Covid UK NHS Providers union chief warns lockdown easing could delay ending restrictions for good
Self-confessed 'prophet of doom' Chris Hopson, chief of the medical union NHS Providers, said 'we are likely to have a third and potentially fourth wave'. He called for longer curbs, including mask wearing. Read more...
After 82 Years, No More Driving
Metropolitan Diary The day he sold his final car and gave up his keys, a 93-year-old was flooded with memories, starting with Pop's lessons behind the wheel. Read more...
Need Health Insurance? A Guide to New Options Under the Stimulus.
There is more financial assistance for more people seeking coverage. And many people who are already covered can get discounts, too, if they sign up. Read more...
England 'shouldn't be hit by a Covid third wave this summer'
SAGE models had predicted Covid deaths and hospitalisations could resurge during August. But senior advisers are now seeking to distance themselves from the models. Read more...
President Biden Makes the Case for Infrastructure in Bipartisan Meeting
The president met with lawmakers from both parties in an effort to show some flexibility on the size of his trillion proposal and how to pay for it. Read more...
City Room, a Blog With a Broad Mandate, Is Retiring
Eight years, 20,000 posts and perhaps 100 million clicks later, City Room sails off into the sunset. Read more...
What Is Normal Life?
And when will we get back to it? Read more...
3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now
Giuseppe Penones verdant landscapes; Boyle Familys earthworks; and Clare Grills paintings in Theres the Air. Read more...
Health workers 90% less likely to catch coronavirus after they are fully vaccinated, CDC data show
A new CDC study found frontline workers who received both doses of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna's vaccine lowered their risk of being infected by 90% - and one shot by 80%. Read more...
ASK CAROLINE Our relationships expert Caroline West-Meads answers your questions
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In Iraq, Drought and Abundance in the Mesopotamian Marshes
Once vengefully drained by Saddam Hussein, the wetlands in southeastern Iraq have since been partially restored. Now the region and its isolated settlements face a new set of challenges. Read more...
Scientists say human embryos could be grown in a test tube for FIVE WEEKS after mice develop in jars
Human embryos might be the next test subjects of a study that grew mouse embryos in jars. The several day old embryos were placed in a solution and developed as they would in a natural womb. Read more...
The City That Wont Shut Up Fills Two New Books With Its Babble
New Yorkers, an oral history by Craig Taylor, and Names of New York, Joshua Jelly-Schapiros chronicle of street names, capture the dizzying variety and fluidity of the citys stories. Read more...
Daydreaming Can Be Good for You
Far from a waste of time, daydreaming might be one of the best things you can do with your free time. Read more...
Vegan student, 18, studying animal management is allowed to skip farming module after complaint
Vegan Fiji Willetts, 18, did not expect an animal management course at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College to include a module on farming that could have seen her visit an abattoir. Read more...
David Cameron Faces Inquiry Into His Dealings With Greensill
The British former prime minister has said that he did nothing illegal, but he has acknowledged mistakes in pleading Greensill Capitals case with government ministers. Read more...
How Do You Rebound From Tragedy? Begin by Welcoming the Future
In JoAnne Tompkinss debut novel, What Comes After, a town reeling from unimaginable loss opens its doors to a pregnant stranger. Read more...
Man, 46, charged with murdering mother, 36, found dead in country park lake is her 'husband'
Egle Vengaliene, who was said to be from Rokikis and was described as a 'good mother', was found dead early last Friday morning in the water next to a care home at Brandon Country Park in Suffolk. Read more...