From the outset, all the evidence suggested that COVID-19 was deadly to the old and infirm, and a bad flu for everybody else. Focused protection for the vulnerable and developing a vaccine to alleviate the burden on them were policies that made the most sense. And given that only a small fraction of the population...
Pocketing 12 points for a draw with Yorkshire was enough to keep Nottinghamshire top of the County Championship table with eight of 14 matches played. They now find defending champions Surrey breathing down their necks, though, after the match at Trent Bridge ended in stalemate, the game coming to an end when the home side...
Far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, has been released from prison. The 42-year-old, jailed for contempt of court in October, left HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes after his 18-month sentence was reduced by the High Court. Yaxley-Lennon was filmed speaking for about 20 minutes for a video posted to his social media...
Pep Guardiola has said he will quit as manager of Manchester City if he is given a big squad to select from after the summer transfer market. A number of Man City’s senior players were not included in the squad for Tuesday’s 3-1 win against Bournemouth and Guardiola says he is unhappy at leaving so...
An e-bike operator has announced plans to reduce its service in a Devon city. Beryl said while the number of bikes would remain the same at 450 in Plymouth, it would be “streamlining” its service to provide better availability in areas where they are used more since the bicycle sharing scheme was launched in March...
Getty Images Lloyds Bank business customers and whistleblowers have accused it of failing small firms as it tried to reduce lending after the financial crash of 2008. Business owners who borrowed from Lloyds around that time have told the BBC their firms collapsed after the bank introduced them to its Business Support Unit (BSU), intended...