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‘Inept, careless, tribal’: Calls grow for Gavin Williamson to go
Analysis: education secretary has lost trust of teachers and parents after series of blunders “The most incompetent, ineffectual and inept education secretary in living memory.” Such was the Yorkshire Post’s…
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Therapy on your phone, more exercise at home, mushrooms as medicine: this year’s wellness trends will continue to be shaped by the pandemic
With the coronavirus pandemic shaping our entire world in 2020, it’s no surprise that we’ll see its influence extend into 2021 lifestyle and wellness trends. “I think the pandemic will…
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What’s the scientific basis for delaying the Covid vaccine second dose?
UK health officials also allowing combining doses from different manufacturers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage UK health officials have decided to delay giving second doses of…
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Coronavirus: Chinese researchers’ device may detect infection in 10 minutes
Chinese researchers have developed a biological sensor they say can detect the new coronavirus in 10 minutes from a throat swab, based on initial study results.The sensing chip developed by…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s ailing beauty salons to open their doors in act of protest against social-distancing rules
Hong Kong’s struggling beauty salons will open on Thursday – symbolically at least – to protest against the social-distancing rules that forced them to close amid the fourth wave of…
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Coronavirus: Bangladeshi migrant worker sues Singapore employer for locking him in room for 43 hours
A Bangladeshi migrant worker is suing his ex-employer and dormitory operator in Singapore, accusing them of “false imprisonment” after he was locked in his room during a coronavirus outbreak.Most of…
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China ‘in close communication’ with WHO on Covid-19 origins mission
Beijing says it is communicating with the World Health Organization on arrangements for its team to visit China to investigate the origins of Covid-19, after the scientists learned at the…
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Coronavirus live news: Covid patients in Irish hospitals pass first-wave peak; Denmark bans South African visitors
Denmark has already barred entry to arrivals from UK over new variants; Australia says China should allow in WHO investigators ‘without delay’ China blocks entry to WHO team studying Covid’s…
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Coronavirus live news: Covid patients in Irish hospitals pass first-wave peak; Denmark bans South African visitors
Denmark has already barred entry to arrivals from UK over new variants; Australia says China should allow in WHO investigators ‘without delay’ China blocks entry to WHO team studying Covid’s…
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UK Covid live: Boris Johnson addresses parliament as MPs set to vote to approve new lockdown
Latest updates: the Commons has been recalled for vote on new lockdown laws, amid record hospitalisation figures and Covid infection rates Thousands of children sent to unregulated care homes amid…