“If Charlie Gard had been born 40 years ago,” said Peter Wilby in the New Statesman, “there would have been no doubt about what would, and should, happen.”
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The Age Of Rage
Controversy of the week.
The Injured Bird That Inspired Bates
A tribute to the pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong.
Was Liu Xiaobo A Patriot Or A Patsy?
A tribute to the pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong.
The Russian Connection: Will It Bring Down Trump?
Trump Jr: the Fredo Corleone of the family.
Issue Of The Week: How Bad Is Britain's Debt Bubble?
A decade on from the outbreak of the last financial crisis, is consumer debt now propelling us towards another?
The World's Most Spectacular Offices
From California to London, the tech giants are employing top architects to build spectacular symbols of their immense global power. But these edifices have their critics, says Rowan Moore
This Week's Dream: Driving Around Lake Michigan
The 900-mile drive around Lake Michigan – the only Great Lake entirely within US borders – is “one of the greatest road trips America has to offer”, says Tom Chesshyre in The Times.
Swimming: "The Very Best Breaststroker Who Ever Lived"
It says something about Adam Peaty’s “superhuman standards” that his second gold medal of the World Aquatic Championships felt “like something of an anticlimax”, said Daniel Schofield in The Daily Telegraph.
Charlie Gard: The Force Of Parental Love
“If Charlie Gard had been born 40 years ago,” said Peter Wilby in the New Statesman, “there would have been no doubt about what would, and should, happen.”
What The Scientists Are Saying...
Drug advice is a “myth”
JLR's Covid help
JLR joins the fray ...
Artificial Intelligence: Driving The Future Of Health
As innovation and technology continue to re-shape virtually every aspect of our everyday lives, healthcare doesn’t lag behind. Take a look at the ways we can expect artificial intelligence to transform the healthcare system of the future.
VARSITY SPIRIT
A major new player has entered into the marching arts activity. See how Varsity Spirit, known for cheerleading apparel, competitions, and camps, has already made an impact to elevate the student experience.
11 Things You Didn't Know About... Medicines
Self-treating? Get clued up on taking over-the-counter pills and remedies
2019 One Lap Of America
We are masochists, the lot of us. We’d have to be to subject ourselves to the rigors of what is perhaps the last great open road event in the United States.
The Truth About Breakfast
My first talking tour of the UK has just finished, and one of the subjects that has come up a lot is breakfast.
Hospital chiefs Anxiety and belief in ability to handle surge
How much of a threat does the emergence of Omicron pose to the NHS? Among hospital bosses there is a curious combination of apprehension that the new variant could lead to a surge in infections but also a battle-weary belief, borne of negotiating the previous waves, that they can handle a potentially major spike in people left seriously ill with Covid.
Schools told to offer on-site Covid testing after holidays
Secondary schools should test pupils for coronavirus on their return from the Christmas holidays, the government has said. The Department for Education (DfE) emailed schools on Friday urging them order a sufficient number of lateral flow tests by Tuesday to ensure that they can test pupils on site after they come back in January.
50,000 missed cancer cases
True treatment backlog yet to hit the NHS, says charity
It's not a health and care bill, more a corporate takeover
The pandemic has shown how interconnected and interdependent public health and economic health are.