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Here’s why we need to keep an eye on the South African variant:https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/covid-19-variants-south-african-strain-is-causing-the-most-concern-for-uk-scientists-965679 As a post-script: I’ve had some people asking m

This new term the school run with my daughter is on foot, as I don’t want to get the bus. It’s a half hour, quite hilly walk (or one hour

Due to the technical problems with under-reporting of cases, which has led to more than 22,000 cases being reported today (which date from 25/9 to 2/10), it is increasingly difficult

One of the first things the government needs to do is to tackle the testing and tracing system, before we move on too much to lockdowns/semi-lockdowns. Speaking from my experience

Over the past five months my relationship with my 9-turning-10-year-old has shifted from mother-daughter to teacher-pupil and coworker-Lego builder but today we went out to our local high street to

Schools minister Nick Gibb says “increasingly parents are reassured that children are safe to return to school” #r4today. With respect, that’s not the whole point Having bubbles at school and

Something really interesting is happening in Liverpool. In the past week public health officials noticed a surge in cases in one ward - so a few dozen streets - Princes

Because the government told me to #stayalert I've been watching the new cases graph for the past two weeks, since the unlocking on 4 July. This is the latest graph

I fear that when we look back on the pandemic, this week will be, among others in February & March, a week which was pivotal in the way England -

It's quite striking that the "he followed his instincts" comes from the same place as Jacob Rees-Mogg's "common sense" comments about Grenfell. Most people are law-abiding, follow the rules, and

The World at One have just played @BorisJohnson’s favourite song, Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles, “in the hope that it might reach him”. A simple yet very moving