Researchers say 32 cases of B1525 in Britain, with other cases in countries including Denmark, US and Australia Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAnother coronavirus variant with a potentially worrying set of mutations has been detected in the UK and should be targeted in surge testing, experts have said.The variant, known as B1525, is the subject of a report by...
Antimicrobial resistance won’t race across the world like Covid-19, but its effects will be devastating. Thankfully, we already know what we need to do to defeat itCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWouldn’t it be wonderful if there were a silver lining to this pandemic? If history is anything to go by there may actually turn out to be a number of them, though we...
Arrivals from 33 countries must book stay, but hotel industry source says government may struggle to secure enough bedsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first arrivals from 33 countries on the UK government’s “red list” have begun checking in to designated quarantine hotels, where private security guards will oversee exercise and cigarette breaks.Anyone...
The Amazon founder’s relentless quest for ‘customer ecstasy’ made him one of the world’s richest people – now he’s looking to the unlimited resources of space. Is he the genius our age of consumerism deserves? By Mark O’Connell Continue...
Latest updates: rollout in England expanded to over-65s and younger people in at-risk groups after target reached to offer jabs to most vulnerable UK reaches milestone of offering first Covid vaccinations to 15m peopleEHRC urged to investigate ‘equality failures’ in Covid responseCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.30am GMT All UK nationals or residents...
Researcher into the genetics of neurological disorders whose work has provided hope for a cure for muscular dystrophyPeter Harper, who has died aged 81, was a world expert on the genetics of inherited neurological disorders, particularly Huntington’s disease and muscular dystrophy. He also advocated the idea of genetic counselling – helping people to understand the implications of inherited...
Mayor Andy Preston disregarded advice from director of public health and ordered pinprick antibody tests Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Middlesbrough council withheld potentially embarrassing details of how – against the advice of its own public health expert – it ordered £24,000 worth of Covid tests that it could not use, emails reveal.The independent mayor...
The red planet, although faded since last year’s magnificence, will still appear as bright as the eye of TaurusThis week boasts a picturesque combination of celestial objects with Taurus, the bull, as the backdrop adding even more interest. Continue reading...
Scientists surprised by marine organisms on boulder on sea floor beneath 900 metres of ice shelfThe accidental discovery of marine organisms on a boulder on the sea floor beneath 900 metres (3,000ft) of Antarctic ice shelf has led scientists to rethink the limits of life on Earth. Researchers stumbled on the life-bearing rock after sinking a borehole through nearly a kilometre of the...
The town of Onil has changed the lives of children everywhereThe first time Kelle Hampton glimpsed a doll with Down’s syndrome, anger boiled up inside her. Its exaggerated features bore little resemblance to the sweet facial characteristics that she loved about her daughter Nella, who was born with the genetic disorder.The experience set the US blogger and author firmly against such dolls. But...
UK nationals and residents must pay for a 10-day stay in government-approved hotels from MondayAll UK nationals or residents arriving back in England from high-risk countries will begin checking into government-designated accommodation on Monday as the hotel quarantine regime to prevent the spread of new coronavirus cases begins.People returning to England from 33 “red list” countries –...