And Finally…
In this week's London Calling the topics are the death of Sir David Amess, Elon Musk eclipsing Jeff Bezos to become the richest man in the world (a victory for lockdown sceptics) and James's hunting trip with Laurence Fox.
In this week's London Calling the topics are the death of Sir David Amess, Elon Musk eclipsing Jeff Bezos to become the richest man in the world (a victory for lockdown sceptics) and James's hunting trip with Laurence Fox.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
More than a third of England's upper tier local authorities have jabbed fewer than one in 10 healthy 12-15 year-olds as take-up rates currently stand at as low as 3.5%.
There was a large increase in the number of people experiencing psychosis over the past two years of lockdowns and social isolation in England, matching an increase in anxiety and depression around the world.
Ministers are hoping to improve the roll-out of Covid vaccines for healthy 12-15 year-olds – which has got off to a bumpy start – by opening walk-in vaccine clinics to this age group in the coming weeks.
Steely-eyed lockdown sceptic Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has soared past Jeff Bezos to become the richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of $230 billion – nearly twice as much as Bill Gates.
Dr Camilla Kingdon, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, says mass Covid testing in schools is sparking "unnecessary chaos" and should be brought to an end.
Despite experiencing a moderately high infection rate in the winter, Denmark has had only 1% excess mortality since the pandemic began. This suggests that some degree of focused protection can be achieved.
