United Kingdom

G20 must prioritize global COVID action at October meeting

Aug 25, 2021 09:31

It is ridiculous for the US to chase after its own vaccine skeptics without at the same time doing more to bring the benefits of this scientific achievement to the rest of the world.
Leaked UN report says greenhouse gas emissions must peak within 4 years

Aug 16, 2021 09:25

Rich people in every country are overwhelmingly more responsible for global heating than the poor, with SUVs and meat-eating singled out for blame, and the high-carbon basis for future economic growth is also questioned.
Emergency Brexit powers for lorry queues to be made permanent

Aug 13, 2021 03:33

Emergency powers to handle post-Brexit queues of lorries heading for France are being made permanent, signaling the government expects further cross-Channel disruption.
UK Home Office records 70 racist incidents by far right at asylum accommodation

Aug 10, 2021 03:50

Clare Moseley, the Founder of Care4Calais, said: “Targeting vulnerable asylum seekers is an act of extreme cowardice. UK government must support people seeking asylum to integrate into our communities rather than putting them in places like Napier barracks or large hotels.”
Why herd immunity isn’t going to happen?

Aug 09, 2021 10:56

We are going to have to be comfortable with the idea that COVID-19 will be one of the many viruses that circulate.
UK scientists believe it is 'almost certain' a COVID variant will emerge that beats current vaccines

Aug 06, 2021 16:49

An analysis by British academics, published by the UK Government's official scientific advisory group, says that they believe it is "almost certain" that a SARS-Cov-2 variant will emerge that "leads to current vaccine failure." SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.
Is Covid-19 on the run in the UK?

Aug 03, 2021 03:55

A recent fall in coronavirus case numbers raised hopes that Britain may be reaching herd immunity, but experts warn against complacency, given uncertainty about new variants and autumn’s return to school.
Drug firm that hiked prices by 6,000% paid shareholders £400m

Jul 31, 2021 10:39

London-based Advanz Pharma and its subsidiaries were found to have charged “excessive and unfair prices” between 2009 and 2017 for liothyronine tablets, primarily used to treat hypothyroidism, which affects at least two in every 100 people and can lead to depression, tiredness and weight gain.
Britons' biggest enemy is no longer climate denial but climate delay

Jul 31, 2021 10:35

The window to avoid climate catastrophe is closing with every passing day. Britons are in the decisive decade in this fight, and they must treat the climate crisis as an issue that stands alone in the combination of its urgency and the shadow it casts over future generations.
The ‘Boris effect’ is a symptom of Britain’s decaying political system

Jul 30, 2021 14:27

There is tension between the election-winning force that is “Boris” – a one-off phenomenon – and the Conservative party as an institution that would like to have a future in government under less capricious leadership