FirstFT: Trump floats US security guarantees for Ukraine
Also in today’s newsletter, Qantas hit with record fine over Covid job cuts, and Citi’s raid on JPMorgan investment bankers
Students at a secondary school in London wrote letters to themselves at the height of Covid - and opened them again just before their GCSEs.
The results come after 2024 marked the first time exams were graded more strictly after Covid.
Police say more than 500 shots were fired at the Georgia campus, where a police officer was killed.
Investigators say the suspect blamed the COVID vaccine for his health issues ahead of a deadly shooting in Atlanta.
A $3 million settlement will be divided among 452 underpaid workers employed at the height of the pandemic, the city comptroller’s office said.
Nicholas Rossi came to attention while being treated for Covid-19 in a Scottish hospital
More than two thirds of clubs have shut under the strain of Covid lockdowns, social media and stretched finances
A gunman who believed the Covid-19 vaccine had made him ill fired at the agency’s Atlanta offices, killing a police officer and rattling the public health community.
The shooting in Atlanta, which killed a police officer, followed animosity directed at the agency, public health workers say.
The announcement by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a major setback for the sector, as the technology has proven effective against Covid-19 and research into certain cancers holds promise.
Officials say the 30-year-old suspect may have been ill, or thought he was ill from a Covid vaccine.
Foshan mobilises drones, bugs, fish and fumigation teams to stem mosquito-borne outbreak
The suspect, who was killed, was said to have blamed his illness on the Covid vaccine
UK’s GSK will receive $370mn and 1% of sales of some vaccines, as part of the deal
The virus is spreading in insular Mennonite communities. But the broader population is vulnerable as vaccine rates have fallen across the Canadian province since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The US is withdrawing $500m for vaccines for diseases like flu and Covid. Health correspondent James Gallagher asks if it's the right call.
The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
The library was partially reopened in March after a five-year closure because of the Covid-19 pandemic and structural disrepair
The authorities are inspecting homes, tracking purchases of fever medicines and deploying drones as they urge people to join an eradication campaign that echoes Covid measures.
The uptick in cases have prompted measures similar to those taken during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The European Union acknowledged for the first time that a top official reviewed the messages, but said it had no duty to keep them, despite intense interest.
In this special edition, we take a break from the news to explore grief as a lens for understanding global events and as a force for social change. Author Sarah Jaffe joins host Kate Laycock to unpack how personal and communal loss – from COVID-19 and Hurricane Katrina to deindustrialization – shape politics, protests and solidarity. A powerful journey through mourning, memory and hope.
Dr Anthony Fauci has said there is no immediate need for a Covid-19 booster for fully vaccinated Americans but remained open to the possibility in the future, as reports suggest that one major pharmaceutical company plans to lobby government officials to approve
British researchers find that living through the pandemic aged people’s brains, regardless of a COVID-19 infection.
Dr Attiya Sheikh, 45, and 48-year-old Omer Sheikh made almost £8,000 during the Covid pandemic in 2020.
A total of 16 FIRs were filed against 70 Indian nationals for allegedly having violated the nationwide lockdown and other prohibitory orders by housing foreign nationals for the Tablighi Jamaat during Covid-19 lockdown.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The BMA says doctors deserve a 29% raise after Covid-era
The team from Tel Aviv University developed a vaccine to combat the bacterium that causes the black plague, using the same system as with the COVID-19 vaccines.
A youth hostel aims to house thousands of young Hong Kongers as the city deals with a housing crisis.
Wellcome chief says ‘abrupt’ policy change by US and others will have ‘huge’ health impact
US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the doctor 'gave patients a choice when the federal government refused to do so'.
James McMurdock, who stepped down from party after Sunday Times investigation, was paid through company used to apply for £50,000 Bounce Back Loan
Several Long Covid patients say their problems have been ignored completely by clinicians. But even sympathetic doctors say the path forward is unclear.
The motion voted on Thursday contained a mix of allegations against Ursula von der Leyen, including text messaging privately with the chief executive of vaccine maker Pfizer during the Covid-19 pandemic, misuse of EU funds and interference in elections in Germany and Romania.
Commission president targeted over refusal to release messages related to Covid-19 vaccines and plans for huge defence spending
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, music from Japanese animations is booming on Spotify and at gigs and club nights – especially among young people.
James McMurdock says he will continue his career as an independent, after taking "specialist legal advice".
AAP and other leading health organizations allege that the health secretary violated federal law when he took the COVID vaccine off the list of recommended shots for pregnant women and healthy children.
Xu Zewei suspected of links to Beijing-backed group accused by Washington of stealing Covid-19 vaccine secrets
The inquiry is currently examining the impact of the pandemic on the social care sector.
Ursula von der Leyen will be questioned by MEPs over secret Covid texts and her bloc’s alliance with anti-immigration populists before a rare vote
Former banker James McMurdock is alleged to have borrowed £70,000 through two companies
He has made the decision amid allegations of business propriety during the pandemic.
