for cooperation on Covid vaccine supplies | World news
Boris Johnson has urged international cooperation over vaccines, saying a third wave of coronavirus elsewhere in Europe would inevitably affect…
UK Covid live: Johnson to speak to EU leaders in bid to stop ban being imposed on vaccine exports to UK | Politics
Good morning. One of the benefits of Brexit, its supporters claimed, was that it might improve the UK’s relations with…