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Brexit could lead to the next generation of genetically tampered crops, campaigners warn
A week after Brexit, is the next development of Frankenstein food heading for our tables? That’s what environmental campaigners are claiming, as the government launched a consultation on gene editing of crops and livestock. Until now the practice has been banned under strict European rules, but ministers claim it will mean healthier food and clear…
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FactCheck Q&A: why are we delaying second dose of Covid vaccine?
The World Health Organization has said it does not recommend the approach Britain is taking in vaccinating large numbers of people against coronavirus. Should we be worried?
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FactCheck: can you have two different vaccines and is it safe?
With two coronavirus vaccines now available in the UK, FactCheck readers have started to ask: is it possible to get the first dose from one manufacturer and the second from another? And is it safe?
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FactCheck Q&A: how much coronavirus vaccine do we have?
All the evidence suggests the number of vaccine doses available for immediate use falls well short of the 40 million that we were originally supposed to have by this stage.
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FactCheck Q&A: how safe is the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine?
The coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University is under scrutiny after the makers admitted an error had led to different groups getting different doses in clinical trials.
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FactCheck: how many people are following the rules on self-isolating?
Sir Keir Starmer says only 11 per cent of people self-isolate when asked to do so. Boris Johnson says this number is “way too low”. Who’s right?
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FactCheck: Is this a green revolution?
Boris Johnson’s environment strategy has been billed as a “green industrial revolution”. But only a quarter of the £12bn of government spending announced this week is really new money.
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FactCheck: everything you need to know about a Covid vaccine
A working vaccine against Covid-19 could be available soon. But have any corners been cut in the race to immunise the world?
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FactCheck: Johnson claims scientific advisors said regional Covid strategy was ‘always right’
The PM’s comments appear to be at odds with SAGE advice from September.
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Climate crisis dividing Americans in wildfire-ravaged Paradise
For those living along a fire line in the town of Paradise in California help can’t come soon enough.
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FactCheck: health minister’s incorrect herd immunity claims
Nadine Dorries claimed ‘there is no such thing as herd immunity’.
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FactCheck: confusion over Covid-19 vaccine plans
There have been mixed messages recently about how a Covid-19 vaccination programme would be handled.
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‘I do not try to fit in’: The young black scientist challenging stereotypes in the lab
It’s a classic case of the many barriers to success: if you open a science textbook you’re likely to see faces that are mostly white and predominantly male.
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Channel 4 News scoops fifth Emmy in eight years
Programme’s coverage of ‘Hong Kong: Year of Living Dangerously’ wins International Emmy® For News
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‘We cannot have another national lockdown’ – CBI president
With Covid-19 cases thought to be doubling every seven days and the possibility of stricter regulations nationwide, joining us are three experts from science, economics and business to discuss what might happen in the next few weeks.