One in three Covid patients put on a ventilator experience extensive symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to research, which adds to mounting evidence of the virus’s impact on mental health. The study of 13,049 patients with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, by Imperial College London and the University of Southampton, found that one in five … Read more
Anglo-Scottish relations are heading for an almighty crash and Boris Johnson cannot look the other way. By the time he has finished in office, it is perfectly possible that Scotland will have gone the way of Ireland in 1922 and Northern Ireland will have voted itself back into the Dublin fold. The United Kingdom would … Read more
Labour has called on the chancellor to extend the government’s emergency support for hard-pressed companies after warning that businesses face a £50bn hit in April when financial help is withdrawn. With the budget less than a month away, the opposition called on Rishi Sunak to announce a six-month extension of the business rates holiday for … Read more
1.30am GMT01:30 Ian Johnson The UK government risks “turning the clock back” on gender equality by overlooking the labour market and caring inequalities faced by women during the pandemic, a report published by the women and equalities committee warns. The select committee has issued 20 recommendations for the government to tackle inequality, including maintaining the … Read more
British ministers have refused to join the US in suspending arms sales to Saudi Arabia for offensive use in war-torn Yemen, saying the UK makes its own decisions about selling weapons. The US president, Joe Biden, announced the suspension last week, meeting a longstanding campaign pledge. On Monday, the UK Foreign Office minister, James Cleverly, … Read more