It is unlikely Sunny will ever work again. How could he explain to any potential employer that his only crime was the ‘crime’ of schizophrenia?As a child, his grandmother nicknamed him Sunny because he was always so bright and happy. On leaving primary school, he achieved a “band 6” in both maths and English. His mother was optimistic; perhaps he would be a scholar like his grandfather. It...

Without global collaboration, the nation would be ‘in really serious trouble’, Universities Australia head saysAustralian scientists have been vilified for working with Chinese researchers even though the nation would be “in really serious trouble” without international partnerships, top representatives of the sector have warned.In an emphatic defence of global research efforts, the...

Boris Johnson says in video Q&A that English schools will close as a last resort this winter Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has stressed that ministers will prioritise keeping schools open this winter as they tackle any upsurge in coronavirus cases.The government intends to continue using local lockdowns to control the spread of the virus in the...

A discovery in the Isle of Wight should remind us that we are living in a golden age of palaeontologyIt could be said that we live in the age of the dinosaurs. It is, of course, 66m years since a great extinction wiped out three-quarters of the animals on Earth, including non-avian dinosaurs. The first fossil was described in scientific literature around two centuries ago, and Richard Owen coined...

Legal change will enable population to be immunised as quickly as possibleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAny new and effective Covid vaccine will be given emergency approval for use in the UK and an expanded workforce will be trained to give the injections to immunise as much of the population as possible quickly, the government has said.A change in the law will...

UK transport minister attempts to reassure public amid warnings for future of high streetCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps has said it is safe to go back to work in England, as the government prepares to launch a publicity drive to persuade the public to return to the office.Ministers are concerned about the prospects for city...

Transport secretary urges people to go back to the office; researchers say risk of severe illness or death very small for children Push to get staff back to offices amid warning of ‘ghost towns’‘Vanishingly small’ risk of severe illness or death for childrenGlobal coronavirus updates - live UK registers highest number of Covid infections since mid-June 8.42am BST More from Shapps, who is...