James McMurdock is alleged to have borrowed tens of thousands of pounds under the government’s Covid Bounce Back loans scheme in 2020
The actor died at his home in Kent after contracting Covid and developing pneumonia, his agent said.
Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock said sending patients to care homes was necessary, despite claims it worsened COVID spread. As reported by The Guardian, Matt Hancock told the Covid-19 inquiry that sending untested hospital patients to
The inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic has heard from politicians, civil servants, experts and bereaved families.
Patients suffering from Long Covid spoke to The Wire about being dismissed by medical professionals, facing financial instability and being unable to work, and having their lives turn upside down – all while living through acute pain and fatigue.
Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
WHO’s Tedros says ‘all hypotheses must remain on the table’ after critical information not provided to investigators.
June 26, 2025 As part of a broader crime wave in Peru that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, gangs have begun targeting private schools in poorer neighborhoods for extortion. We hear how administrators and parents are dealing with the threats. And in London's West End, you don't need a ticket to witness the soaring signature song for the musical Evita. It is performed nightly in the street. We attend a recent performance.
Investors have exited funds at fastest rate since 2020 Covid-19 pandemic
Covid-19 threatened the decades-old community but the pull of Guangzhou’s trading hub has proved irresistible
It comes after the UK Covid Inquiry revealed officials had deleted messages shared during the pandemic.
TS Lombard’s chief economist talks contrarianism, gold, central bankers and Covid
Fewer countries are doing censuses owing to Covid-19, budget cuts, and lower trust in government
The British director of 28 Years Later speaks alongside star Jodie Comer about returning to horror.
Azerbaijan has kept land borders closed since the COVID-19 pandemic, but it allowed the foreigners to enter via a "humanitarian corridor" crossing at Astara in its southeast corner.
Barnet (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Emergency admissions for respiratory disease are rising in the NHS area covering Barnet, according to newly released health data highlighting local concerns. It coincides with England’s admissions rate reaching its highest point since the Covid-19 pandemic. This
Israel closes holy site in occupied East Jerusalem to worshippers for the first time since Covid-19 pandemic
Industry has made way for new employers, with attitudes to work shaped by events such as Covid.
A new study shows how the technology deployed in Covid vaccines helped scientists coax the virus out of hiding.
The 2025 ranking reveals two main trends: the prevalence of fintechs and the outsized performance of the continent’s two biggest economies — Nigeria and South Africa. Plus a Rwanda-based microfinance start-up helps a boatmaker in South Sudan and how Covid helped turn one entrepreneur’s dream into reality
Organisation slashes forecasts and says US will be hit particularly hard
The forecast for sunny spells this week comes after Britain recorded more hours of sunshine in spring than during the first Covid lockdown in 2020
Baroness Dido Harding tells Covid inquiry Rishi Sunak blocked higher support payments.
Digital challenger bank sets aside £28mn connected to pandemic lending push
Also, chaos marred the opening of a contentious Israeli-backed aid site in Gaza, and President Trump moved to sever all government ties with Harvard.
Official figures highlight challenge facing Rachel Reeves as she seeks to boost economy
Though much remains uncertain, experts predicted many people will face new barriers to vaccination.
In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.
In a speech, Ms. Adams, who is running for mayor, will speak about her father’s death from Covid. She says that as governor, Andrew Cuomo “failed him.”
Republicans have accused Cuomo of lying in an investigation surrounding his response to the crisis.
Once a Wall Street darling, the retailer has struggled to revive sales that have faltered since the Covid-19 pandemic
The sitting in London will concentrate on Stormont's approach to testing, tracing and isolation.
Also, Israel’s allies told it to stop its expanded Gaza offensive, the F.D.A. might restrict access to Covid vaccines and more news.
The World Health Organization's agreement was approved in Geneva on May 20. It aims to prevent the disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than five years into the Covid pandemic, Guardian Australia asks Raina MacIntyre: what’s the next big threat to public health and are we up to the challenge?
Set in the pandemic’s early days, the noted horror director’s Covid comedy satirizes the national mood during lockdown. Reactions have been polarizing.
Come fall, only older Americans and those with chronic health problems may be urged to get the shot — assuming it is available at all.
Department led by Robert F Kennedy Jr to stop recommending Covid boosters for some groups in coming days, Wall Street Journal reports
The Commission is found to have wrongly refused to publish texts from its president during the Covid pandemic.
The lack of transparency on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's Covid-era texts with the head of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer had already been criticized by the EU's ombudsman in 2022.
European Commission president exchanged texts with Pfizer CEO during negotiations for Covid vaccines
The case revolved around whether texts between a top E.U. official and a drug company executive counted as a public record that might need to be disclosed.
Experts are alarmed by plans to require placebo testing for already approved shots like the covid vaccine.