Thousands of kids went missing from schools during the pandemic

Thousands of kids went missing from schools during the pandemic

The cronyism and irresponsibility in government during the pandemic cannot go unpunished, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Oliver Dowden said he “doesn’t accept” Baroness Michelle Mone’s claim that she and her husband Doug Barrowman were made “scapegoats” for the government’s wider failings over personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid pandemic. ...

Rishi Sunak was labelled as “desperate” and more unpopular than Boris Johnson in a heated Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (13 December). Labour MP Chris Bryant launched a stinging attack and mocked him for losing WhatsApp messages in re ...

Research by a team led by Sean O’Leary, MD, shows that parental vaccine hesitancy remained unchanged during COVID-19, but trust levels vacillated.

If we are to be prepared for the next pandemic, we need competent leaders, functional testing and trust in the science, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

The PM defends ‘eat out to help out’ and answers questions about about being chancellor during the pandemic

Prime minister defends ‘eat out to help out’ and answers questions related to his role as chancellor during the pandemic

Rishi Sunak has denied calling parents who cannot afford to buy food for their children “freeloaders”. The prime minister, who was chancellor during the pandemic, was quizzed by Covid inquiry counsel Hugo Keith KC on Monday (11 December) about wh ...

Rishi Sunak has told the Covid inquiry he “consistently” warned Boris Johnson about the wider impacts of lockdowns. Giving evidence at the inquiry on Monday (11 December), the Prime Minister said he wanted Mr Johnson to “consider the totality� ...

Rishi Sunak said he saw Boris Johnson more than his own wife during the pandemic, when he was grilled at the UK’s Covid Inquiry on Monday (11 December). Asked whether he had opportunities to make his views on Covid restrictions plain to the then-pr ...

WhatsApp messages shown to the Covid-19 Inquiry have revealed that government advisers referred to Mr Sunak as ‘Dr Death’ during the pandemic

Llama nanobodies may offer an option for treating norovirus, a global health problem for which there are no vaccines or antiviral drugs.

Rishi Sunak will give evidence about the pandemic as Tory MPs debate his plans for migrants.

WhatsApp messages shown to the Covid-19 Inquiry have revealed that government advisers referred to Mr Sunak as ‘Dr Death’ during the pandemic

Anger from MPs and experts after HM Revenue and Customs curbs phone advice until after January deadline

PM likely to be asked about WhatsApp messages from pandemic that he says are irretrievable, despite reports number accessed