In this issue

October 12, 2021

Report backs Cummings over No 10's slow reaction to pandemic

Dominic Cummings was at least partly correct in castigating the government for being too slow to respond to the initial threat of coronavirus, a co-chair of the new Commons inquiry into the pandemic has said.

2 mins

Brian Cox: ‘Authentic Casting' Is Overrated

The Succession star Brian Cox has said authentic casting, where roles are reserved for actors with the same lived experiences as a character, ignores the “craft of acting”.

2 mins

Immunotherapy Drug Cocktail Can Wipe Out Tumours In Cancer Patients, Researchers Find

A new cancer treatment can wipe out tumours in terminally ill patients, scientists have discovered.

3 mins

V&A Exhibition To Celebrate The Art And Fashion Of Masculinity

Billy Porter’s hot-pink Golden Globes cloak and Harry Styles’s embroidered Gucci suits are set to have a fashion face-offwith the Belvedere Apollo and Auguste Rodin in the V&A’s upcoming exhibition dedicated to the evolution of menswear.

1 min

UN Summit Will Bring Leap Forward In Tackling Global Heating, Says Kerry

The world is poised to make a big leap forward at the UN Cop26 climate summit, with world leaders expected to make fresh commitments that could put the goals of the 2015 Paris agreement within reach, John Kerry has said.

3 mins

Emissions UK Public Back Strong Climate Action – Study

The UK public back a carbon tax on polluting industries, higher levies on flying and grants for heat pumps in order to tackle the climate crisis, according to the biggest analysis of policy preferences ever published.

2 mins

EU States Issue Warning To UK Over Fishing Relations After Licence Row

Fourteen EU member states are preparing to issue a joint declaration accusing the British government of risking “significant economic and social damage” to their fishing communities, as wider relations appeared close to breaking point.

3 mins

British Museum Urged To Return Plundered Ethiopian Altar Tablets

They are hidden religious treasures that have been in the British Museum’s stores for more than 150 years, never on display – with members of the public strictly forbidden from seeing them.

2 mins

Bad Week For Czech PM As Pandora Leak Linked To Poll Defeat

The populist Czech president remained in hospital yesterday as news sank in that the country’s billionaire prime minister, Andrej Babiš , had suffered a shattering general election defeat days after the release of the Pandora papers, and that Miloš Zeman , his main political champion, may be too ill to save him.

2 mins

Woakes Rejects Botham's Claim England Used Covid As Excuse

All-rounder defends players after Botham questioned commitment to Ashes tour

3 mins

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