England’s Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance warns the new variant of COVID is much more “dominant” than previous strains. He explains how the virus appears to have mutated and why those changes...
COVID-19: Labour leader – ‘millions of families will be heartbroken’
The leader of the Labour party Sir Keir Starmer says ‘millions of families across the country will be heartbroken at having their Christmas plans ripped up’.
COVID-19: PM puts millions into new Tier 4 restrictions from midnight
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces tighter restrictions for Christmas and introduces Tier 4 lockdown for London and parts of the South East and East of England following a surge in infections and the new strain of...
New COVID variant means rules tighten across the UK
The UK now has Europe’s second-highest confirmed death toll as PM announces Tier 4 restrictions for millions and rules for Christmas household mixing are tightened.
UK’s Christmas plans in tatters with harsh new lockdown for 18 million people – BBC News
In a dramatic change of policy, millions of people across England have been placed under a new tougher tier of coronavirus restrictions, meaning families will not be able to mix at all this Christmas. Boris Johnson made...
Japan’s wasabi producers seek to develop market amid pandemic
Wasabi – the spicy, green Japanese paste people tend to either love or hate. According to legend, a 17th-century Japanese military ruler loved it so much, he declared it a national treasure. But most wasabi lovers...
UAE’s illegal operations in Yemen revealed
Al Jazeera has published exclusive documents and footage indicating that the UAE has used commercial aircraft for arms transfers and charities for intelligence and political work in war-torn Yemen.