Syda Productions/Shutterstock Full interim analysis of the safety and efficacy of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine – developed in partnership with AstraZeneca – has been published in the Lancet. This paper represents the most comprehensive set of results from any of the phase 3 trials of COVID-19 vaccines to date. TheseContinue Reading
Andy Rain/EPA For the second time in 2020, the media spotlight has fallen on the deportation of a group of men to Jamaica, many of whom had lived in Britain for a substantial part of their lives. As with the Home Office’s deportation flight in February 2020, some of theseContinue Reading
Since becoming leader of the Labour party, Keir Starmer’s approach to the politics of Brexit has been a simple one: please everybody, we need to talk about something else. But the time may soon arrive when the topic can no longer be avoided. Should Boris Johnson secure a Brexit dealContinue Reading
Marina Biryukova/Shutterstock While the world is eagerly waiting for COVID-19 vaccines to bring an end to the pandemic, wearing a mask to help prevent viral transmission has become more or less mandatory globally. Though many people embrace mask wearing and adhere to public health advice, some rebel and argue thatContinue Reading
The only six sites on the farside of the Moon suitable for telescope arrays of around 200km across. NASA When it comes to the Moon, everyone wants the same things. Not in the sense of having shared goals, but in the sense that all players target the same strategic sitesContinue Reading
India skipper Virat Kohli and batsman KL Rahul have jumped up a place each in the latest ICC T20I rankings, courtesy their stellar performances in the recently concluded three-match T20I series against Australia. Kohli, who smashed his 25th half-century in the third and final T20I at the Sydney Cricket GroundContinue Reading
insta_photos/Shutterstock There is no doubt that Christmas will be different this year. Lockdowns and distancing guidelines have already curtailed other celebrations, such as Eid and Diwali. For Christmas, restrictions on social contact are being loosened in the UK. They allow three households to form a bubble for a five-day period.Continue Reading
Shutterstock/Lightspring There has been a proliferation of conspiracy theories about COVID-19 that either reject the existence of the virus altogether or question the official account of its origins, its mode of transmission, its effects and its remedies. Many of these theories are highly implausible and harmful and it has becomeContinue Reading
Peter Powell/EPA Data released this year has highlighted the not-so-beautiful side of the beautiful game – bringing to the forefront, yet again, deeply rooted racist behaviour and attitudes on and off the pitch. Despite numerous campaigns, initiatives and movements aiming to tackle racism in football, figures from inclusion and diversityContinue Reading
England recently emerged from a four-week lockdown into a series of tiered restrictions, and there is good news about the authorisation of the first vaccine for COVID-19, which is starting to be deployed. But with restrictions loosened, infection rates still high and vaccine deployment slow, is there a risk ofContinue Reading
