Available onlineThe imperilled astronauts’ story is retold with a topical slant and a mastery of slow-burn tensionWhat makes this play by Torben Betts gripping is the thrill of a life-and-death tale told at the pace of a documentary. As the heroic orchestral swells of Sophie Cotton’s score give way to unsettling electronic pulses, the playwright thrusts us into the cabin of Apollo 13, where...

EU commission secures enough doses for 500,000 patients in 36 countries including UKCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid patients in the NHS will be able to get treatment in the coming months with remdesivir, one of the drugs given to Donald Trump, after the European commission negotiated for enough doses for 500,000 patients in 36 countries including the UK.There is...

When they’re dicing with our lives, politicians must fully explain the reasoning for their decisions‘You cannot put people out of a job on a hunch,” a Glasgow restaurant owner said of Nicola Sturgeon’s new drinking restrictions in Scotland, which have forbidden the sale of alcohol in licensed premises and closed pubs and restaurants across the country’s central belt for 16 days. “I...

Commentators have used study as evidence government was too quick to impose full lockdown but conclusions not so clearCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhile it has been widely accepted that the closure of UK schools in March was bad for the life chances of its children, a research paper from the University of Edinburgh has gone as far as to say that the move could have...

Leaked slides suggest hospitality accounted for 41% of linked Covid cases among under-30sCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of coronavirus patients in intensive care in the north of England will surpass the April peak if infections continue rising at the current rate, MPs have been warned in a briefing chaired by Chris Whitty and a minister.MPs were also shown...

While virus can spread easily in crowded indoor venues, 10pm cut-off is questionableCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePubs, bars and restaurants in Scotland will be banned from serving alcohol to customers indoors for more than two weeks, while pubs in northern England face the possibility of tighter restrictions. But what does the science say? Continue...

The challenges of re-engineering the global economy by 2050 were already immense, even before the advent of Covid-19In terms of energy, we are living in an “after-Paris” world. For, in the half-decade since the Paris climate agreement, its impact has only continued to grow. The idea of an energy transition to what is called “net zero carbon” by 2050, which is at the heart of the agreement,...

In this second episode of our age of extinction takeover, Patrick Greenfield and Phoebe Weston explore the impact that conservation and national parks can have on Indigenous communities and the biodiversity surrounding themIf you haven’t already, go back and listen to Tuesday’s episode on the history of national parks and some of the challenges they face Continue...

France sees record cases; one in seven people tested in Belgian capital is positive; Trump returns to Oval Office against CDC’s isolation guidelines. Follow the latest updates White House coronavirus cluster: who has tested positive?Berlin nightlife given first curfew in 70 years as Covid cases surgeEurope must go beyond science to survive Covid crisis, says WHOUS vice-presidential debate –...