The late summer and early autumn saw a modest reopening of the UK’s cultural venues. The public could visit museums and galleries, attend small-scale concerts and become the audience for socially distanced plays and films. But, since England’s belated lockdown began on Thursday, the doors of arts institutions are shut once again in much of … Read more
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Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will hold talks on Saturday before a potentially decisive week in the Brexit negotiations, amid growing concern in Brussels at the lack of progress. UK sources played down expectations of a breakthrough moment but with time short for parliamentary ratification the phonecall may prove … Read more
Latest updates: ambitious plan to deploy new technologies to test the entire population for coronavirus infection launches in Liverpool on Friday Will Operation Moonshot pass its first test fighting Covid in Liverpool? Operation Moonshot: rapid Covid test missed over 50% of cases in pilot Abuse of babies is up by a fifth during Covid crisis, … Read more
The home secretary told me this week that I faced a terrorist threat that was “severe” and an incident that was “highly likely”. I should be “alert”, she said. What is the difference between likely and highly likely? Should I fear to leave home? Should I run for my life if I see a man … Read more