How Chile’s new Covid spike proves England’s cautious roadmap is the right route out of this crisis

Things are going according to plan. Despite a few wobbles about vanishingly small blood-clot risks, our vaccine rollout charges forward. And tomorrow we will enter the next phase of our roadmap to freedom. But at the Downing Street press conference last Monday, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty was circumspect. Moving ‘steadily’ was key, he … Read more

Chile’s world-leading vaccine rollout fails to halt spread of Covid as country goes into lockdown

Chile’s world-leading coronavirus vaccination rollout is failing to halt the spread of Covid-19 as the majority of the country goes into lockdown, with many blaming the use of China‘s CoronaVac jabs.  By Thursday the narrow South American nation, hemmed in by the Andes mountains and the Pacific ocean, had given more than six million people … Read more

Adrian Chiles, 53, reveals he’s taking amphetamines to treat ADD

Adrian Chiles, 53, reveals he’s taking amphetamines to treat his attention deficit disorder and lauds the ‘brilliant’ pills for ‘instantly lifting’ his mood On Thursday, the former One Show and Match of the Day 2 host, 53, said that he first suspected he had ADD four years ago – but didn’t bother to find out … Read more