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  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Sport
    Don’t blame market forces for female tennis stars being short-changed

    Give these players their share of the limelight and the money and watch the sport thrive

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Covid hospital admissions rise in Europe as sub-variants fuel new wave

    Omicron offshoots BA.4 and BA.5 drive increase in infections in Portugal, UK, France and Germany

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Data PointsChildcare
    Men stepping up at home is key to boosting birth rates

    Career vs family is no longer such a trade-off for women, but ‘having it all’ is only possible with increased paternal childcare

  • Friday, 3 June, 2022
    National Health Service
    How to fix Britain’s chronically ill healthcare system

    The NHS needs long-term investment to build capacity and a shift in the balance away from hospital treatment

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Why Africa’s first Covid vaccine factory struggles to find customers

    With high prior rate of infection and apathy, demand is dwindling for jabs on the continent

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Football
    European football now belongs to the highest bidder

    The widening financial gulf between Premier League clubs and the rest is shrinking the pool of competition

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Data PointsCoronavirus economic impact
    Death notices for the city are premature

    Indicators show urban dynamism is back to near pre-pandemic levels

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Data PointsUK immigration
    Britain is now a high-immigration country and most are fine with that

    With a growing sense that borders are under control, the appetite for hostile environment policies is shrinking

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Data PointsRoe vs Wade
    Repeal of Roe risks exacerbating the US’s most shameful statistic

    Abortion ban would increase the country’s dreadful maternal mortality rate and fall hardest on the most vulnerable

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    Data PointsHealth Care
    UK healthcare is already being privatised, but not in the way you think

    The creeping Americanisation of British medical bills reflects the strains on the NHS

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    UK Covid infection rate declines sharply from recent peak

    Accelerating downward trend eases pressure on overstretched NHS

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    News in-depthNational Health Service
    Number of vacant NHS hospital beds falls to lowest level since start of pandemic

    Health service in England is grappling with twin challenges of Covid and clearing record treatment backlog

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    Health experts warn end of mass Covid testing in UK may be premature

    As infections reach a record high, scientists question government plans to scale back free tests within days

  • Friday, 25 March, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    UK Covid infections jump by a million in a week

    One in 11 Scots now have the virus, with England and Wales not far behind, as Omicron BA.2 variant rips through population

  • Friday, 25 March, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    European wave of Omicron sub-variant BA.2 foreshadows US surge

    North America is likely to be hit by a sharp rise in infections within weeks, experts warn

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Covid infections surge to record high for over-70s in UK

    Health experts fear impact on NHS as new highly infectious Omicron variant drives increase

  • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Britons less cautious over Covid than at any point during pandemic

    Relaxation comes as government advisers increasingly uneasy over rising infections and hospital admissions from Omicron BA.2 offshoot

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Hong Kong Omicron deaths expose limits of fraying zero-Covid policy

    World’s worst spike in coronavirus fatalities shows impact of lower vaccination rates than regional peers

  • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Vaccines and Omicron mean Covid now less deadly than flu in England

    Recent rise in hospital admissions shows decision to end restrictions still carries risks

  • Monday, 14 February, 2022
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    Did Scotland’s cautious coronavirus approach yield results?

    Although Sturgeon persuaded Scots to be more careful the nation recorded higher deaths per capita than England during recent waves

  • Friday, 11 February, 2022
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    ‘People are moving on with their lives’: is the end of Omicron in sight?

    Series of announcements this week raise hopes that worst of the crisis has passed

  • Monday, 31 January, 2022
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    ‘Pandemic of the unboosted’: low US Covid jab uptake piles pressure on hospitals

    FT analysis shows impact of lower vaccination coverage compared with countries such as Portugal and Denmark

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    ‘Pandemic vs endemic’ sets up two conflicting Covid endgames

    Scientists and politicians locked in debate over when the world moves on from virus

  • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Scientists and health leaders warn of ‘real danger’ after England’s Covid restrictions end

    Relaxation of rules risks prompting ‘another surge’ in Omicron cases in offices and schools, say medical experts

  • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
    UK business & economy
    Businesses hail lifting of most coronavirus restrictions in England

    Plan B measures such as mask wearing and vaccine passports for large venues will not be renewed after January 26

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