“It took a huge amount of courage to speak out,” NewJeans have told the BBC in their first interview since a court blocked their attempt to leave their record label, in a case that has rocked the K-pop industry. “This fight is necessary. Although it will be extremely difficult and arduous, we will keep doing … Read more
“We were privileged and lucky enough that we could do something.” Three women who were involved in the development of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine have told the BBC about the challenges they so vividly remember. Parvinder Aley, Sagida Bibi and Hannah Robinson, from the Oxford Vaccine Group (OVG), spent up to 18 hours a … Read more
Five years on from the Covid lockdown, some of those who lost out financially are calling on the government to compensate them. For many the pandemic that gripped the UK and the world seems like a distant memory. After all, it was back in 2020 when lockdowns, mask wearing, clapping for carers, and tuning into … Read more
Five years since Guernsey schools closed for the first Covid lockdown, islanders have been looking back at what happened and how the pandemic impacted their lives. Nick Hynes, who at the time was the head of Inclusion and Services for Children and Schools, said it was a “scary” time. “At the time, it felt like … Read more
The UK has a new watch list of 24 infectious diseases that could pose the greatest future threat to public health. Some are viruses with global pandemic potential – like Covid – while others are illnesses that have no existing treatments or could cause significant harm. Avian, or bird, flu is on the list, as … Read more