Omicron at Christmas: the making or breaking of Boris Johnson
Omicron at Christmas: the making or breaking of Boris Johnson
MP warns that prime minister will have ‘mutiny on his hands’ if he ruins the big day
Why US abortion rights may be overturned
Why US abortion rights may be overturned
Supreme Court justices signal support for tighter restrictions in pivotal case
Gallery: wildest UK weather of 2021
Gallery: wildest UK weather of 2021
Country braced for high winds and heavy rain as Storm Barra hits less than two weeks after Storm Arwen caused chaos
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Dominic Cummings gatecrashes Downing Street Christmas party row
Dominic Cummings gatecrashes Downing Street Christmas party row
7 Dec 2021
What has the UK learned about Omicron from South Africa?
What has the UK learned about Omicron from South Africa?
7 Dec 2021
‘A sick joke’
‘A sick joke’
8 Dec 2021
The Daily Briefing
8 December 2021No 10 ‘preparing new restrictions’
No 10 ‘preparing new restrictions’
Ministers are reportedly drawing up new work-from-home plans as Boris Johnson considers options to slow the spread of the Omicron variant. The Telegra…
Omicron reduces Pfizer antibodies
Omicron reduces Pfizer antibodies
A study has found that the Omicron variant significantly reduces Covid antibodies generated by Pfizer vaccine. Researchers say there was a “very large…
Biden threatens ‘nuclear’ sanctions
Biden threatens ‘nuclear’ sanctions
Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin that the US and Europe were prepared to impose “nuclear” economic sanctions against Russia if it invaded Ukraine. The …
PM’s staff joked about party
PM’s staff joked about party
Footage obtained by ITV shows senior Downing Street officials joking about holding a Christmas party with “definitely no social distancing” soon after…
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Did vaccine inequity cause the emergence of Omicron?
Did vaccine inequity cause the emergence of Omicron?
The race to test if vaccines hold up against Omicron
The race to test if vaccines hold up against Omicron
In focus: the Covid vaccines
Oxford-AstraZeneca
Oxford-AstraZeneca
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been the jewel in the crown of the UK jab rollout, with its most recent clinical trial results reporting an overall…
Pfizer-BioNTech
Pfizer-BioNTech
Most vaccines rely on weakened or inactivated parts of the virus to provoke an immune response in their recipients, but the Pfizer version is syntheti…
Moderna
Moderna
Moderna has become the third coronavirus vaccine to be rolled out in the UK. The majority of the available vaccines have been bought by the UK, EU, US…
Janssen-Johnson & Johnson
Janssen-Johnson & Johnson
Like the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the Janssen drug uses a modified adenovirus, a harmless, engineered virus that is injected into the patient. The …
World News
What we know so far about Europe’s biggest Omicron outbreak
What we know so far about Europe’s biggest Omicron outbreak
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Rohingya launch $150bn Facebook lawsuit over genocide hate speech
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