Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have both quit the Government this evening, saying we "cannot continue like this", bringing Boris Johnson's premiership to the brink of implosion.
Brazil President Jair Bolsanaro has said he regrets removing liability from pharmaceutical companies for vaccine side-effects and is "sorry for all the deaths" as he confirms he is not vaccinated.
Hospitals have brought back face masks and social distancing following a recent surge in Covid infections and hospitalisations, despite two thirds of Covid admissions being treated primarily for something else.
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.
One of the green protestors who glued herself to John Constable's The Hay Wain has been branded an eco-hypocrite after it emerged she often flies off on exotic holidays and has racked up tens of thousands of air miles.
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.
Read the urgent letter from 76 medics, scientists and healthcare professionals to the UK Government telling officials why the FDA's recent decision to vaccinate infants must not happen here.
The 34th of our round-ups of Covid vaccine safety reports and news from a group of medics to inform the debate on vaccination.
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.
Three retired U.S. military officers have signed a letter protesting against mandatory vaccinations, Critical Race Theory classes, progressive political activism and other “woke actions” in West Point military academy.
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