Coronavirus track and trace: can system take the strain? And forget Venus, scientists seek life on Mars from Dorking.
With universities returning, joining the school pupils already back at classes, and the increasing numbers of those going to the office, the UK’s track and trace system is under strain. One expert’s t...
15 Sep 202010min
Rule of six: would you shop your neighbour? And David Cameron’s Brexit warning to Boris Johnson
At the start of lockdown we stood with our neighbours and applauded key workers in the NHS. Now we are being told to report the people next door to the police. Policing minister Kit Malthouse says peo...
14 Sep 202012min
Coronavirus, Brexit and the Tory rebels threatening to block Boris; & an Oregon woman's horror as wildfires destroy her home town
Boris Johnson's facing two significant revolts from within his own ranks over coronavirus and Brexit. Some backbenchers want under-12s exempt from the new 'rule of six' regulations on social gathering...
11 Sep 202016min
Is Boris Johnson's "moonshot project" just fantasy? And Freshers' Week students are being told to stay out of each others bedrooms
Boris Johnson's "moonshoot project" would see billions of pounds spent on testing kits that can deliver results that day, but his optimism has been met with scepticism and some scientists say the tech...
10 Sep 202012min
Coronavirus rule changes: have people stopped listening to the government? & why does Amazon pay so little tax?
After the Evening Standard revealed the government's bringing in restrictions to limit social gatherings to six, it's now reported pubs may have a 10pm curfew. Meanwhile, the foreign travel quarantine...
9 Sep 202015min
UK government’s party crackdown as coronavirus cases rise; & can Back to the Future save London Theatre?
Boris Johnson's warning against “complacency” about Covid-19 among young people as he prepares the ground for a major crackdown on people holding parties in defiance of social distancing. The Standard...
8 Sep 202014min
A Coronavirus vaccine for the New Year? Matt Hancock thinks so; and why a no deal Brexit's back on the table
Matt Hancock's dramatically raising hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine within months. The Health Secretary says it's “looking up” that a drug being developed by experts at the University of Oxford and pharma...
7 Sep 202014min
Will free tube travel save London from coronavirus fears? & Simon Calder on airport quarantine rules
The Evening Standard's learned millions of people could get free rides into London under bold plans to fight the slump caused by coronavirus. Free tickets for trains, buses and the Tube are being disc...
4 Sep 202014min
