Over-50s urged to book a COVID jab before vaccine rollout slows down from Monday

The national medical director for the NHS is urging any remaining over-50s to book in for their COVID-19 jab ahead of a vaccine slowdown from Monday.

Miscarriage linked to higher risk of early death, study suggests

Miscarriage could be linked to early death in women, researchers have said.

‘They have played God with people’s lives’: The story behind Europe’s AstraZeneca blame game

This is the story about mistrust, anger, blame and death. It's about a relationship that started with high hopes and has now collapsed into acrimony and mistrust. 

Publicans and Tory MPs’ fury at PM’s ‘vaccine passports’ for pubs idea

Boris Johnson is facing a Tory rebellion on lockdown rules in the Commons, 24 hours after telling drinkers they may need a COVID vaccine or negative test to go to the pub.

Are directly elected mayors the real way forward to ‘level up’ the UK?

There are 650 MPs in parliament. Each one has a personal mandate to represent their constituency and is under a heavy whip from their party leaders.

‘They have played God with people’s lives’: The story behind Europe’s AstraZeneca blame game

This is the story about mistrust, anger, blame and death. It's about a relationship that started with high hopes and has now collapsed into acrimony and mistrust. 

BBC TV licence fee alternatives ruled out ‘for now’

Alternative models to the BBC TV licence fee have been ruled out "for now", an inquiry has said - but warned it has "a limited shelf life in a digital media landscape".

Rachel Levine becomes first openly transgender federal official confirmed by Senate

A senior state official has become the first openly transgender person to be confirmed by the US Senate.