Officials say cases of South African and Brazilian variants picked up in Tower HamletsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSurge testing will begin in parts of east London after several cases of the South African and Brazilian variants of coronavirus were detected, according to the Department of Health.NHS test and trace will be working with the council in Tower Hamlets to...
Care and repair is an invaluable mantra for your wardrobe, your mental health, your wallet and the planetIn today’s society, many of us go through our whole lives without ever working with our hands; we live, we work, we eat, we buy, we repeat. Everything is made and delivered at a blistering rate, from fast food to fast fashion and, although this may keep the economy buoyant, it’s not...
The Green New Deal, formerly seen as radical, is now in mainstream debate. And renewable energy becomes more efficient every dayThat we are living in science fiction was brought home to me last week when I put down Kim Stanley Robinson’s superb climate-futures novel The Ministry for the Future and picked up Bill McKibben’s New Yorker letter on climate, warning of the melting of the Thwaites...
Vaccine rollout and reduction in cases means family and friends reportedly could be allowed to hug in a fortnight Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople are being urged to remain patient before the next relaxation of lockdown restrictions as there is still a possibility for coronavirus cases to “reignite”, amid reports that family and friends in England could be...
Those who are vaccinated still need to take precautions. Experts advise on the social etiquetteCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 33 million people in the UK have now received a first coronavirus vaccine dose, while a quarter of adults – just over 13.2 million people – have had both doses. As more people around the world join this exclusive “fully...