Interactive: see how your favourite dog breeds are related to each other
Now renowned as a steady family pet, the labradoodle was invented in the 90s to be a low-allergen seeing-eye dog. The breed’s recent origin and...
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How to stop being a people pleaser
“Can you come to this meeting?” No. “Yes.” “Are you free on Saturday night?” No, I’m watching Spiral. “Yes.” “Can I borrow your black jacket?”...
Neil Ferguson: easing Covid rules for Christmas is ‘political judgment’
The scientist whose modelling led to the original UK lockdown has said it would be a political judgment whether restrictions on households mixing should be...
Boris Johnson is learning that in politics you cannot simply ‘follow the science’ | David Runciman
What happened to following the science? In the spring, when Boris Johnson and his scientific advisers were proceeding in lockstep, there was no disagreement about...
UK could be urged to keep windows open in effort to curb Covid-19
Britons could be urged to throw open the windows in an effort to keep coronavirus at bay as scientists call for a public information campaign...
Coronavirus vaccine final-stage testing to restart in US
Two drugmakers have announced the resumption of US testing of their Covid-19 vaccine candidates. Testing of AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate had been halted since early September,...
Coronavirus live news: Vaccine trial restarts as cluster worsens in Victoria, Australia
For the second day in a row, the Australian state of New South Wales has reported no new locally acquired Covid-19 cases. There were five...
Overstuffed Nasa spacecraft Osiris-Rex losing particles after bingeing on Bennu
A Nasa spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week’s grab that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in...
Sturgeon unveils five-level Covid lockdown rules for Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled a five-level system for restricting people’s movements and limiting physical contact as part of new measures to combat the spread of...
Wash your mask daily: the ultimate guide to face coverings
We hook them on to our faces, laugh, sneeze and sputter into them, then crumple them into our bags or pockets only to retrieve them...