Brother of former Labour leader spoke at May event in London’s Hyde Park Piers Corbyn, the brother of the former Labour party leader, has been found guilty of breaching emergency health regulations at an anti-lockdown protest in London’s Hyde Park.During the two-day trial in Westminster magistrates court, the 73-year-old weather forecaster and climate change denier argued that his rights to...

There is a job of public reassurance ahead that will be made harder if partisanship and ministerial grandstanding get in the wayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen the history of the pandemic is written, the tragic cost will be balanced with stories of human ingenuity and resilience. The speed with which effective vaccines have been developed will feature prominently...

PM says news brings ‘sure and certain knowledge’ that people can reclaim their livesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has declared that the nation is no longer resting on the hope of a return to normality by spring but instead has the “certain knowledge” that people can reclaim their lives, as he hailed the arrival of the newly approved Covid-19...

My friend and colleague Liz Hall, who has died aged 71 of cancer, was a psychotherapist whose work with survivors of sexual abuse helped to develop therapeutic practice significantly in that area.Over the years Liz was involved in devising and delivering multidisciplinary training on sexual abuse, starting in 1987 when she co-authored, with me, Surviving Child Sexual Abuse: A Handbook for Helping...

Coronavirus clusters in Alpine resorts played key role in early spread of virus in EuropeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance will carry out random border checks over the holiday season targeting French skiers on their way to and from foreign resorts – particularly Switzerland and Spain – where slopes stay open, the prime minister, Jean Castex, has said.“The...

Speedy approval for Pfizer/BioNTech jab was possible under existing European lawCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoth Downing Street and the UK’s medicines regulator have contradicted a claim by Matt Hancock that Brexit helped the UK become the first western country to license a vaccine against coronavirus.The health secretary asserted on Wednesday morning that...

China has successfully landed a probe on the moon's surface, according to state media. The Chang'e-5 spacecraft drilled into the surface of the moon to collect soil early on Wednesday, the first probe to collect lunar samples in four decades.If the return journey is successful, China will be only the third country to have retrieved samples from the moon, following the US and the Soviet Union...

In our age of emerging pathogens, funding for global research into zoonotic diseases such as Covid-19, Ebola and Sars is vitalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThis year, we’ve seen how a previously unknown animal virus can spill over into the human population in one country, pass rapidly between people, and spread across the world in days. With nearly 1.5m reported...

Agency warns police forces to prepare for criminal gangs to try to sell illicit vaccinesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageInterpol has issued a global alert to law enforcement agencies around the world warning them that organised crime networks may try to sell fake Covid-19 vaccines or steal real .The global police coordination agency, based in France, said on Wednesday...

Latest updates: Matt Hancock says ‘millions of doses’ of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will be available by the end of the yearUK approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for roll out next weekHow does the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine work and who will get it?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 9.47am GMT From Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester and a former health...

Our article asking why so many players invert their controls provoked a fierce debate that has now caught the attention of researchers into visual perceptionIt is one of the most contentious aspects of video game playing – a debate where opposing sides literally cannot see each other’s perspective. When the Guardian ran an article asking why a large minority of game players invert the Y axis...

‘Historic moment’ opens way for mass immunisation with vaccine to target those most at riskCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK has become the first western country to license a vaccine against Covid, opening the way for mass immunisation with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to begin in those most at risk.The vaccine has been authorised for emergency use by the...

Detailed analysis of a buried extinct volcano in the Faroe-Shetland Basin reveals some surprisesIf you were to slice a volcano in half, what would it look like inside? For most volcanoes it’s assumed that there is a large magma chamber which is connected to the surface by a narrow conduit: a structure referred to as the “balloon and straw” model. But detailed analysis of a buried extinct...

Wildlife recordist Chris Watson and spatial audio sound artist Prof Tony Myatt continue on their three-part journey to the Sea of Cortez fishing for the song of the blue whale. Chris speaks to blue wales expert Dr Diane Gendron, and artists Diana Schniedermeier and Ina Krüger, who produce ocean sound installations In episode two of this three-part series, the pioneering nature sound recordist...

Unlike the ‘dime a dozen’ T-Rex, there are only a handful of near-complete triceratops skeletons in the world – and one is coming to AustraliaMelbourne Museum will become permanent home to the world’s most complete triceratops skeleton, with the “immense and unprecedented” $3m acquisition of a 67m-year-old dinosaur fossil.After two years of negotiation and due diligence, the Victorian...

The unmanned Chang’e-5 spacecraft has landed on the moon to pick up lunar rock samples, something not attempted since the 1970sChina has successfully landed a probe on the moon. There, the unmanned Chang’e-5 will prepare to collect the first lunar samples gathered since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 mission in 1976. Here is everything you need to know: Continue...

US hospitalisations surge; New tier system replaces lockdown; BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna file for EU approval of Covid-19 vaccineJohnson suffers biggest Commons revolt as MPs back tougher Covid tiers US hospitals fill with 100,000 Covid-19 cases CDC panel recommends giving vaccines to healthcare workers firstSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.20am GMT Texas surpassed 9,000 hospitalized...