Some prospective parliamentary candidates have been found to hold fringe views that even the populist party says are ‘eccentric’

Fitness company’s sales boomed during the covid pandemic as gyms closed but sales collapsed as the world reopened

Cameron texted Michael Gove during covid to say he was ‘doing a great job... but do you have a moment for a word? I am on this number and v free’

The breakthrough means scientists will now be able to test the vaccine on a larger group of patients.

Silencing of a film-maker documenting the widespread 2022 demonstrations against covid controls is part of rising suppression of press freedom

The Met was one of 23 forces in England and Wales to record a year-on-year increase in knife crime offences in 2023

Zhang Yongzhen stages protest, as government attempts to avoid scrutiny over handling of outbreak

British-Swedish pharma giant’s covid vaccine was widely administered in over 150 countries

Grocery service grew during covid pandemic but has retreated amid competition and waning demand

Why has so little been done to make indoor spaces safer, to stop the spread of airborne viruses?

The former Democratic governor will be asked by the panel about his March 2020 advisory that barred nursing homes from rejecting patients solely on the basis of a covid-19 diagnosis

This is not a repeat of the covid pandemic. Yet global governments should follow the US and prepare a response, writes global public health expert Prof Devi Sridhar

Many report symptoms lasting two years or longer and about 1.5m say disease affects day-to-day activities

Family lists property where war veteran raised funds during covid – minus unauthorised spa pool

Increase in walking among older people key to general activity in England returning to pre-covid levels

Exclusive: Personal attacks or aggressive behaviour is the most common form of vexatious complaint impacting staff members

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said it was “reasonable” to cut 72,000 civil service jobs to fund Rishi Sunak’s pledge to boost defence spending to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product by 2030. Speaking to BBC Breakfast today (24 April ...

The alarming rate of racism against people from east and south-east Asian communities is rarely discussed, says Labour MP Sarah Owen

Prolonged infection leads to emergence of novel immune-evasive variant in patient

GCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdown