Health
Can I go to amber list countries?
There have been conflicting reports on the reasons you can travel to amber status countries from England. Read
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Analysis
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Environment
Animal sentience in UK law
Animal welfare laws in the UK already acknowledge that animals can feel pain and suffer, but it has not been spelled out explicitly that they are sentient as in EU law. Read
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Health
Why is the Nuremberg Code being used to oppose Covid-19 vaccines?
Social media users are incorrectly citing the medical ethics code to argue against Covid-19 vaccination. Read
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Health
The term ‘double mutants’ doesn’t mean much
This term has been used a lot in reference to the so-called ‘Indian variant’ of Covid-19 which has multiple mutations, and so do many of the other variants. Read
Analysis
Independent adviser can't launch investigations into ministers—they should
The adviser can raise issues of concern confidentially with the Prime Minister, but not trigger investigations. Read
Analysis
Boris Johnson promised to publish his Dyson communications—we’re still waiting on “all the details”
The Prime Minister originally said he would share ‘all the details’ with the House of Commons and ‘communications’ would be published. Read
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Health
What are lateral flow tests, and why do the numbers of false positives keep changing?
Lateral flow tests have been used for a little while now. Here we talk about how accurate they are, and why so many different numbers on false positives are being discussed. Read
Analysis
Here’s what you should know about the Lobbying Act
The Greensill story has brought the legislation back under public scrutiny, but disagreements over it are nothing new. Read
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Health
Ivermectin for Covid-19 remains controversial
Ivermectin has been publicised as a potential wonder drug for Covid-19. Research so far has been promising, but is not deemed conclusive by regulators. Read
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Health
Why you can’t compare deaths after a positive Covid-19 test with deaths after a vaccine
Deaths soon after catching Covid are usually caused by it. Deaths soon after a Covid vaccine usually are not. Read
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