Novak Djokovic is standing his ground on not revealing his Covid vaccination status, telling reporters they are wrong to "take the liberty" to ask such invasive questions and judge those who give the 'wrong' answer.
The replacement of PCR travel testing with lateral flow tests is supposed to make overseas travel cheaper, but some firms are charging up to £150 for LFTs and a significant number are charging £50 or more.
The Government is considering cutting the waiting time for a third Covid vaccine dose, despite the fact that more people are already becoming eligible each week for their booster than are actually being 'jabbed'.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
The U.K. Statistics Authority says of official misrepresentation of data that "we’ve intervened more during the pandemic and made more comments than in the years before”. So why are the same mistakes made over and over?
Laura Dodsworth has written a good piece in which she argues that the threat of lockdown "hangs like a Sword of Damocles", 'nudging' us into courses of action we wouldn't otherwise take.
The Chancellor is expected to announce an extension to the Government's Covid recovery loan scheme, which was set to end on December 31st, in his budget speech next week.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
A new report accuses Pfizer of bullying the governments of developing countries through their Covid vaccine contracts by forcing countries to waive sovereign immunity and allowing the company to restrict dose donations.
The Business Secretary says talk about further restrictions is "completely unhelpful", adding that, because of the success of the vaccine roll-out, "I would rule out" there being another lockdown.
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