Science & Health

Strain feared to be more infectious than original Delta variant has reached UK

Government advisers predict influenza virus will ‘come back to bite us’ after being suppressed by social distancing

No. 10 plays down talk of early end to restrictions

New research uncovers causes of syndrome that mimics heart attack - and offers hope of cure

Is the Ethiopian PM a hero or villain? Should the police have power over our passwords? And why are mice multiplying like rabbits in Australia?

Health bosses warn that hospital waiting lists are set to more than double

Expert panel is set to advise against jabs for under 18s

Squeeze on Germany-developed jab may slow vaccinations among younger people

Leaked Whitehall documents reveal proposed measures to stop the spread after final step out of lockdown

French scientists investigating whether global warming is behind mysterious phenomenon in Alps

Reopening on 21 June set to be pushed back as Covid cases soar

Experts say delaying second doses of vaccines may have paved way for Delta strain to become dominant mutation of the virus

Why won’t the Pentagon fly the flag for gay pride? What led Denmark to deport Syrian refugees? And how do birds see through magicians’ tricks?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘happy’ to delay ‘freedom day’ to give businesses greater ‘certainty’

UN agency warns vaccination coverage ‘far from sufficient’ to protect region from Delta variant

Tough restrictions reimposed as Beijing battles coronavirus variants amid concerns about efficacy of home-grown vaccines

Health secretary says he can ‘face the mirror each morning’ after trying to save lives

New infections soar by more than 30% in eight of the continent’s nations in just a week

US regulator’s approval comes in the wake of significant scientific debate over treatment’s effectiveness

Pfizer jab has been approved for use in adolescents - but experts caution against immediate rollout

Anthony Fauci calls on China to release medical records of possible coronavirus victims

How are oil shareholders changing the climate debate? Is Copenhagen a US stooge? And could we really double human lifespans?

UK minister warns that new strain spreading in Europe may be ‘vaccine defeating’ - but WHO ‘not aware’ of mutation

The US space agency plans to revisit Earth’s nearest neighbour for the first time in 30 years

Labour MP Nadia Whittome has spoken out about her struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder

Review of Covid fatalities puts Latin American nation’s tally at more than 180,000

Last significant outbreak of bird flu was in 2016 when 300 people died

‘Big zero’ seen as significant moment after 453 consecutive days of people dying

WHO investigates new strain, prompting calls to add Southeast Asian nation to red list

Indian variant renamed Delta in bid to avoid stigma of geographical labels

The coronavirus rupture has demonstrated that citizens and governments can break out of the status quo

Will we start borrowing clothes instead of buying them? Why has the world’s supply of microchips dried up? And has the tide turned on assisted dying?

Immune cells can survive well beyond infection or vaccination, new studies show

Dominic Cummings has ‘documentary evidence’ that PM feared he was misled over care home testing