Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have both quit the Government this evening, saying we "cannot continue like this", bringing Boris Johnson's premiership to the brink of implosion.
The most liked and most commented upon comment below a Financial Times article about Covid vaccines has been removed on the grounds that it "violated our community standards". We have reprinted it in full.
Brazil President Jair Bolsanaro has said he regrets removing liability from pharmaceutical companies for vaccine side-effects and is "sorry for all the deaths" as he confirms he is not vaccinated.
When Hindus are offended, the BBC describes what's offended them. When Christians are offended it does the same. But when Muslims are offended, it doesn't and the reader is left in the dark. Why the double standard?
Hospitals have brought back face masks and social distancing following a recent surge in Covid infections and hospitalisations, despite two thirds of Covid admissions being treated primarily for something else.
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.
