Imperial College academic’s team wrote paper that led to UK government announcing the lockdown; UK records a further 245 coronavirus deaths, taking total to 41,128Earlier UK lockdown ‘could have saved 20,000 lives’‘Support bubble’ plan lets single parents in England combine householdsUK economy likely to suffer worst Covid-19 damage, says OECDCoronavirus global updates – liveBlack...

‘Refined’ 2cm carving found in Henan dates to palaeolithic period up to 13,000 years agoA tiny figurine of a bird, carved from burnt bone and no bigger than a £1 coin, is the earliest Chinese artwork ever discovered, according to an international team of archaeologists. The carving, less than 2cm in length, has been dated to the palaeolithic period, between 13,800 and 13,000 years ago,...

Science editor Ian Sample explains how vaccines work, runs through some of the main obstacles to creating one for coronavirus and preparing it for public use, and tells us which scenario he thinks is most realistic in the next 18 months  Continue...

Experts reveal why the 2-metre guidance matters and the importance of opening doors and windowsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSince the coronavirus outbreak reached the UK, health officials have recommended people stay at least 2 metres apart to reduce their risk of picking up the infection or spreading it to others.But in recent weeks, as the impact of the lockdown...

Your questions answered on what type of mask to wear to cut the risk of getting Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYes. Different types of mask offer different levels of protection. Surgical grade N95 respirators offer the highest level of protection against Covid-19 infection, followed by surgical grade masks. However, these masks are costly, in limited supply,...

Questions continue for Surgisphere and CEO Sapan Desai as universities deny knowledge of links to firm behind Lancet’s now-disputed blockbuster study Dozens of scientific papers co-authored by the chief executive of the US tech company behind the Lancet hydroxychloroquine study scandal are now being audited, including one that a scientific integrity expert claims contains images that...

From ‘underlying health conditions’ to ‘suicide by cop’, structural racism has a vocabulary. But now we have ‘I can’t breathe’Chokeholds, or “lateral vascular neck restraints”, have been banned by many American police departments since the 1990s. This is sometimes hard to remember because there have been so many deaths since then, using precisely this technique. Chokeholds look...

Location of the Red Lion, which predated the Globe, has been subject of debate for yearsArchaeologists believe they have found remains of one of the most elusive of all known Elizabethan structures – the earliest purpose-built playhouse in Britain and a prototype for a theatre that staged plays by a young William Shakespeare.The Red Lion is thought to have been built around 1567 and probably...

10 June 1954: Dr Turing was one of the pioneers of the electronic calculating machine in BritainAlan Turing is recognised as a key figure in Britain’s codebreaking efforts at Bletchley Park during the second world war, a mathematical genius and even the father of modern computing and artificial intelligence.An inquest will be held to-day on Dr Alan Mathison Turing, reader in...