As Covid restrictions are lifted in the UK, some people queued at midnight to get into nightclubs - but as daily cases hit 50,000 and hospitalisations rise, what’s the long-term cost?
Lynda Thomas, chief executive of Macmillan, says that one-in-five people living with cancer say they will not be able to return to normal life on so-called “freedom day”, despite the success of the UK vaccine programme.
Meanwhile, the NHS App, which allows users to display their vaccine status, now has more than 10 million users.
The government also says over 30 countries now recognise the NHS Covid Pass as proof of vaccination status.
Blue Origin is getting ready for its inaugural space flight by Jeff Bezos and an all-civilian crew, and they’ve been having intensive training ahead of blast-off planned for Tuesday.
The planned 11-minute trip from the company’s Launch Site One facility is set to include the oldest person ever to go to space - 82-year-old trailblazing female aviator Wally Funk - and the youngest - 18-year-old physics student Oliver Daemen.
Israeli tech firm’s spyware ‘used to target journalists’ smartphones’. Crypto crackdown: Binance ditches ‘stock tokens’ amid global tightening of laws. Drone swarms operated by UK commandos go underwater and through the air in combat training. Vaccine drive: Cornish choristers raise cash for 10,000 jabs.
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