The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Blair surged to power with a Nineties soundtrack of optimism and Tory economic success. For Keir Starmer, if the polls are right, it will be a case of hard graft from day one, writes George Chesterton

2,083 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 detected in India, classified as a "variant of interest" by WHO.

Two New York novels – one a melodrama of familial tension, the other musings from an unlucky housesitter – investigate life during the pandemic

Gol, the Brazilian airline carrier, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it grapples with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to reports, new vehicle sales in the US are expected to decline in January, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by the automotive industry.

How can a nation that has enjoyed no productivity growth in 15 years, is still reeling from the economic shocks of Brexit, Covid and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and where debt is equivalent to 100 per cent of GDP, afford sweeping tax cuts? The short answer is: it can’t.…

A new study finds COVID infections in unvaccinated mothers triple the risk of breathing problems in infants

Even when I saw the babies, I thought it was a dream and they weren’t mine

Sewage data indicates COVID-19 transmission may be plateauing in NSW after the JN.1 variant drove a wave of infections over the Christmas period.