One in 16 U.K. firms could close in the next quarter, according to a new study that suggests a million jobs are at risk as lockdown support schemes come to an end.
Vaccine passports are wrong on liberty and personal responsibility grounds, but they also just don't work because the vaccinated can (and do) pass on the virus too, a doctor writes.
While the number of U.S. employees only willing to take on new staff who are vaccinated against Covid remains low, the 'no jab, no job' trend appears to be increasing at a worryingly high pace.
Holidaymakers are being charged up to four times the price advertised on the Government's website for PCR tests. The Government has cut the cost of its own tests, but these will still put a family of four back by £272.
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.
Ryanair has apologised for forcing an autistic boy, aged 12, take a Covid test, despite him being exempt. The boy's mother had wanted to take him to a "happy place" after lockdown, but the event left them both horrified.
Almost a third of English adults aged 18-30 have not had the first dose of a Covid vaccine, despite the constant efforts to "coax and cajole" them into getting 'jabbed'.
Children born during lockdown have lower IQs and significantly reduced verbal, motor and overall cognitive performance compared to children born before, according to a new U.S. study that is yet to be peer-reviewed.
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.
Canberra, the capital of Australia, is being plunged into lockdown for a whole week following the reporting of a single positive Covid test.
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