It is not the case that the five worst-hit areas in England for Covid-19 infection rates are all in the north-west (“Covid ‘could be endemic in deprived parts of the country’”, 6 September, page 1). Bradford is on the list but an editing error meant it was incorrectly described as being in that region.
A column (“Let’s get real. No vaccine will work as if by magic, returning us to ‘normal’”, 6 September, page 45) referred to a vaccine for HIV, when HPV was meant.
An error introduced during editing led an article to say that schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were reopening on 1 September for the first time since March. The intended reference was to schools in England only (“U-turns leave Tory MPs in despair and give Labour poll boost”, 30 August, page 2 turn from page 1).
Geraint Thomas was omitted from a list of British cyclists who have finished higher up the Tour de France standings than Adam Yates (“Twin seizes his moment with rare run in yellow”, 6 September, page 14, Sport).
An article referred to the TV sitcom Home as a BBC programme; it goes out on Channel 4 (“Unbiased jokes? We’ve all heard that one before, director-general”, 6 September, page 40)
Other recently amended articles include:
Jewish people in the French capital live in the shadow of hatred
Gareth Southgate admits England ‘got out of jail’ against Iceland
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