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Two new Covid-19 variants designated by UKHSA as cases level off

The XBB variant is believed to be behind a recent surge in cases in Singapore and has been confirmed in 35 countries

Health

Covid: Novavax vaccine approved for 12 to 17s in Britain

Health authorities say the vaccine is safe and effective in this age group

Skincare

Best moisturising hand washes suitable for sensitive skin

From bargain to luxury, these formulas will make keeping your mitts clean a pleasure

Politics

MP pleads guilty to breaching Covid rules by travelling on train

An MP who travelled by train during the pandemic while she had Covid symptoms has admitted breaching lockdown rules

Business

Shipbroker Clarkson rides ‘supply shortage’ wave

Revenues leap as international footprint withstands economic tempest

World

North Korea claims to have fully recovered from Covid outbreak

Officals claim no new fever cases were reported between August 3 and 4

UK

Covid-19 deaths rise for fifth week in a row but levels remain low

The figures lag behind the latest wave of infections, which looks to have already peaked.
UK

Kate Garraway reveals husband Derek has ‘life-threatening’ sepsis

Derek Draper still in hospital but improving, GMB presenter says

UK

UK Covid death toll passes 200,000 as infections surge again

A total of 200,247 deaths involving coronavirus have now been registered in the UK

UK

Will there be another Covid booster jab as case numbers rise?

Around 2.3 million people are thought to have had Covid in the last week.

UK

What is the new Covid BA.5 subvariant and what are the symptoms?

The coronavirus subvariant is spreading rapidly across the UK with case numbers rising

UK

Covid hospital admissions likely to rise further, says health chief

Dame Dr Jenny Harries urged people to ‘go about their normal lives’ but in a ‘precautionary way’.
UK

Special sick pay for NHS staff with Covid to be scrapped

Special pay arrangements were offered to staff who were off work sick with either Covid or long Covid during the height of the pandemic

UK

Covid rates approaching record levels due to BA.5 strain

Cases jumped by 27 per cent from the previous week when there were 225,464

UK

Wimbledon: Record number of Brits through but empty Centre Court seats remain

Crowds have stayed sparser than usual most likely due to coronavirus fears and wet weather.
Tech

Podcast: Elon Musk’s $258bn Dogecoin ‘pyramid scheme’ lawsuit

Plus, imagine being able to interact with your computer without even touching it… Well, it’s possible.

UK

Covid-19 weekly deaths in England and Wales lowest since summer 2021

It follows sharp falls in the number of infections and hospital patients

World

Jeff Bridges ‘almost died’ after contracting Covid amid cancer battle

Jeff Bridges has opened up about being close to death after catching coronavirus while undergoing chemotherapy

Business News

On the Beach flying high with surge in summer holiday bookings

Business encountered a lift in bookings across Turkey, Croatia, Greece and Cyprus

Business News

British Airways owner reports heavy loss in first quarter

International Airlines Group takes £624 million drop as it flies through pandemic jetwash

UK

UK patient suffers Covid for 505 days in longest ever case

The unamed patient had Covid for more than one year and four months despite repeated antiviral treatment

UK

Parents flood teachers with ‘aggressive’ messages, union warns

‘Parents and students have got into the habit of firing off emails 24/7, with the banal, bizarre, and sometimes, more worryingly, aggressive and accusatory messages,’ the union warned

UK

UK expands access to second ‘cutting-edge’ antiviral Covid drug

The drug was found to reduce hospitalisation or death by 88 per cent in clinical trials

World

Shanghai starts to ease lockdown despite record 25,000 new Covid cases

It promises relief for some of the city’s 25 million residents, many of whom struggled to find food and medicine in the lockdown

UK

Threat of next Covid variant remains large, warns Patrick Vallance

‘It’s also clear this pandemic is not over and we’ve got very high infection rates at the moment,’ Sir Patrick added

World

China to lockdown Shanghai after surge in Covid infections

The city will be locked down in two stages so testing can be carried out

UK

EasyJet to end mandatory masks for travellers

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic also announced an end to the mask requirement earlier this month

UK

Number in Scotland in hospital with Covid-19 is now higher than ever

It comes as coronavirus restrictions north of the border are being eased, despite infection levels said to be at record highs

World

Global Covid death toll ‘may be three times higher than recorded’

Researchers estimate more than 18.2 million people may have died because of the pandemic by the end of December last year

Vaccine for the World

One-stop shot – scientists work on a ‘universal’ coronavirus vaccine

Researchers are hopeful that a variant-proof vaccine is within their grasp - to protect us from this pandemic and to prevent the next one

UK

Kate Garraway says her family is paid with love caring for Derek

Kate Garraway said it was ‘wonderful’ to be able to care for her husband Derek Draper but it was also ‘tough’