A review of the film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain should have credited Simon Stephenson as co-writer (2 January, New Review, p27).
An article (And the good news is ... Omicron is less likely to infect and damage lung cells, 2 January, p14) said: “If the virus produces more cells in the throat, that makes it more transmissible ...”. As quotes from the researchers made clear, the virus infects and multiplies in cells, so we should have referred to transmissibility increasing when it “replicates more” in the throat.
The former Hungarian MP backing the opposition leader in upcoming elections is Zoltán Kész, not “Késv” (He’s religious, on the right – and the left backs him to beat Orbán, 2 January, p30).
We referred to the tenor Freddie de Tommaso stepping into a leading role in “Verdi’s Tosca” at the Royal Opera House; the opera is by Puccini (Who’s who in ’22, 2 January, p34).
Ray Illingworth did not captain Yorkshire for three championship-winning seasons from 1959-1968, as we said; he was the team’s captain only in 1982-83 (Successful captain who always spoke his mind, 26 December, Sport, p15).
Other recently amended articles include:
US judge delivers double setback to Prince Andrew’s abuse case battle
Speaker defends Tony Blair knighthood after backlash
Shops in Great Britain fear gaps on shelves as new Brexit import rules hit
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