Are younger people at risk of blood clots…

Decisions taken by European countries to limit the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to older people has contributed to growing interest in any possible risk posed to younger recipients of the jab.The UK’s health regulator is reportedly considering…

UK politics news – live: Labour to lose…

Boris Johnson’s Tories are poised to wrench Hartlepool from Keir Starmer’s grasp (AFP via Getty Images/PA)Labour is set to lose the upcoming byelection in Hartlepool, a former party stronghold, according to a poll.A Survation phone…

UK regulator ‘may restrict use of Oxford Covid…

Rare cases of blood clots in people who have been given the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine could raise questions over whether young people should receive it, a leading epidemiologist has said, amid reports the UK’s watchdog…

Lockdown update: Boris Johnson gives green light for…

Boris Johnson has thrown summer holiday plans into disarray by delaying for another month the decision on when international travel can restart after the coronavirus lockdown. The travel industry responded with dismay to an official…

Trump news – live: Supreme Court dismisses Trump…

Biden unveils $2trn infrastructure planThe US Supreme Court has dismissed a dispute over former President Donald Trump’s efforts to block critics from following his now-suspended Twitter account as moot.On Monday, the court decided to throw…

What is Israel’s green pass system and how…

As England’s coronavirus lockdown eases, the debate over how to do it safely rages as fiercely as at any time in the last year.On Monday Edward Argar, the health minister, specifically cited Israel’s green pass…