Day: 20 September 2021

In this week's episode of London Calling, James Delingpole and Toby discuss Macron’s reaction to the AUKUS deal and the glorious prospect that Justin Trudeau will end up winning fewer seats than he did in 2019.

A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.

Only three of the U.K.'s top 27 universities have decided to return to full in-person teaching this term, with the other 24 having opted instead for a 'blended' approach including online learning.

There has been a more than 50% increase in the number of children going to A&E with serious mental health problems since the beginning of lockdowns and almost 30,000 are being prescribed antidepressants each month.

Qatar is pushing for unvaccinated footballers to be barred from next year's World Cup, which will be hosted in the country, with fans already having to prove they have had two jabs to attend matches.

In April, the ONS estimated that 12% of people who test positive end up getting long COVID. That estimate has now been revised down to 2.5%. And when it comes to children younger than 11, the figure is less than 1%.

See set out in a series of graphs the evidence that Covid surges are driven by the emergence of successful new variants.