Evidence also showed that the changes induced in an individual by the drug were sometimes passed on to other people. Christopher Ruis, the study author from the University of Cambridge, said the drug can create fatal weaknesses, but the process “doesn’t kill all the viruses, and some mutated viruses can

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Gatwick has been forced to restrict flights for the rest of the week after an outbreak of Covid-19 led to staff shortages throughout its air traffic control team.  The airport confirmed that it would be putting daily caps on the number of flights until Sunday because nearly a third of

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A friend once described growing up in a loving family as “rocket fuel” for later life. But rocket fuel comes in many forms, as anyone who had the good fortune as a child to encounter a dedicated and charismatic teacher will know. Last week I went to the funeral of

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In the months before the pandemic, the institute had registered patents for repairs to ventilation symptoms and broken seals and is believed to have worked on viruses at inappropriate biosafety levels. The Chinese authorities have refused to allow a proper investigation and have blocked attempts to access laboratories, research notebooks

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Nations across the world face a range of complex, interwoven challenges, which begin with D. Debt. Decarbonisation – the green transition. Defence. Deglobalisation. Deindustrialisation and digitilisation. Demographics – the ageing population. All politicians need to address the same question: how should governments respond to the Ds? Twenty-five years ago or

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Headline writers were especially taken with Harries’s response to a question thrown at her on the eve of the first national lockdown on how lovers should navigate the coming months. Standing at a lectern next to Matt Hancock (who we can surmise was not listening), she said: “I’m clearly going

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South Africa’s parliament has voted to expunge criminal records for those convicted of breaching the country’s severe Covid-19 lockdown laws. The country of 60 million people imposed some of the world’s toughest restrictions to stop the spread of infections, after Cyril Ramaphosa, the  president, declared a national state of disaster

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Term-time holidays are “entirely socially acceptable” after Covid, parents have said in a study which raises the alarm about a sharp rise in the number of pupils missing school. Parents of children across England who have missed school in the past year took part in focus groups over the summer

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As Britain battled the first Covid wave in May 2020, tensions between the Number 10 political team and the Civil Service were spilling over. Helen MacNamara, a former deputy cabinet secretary, told the BBC there was “extreme” talk in the Johnson camp about the failings of Whitehall after he was

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It also suggested schools and colleges should be encouraged to teach about the pandemic, including people’s experiences, the role of science and “the importance of a resilient society”. Oral histories from a wide range of groups should be gathered “to serve as a historical record as this period of our

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