South East Asian countries are experiencing their deadliest Covid waves to date despite the milder Omicron variant being dominant and high vaccination rates. This was not part of anyone's plan.
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 leading London private school has been downgraded by Ofsted for placing more weight on teaching “social justice” than on learning “subject-specific knowledge and skills”.
Boris Johnson believes the West should be given a “climate change pass” to help wean the EU off Russian gas supplies as he faces mounting pressure over the Government’s 2050 Net Zero target.
Senior epidemiologist and Government coronavirus adviser Professor Mark Woolhouse claims he was told to "correct" his views after he criticised what he thought was an "implausible" graph shown at an official briefing.
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.
Boris Johnson is facing political pressure on all sides to re-examine the U.K.'s military spending levels as ex-minister Lord Frost led Tory demands for an increase in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The 30-mile-long People's Convoy is circling the Washington D.C. Beltway in protest at "unconstitutional" coronavirus restrictions, such as mask and vaccine mandates.
Nigel Farage is launching a political movement to campaign for a referendum on Boris Johnson's controversial Net Zero policy to decarbonise the economy by 2050.
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.
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