Oxford Nanopore, whose DNA sequencing technology has been essential in tracking Covid-19 variants globally, has made a stellar stock market debut in London. A rise in
A damning investigation into boxing at the Rio 2016 Olympics has found widespread evidence of âcorruption, bribery and the manipulation of sporting resultsâ â wi
Reading Christopher John’s account of the working conditions of HGV drivers in the UK (‘Getting into Europe is a relief every time’: an HGV driver reflects on UK crisi
On the state of children’s mental health, your correspondent Mel Wood last week asked why so many children in the UK are deeply unhappy (Letters, 23 September). It’s a
S ince the 2019 general election, there has been a mutually convenient conspiracy of silence between Britain’s two main parties about Brexit. Bori
The haunting thing is that it happened in such plain sight. A couple driving home through London late at night saw a man putting police handcuffs on a young woman on
The amount of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin dispensed from Australian pharmacies increased significantly in 2020 as the Covid pandemic took hold, according to new
T he last message Mary Namitala received from the private school in which she taught was in March last year, the day all schools in Uganda were or
Chelsee Whitehead has worked in the hospitality industry since she left high school four years ago. Before Covid-19, she always thought her industry was secure. “I p
A London secondary school is trying to stop its pupils from using “basically” at the beginning of sentences and deploying phrases such as “oh my days” in a crackdown o
Priti Patel’s department is resisting growing demands to allow asylum seekers to work following a public intervention from her cabinet colleague Dominic Raab to say th
A man has appeared in court accused of the âpredatoryâ murder of the primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. Garage worker Koci Selamaj, 36, allegedly attacked the
Nearly half of all independently owned petrol stations in the UK were still dry or out of one type of fuel on Thursday, as motorists continued to panic buy and soldier
Wayne Couzens has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in jail after a judge said his crimes were as serious as a terrorist atrocity because he abused his powers
New Zealand's COVID-19 Minister has told Kiwis they need to 'hold their nerve' after a major jump in community COVID-19 cases to 45. Chris Hipkins said the jump from
Japanâs ruling party will vote for a new leader on Wednesday who will almost certainly become the next prime minister ahead of a general election due in weeks, and w
N ew Zealand defence hawks reacted to the announcement of the anglophone security pact Aukus this month by complaining this country had been sidel
Countries in the Pacific risk a âlost decadeâ following the Covid pandemic, with the region facing its greatest economic contraction in four decades, according to
Three-quarters of small French fishing boats could be denied access to British waters under a post-Brexit regime in a move that risks further damaging Anglo-French rel
Women have been killed by at least 15 serving or former police officers in the UK since 2009, new figures reveal. The majority of the women killed by former officers
A large shed on an unassuming industrial estate beside Swanseaâs River Tawe does not at first glance seem vital to the UKâs national security
On Monday, Boris Johnson is considering mobilising hundreds of soldiers to help deliver fuel under an emergency plan to deal with petrol stations running dry across th
Black History Month in the UK is observed in October and we would like to hear from Black Britons about what impact, if any, the event has had on their lives. What doe
What recipes are useful to know before going to university? Ian, Stamford, Lincolnshire Comfort food exists for a reason, so first get those