The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Lockdowns for COVID-19 in the early summer of 2020 ensured the amount of soot in the atmosphere was almost halved, with benefits to the climate and health.

The saga of the stay-at-home stocks is a useful reminder that hot new technology stocks can fall out of favor fast.

North Korean leader had declared victory against Covid-19 on 10 August

Latest updates: Tory leadership frontrunner reacts to Sunak comments, saying school closures went too far; pair meet Tory members in Norwich

O'Neil's ABC fighter Jacob Naismith was in excellent form in Erzurum last week

Exam bosses are trying to rein in on grade inflation, but slowly

COVID-19 may be the most prominent virus of concern in the U.S. now, but public health officials also are preparing for seasonal influenza. And indications are it could be a different season than what the U.S. experienced the past two years.

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates vying to be Britain's next premier, criticised the way outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson handled the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it had been a mistake to "empower" scientists and that the downsides of lockdowns were suppressed.

The former Chancellor gave his most eye-catching interview yet of the Tory leadership contest - but allies of Liz Truss accused him of 'thrashing around all over the place like a wounded stoat'

Grades of 7 and above down three percentage points as first pupils to sit exams since before Covid receive results

Tory hopeful attacks top Sage advisers and shares fury over ‘nightmare’ schools closure