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[ad_1] A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce the antibody protection of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine by two-thirds, and it is unclear whether the injection will be effective against the mutation, the companies said. The study found that the vaccine was still …

[ad_1] The government has been accused of delaying its heels on promised reforms to zero-hour contracts and the gig economy, as legislation to protect workers faces serious delays. New legislation aimed at beefing up protections for Britain’s most vulnerable workers won’t be ready until the end of the year at …

[ad_1] Fragments of a 1941 love letter to a woman named Iris, found nearly three miles under the ocean in a shipwreck, have been carefully reconstructed by experts, 80 years after their publication. “Take care of yourself, my dear, not only for your own sake …… for mine as well,” …

[ad_1] The Prince of Wales said he has been “saddened” by “the variable assimilation of coronavirus hits” in black and Asian communities. Speaking remotely at a British Asian Trust webinar on vaccine safety, Prince Charles said the jab’s production was thanks to a “superhuman effort by medical experts” but called …

[ad_1] An emotional Serena Williams left her press conference in tears after facing questions about her future after the loss in the Australian Open semifinal. The 39-year-old American tennis star once again fell short in her 11th attempt to rise to the level of Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand …

[ad_1] Alisson Becker earned a good night’s sleep as Liverpool flew through the night back from Budapest. He secured a 50th clean sheet for the Reds amid the backdrop of the biggest personal crisis of his tenure at Anfield on Tuesday night. If that sounds dramatic, then it probably tells …

[ad_1] Naomi Osaka has won both of her Grand Slam matches against Serena Williams Naomi Osaka claimed an impressive victory over Serena Williams to reach the Australian Open final and end the American’s last quest for a record 24 Grand Slam titles. Osaka, a three-time Slam champion, withstood initial pressure …

[ad_1] One of the largest and most authoritative coronavirus surveys has found that infections are declining in England, confirming that the lockdown is working to suppress the virus. The REACT study from Imperial College London found that infections had decreased by more than two-thirds since it was last reported in …

[ad_1] Dominic Raab has challenged the tendency of conservative politicians to pose in front of union flags when they appear on television via video call, opting instead for an old-fashioned world map, a framed print and… a broom. It was the foreign secretary’s broom that generated a particular comment Wednesday …

[ad_1] Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Every year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases and the disease kills 11,500 women. In the United States, it attacks 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can …