The French interior minister said that 31 migrants had died and two were fighting for their lives in hospital. Another was thought to be missing at sea thetimes.co.uk/article/migran…
The death toll is the highest in a single incident involving migrants since the latest wave of attempted Channel crossing got under way two years ago, police said
More than 600 migrants including young children and babies made the perilous journey across the Channel in makeshift boats to arrive at Dungeness today thetimes.co.uk/article/childr…
“The glue wasn’t even dry,” one of the rescuers said of the overcrowded rib which they had towed to shore, its motor half-attached, adding that normally the smugglers would line the bottom with wood for stability. “I guess this time they didn’t bother”
Among the migrants was an Afghan soldier who had worked with British forces. His family had decided to risk their lives to cross the channel after they “waited so long for help” from Britain
From the moment a decision is taken that a tweaked vaccine is necessary, that is how long the chief executive of Pfizer has said it will take for the first regulatory-approved vaccine tailored to the new variant. thetimes.co.uk/article/how-lo…
And that decision, writes science editor @whippletom, is now looking more likely than ever.
Of all the mutations in the variant discovered in South Africa, it is the ones that threaten immunity that worry government scientists the most.
There are many, many unknowns. This could yet prove to be nothing more than the pandemic’s final scare.
But if there is a possibility this variant can find a chink in the immune armour built up at such cost, we now have a way to get ahead of it.
“I’m not nervous or worried on any stage in the world,” Suchet says. “That’s my home.”
The Times sits down with @David_Suchet to discuss Poirot, his time at the RSC, and why his father “was never really pleased about me acting”. thetimes.co.uk/article/david-…
Suchet is touring an interview show about his life and career.
“I take what I do incredibly seriously,” he says, his voice as audiobook-rich off stage as it is on stage. “I don’t want to play games with my life as an actor.”
Not only did he wear padding to play Poirot, he also stayed in character throughout the day on set. He will start his work analysing a script three months before he starts a project.
He was one of Alex Ferguson’s bright young stars at Manchester United who transformed English football. ⚽ Now Gary Neville (@GNev2) wants to revolutionise education.
Six African countries will be added to the red list from noon tomorrow before travel increases over Christmas, in the hope that the arrival of the variant in Britain can be delayed. Flights will be suspended from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini
“It’s the variant that has caused the most concern since Delta,” a government source said
For years sexual abuse in the armed forces has gone unreported. Now in the wake of #MeToo, shocking allegations including rape are surfacing in the military.
Earlier this year, a gagging order was lifted to allow servicewomen to give evidence to an inquiry by the defence committee, Women in the Armed Forces.
More than 4,000 women took part, including veterans.
The defence committee hearings came as part of the efforts of Diane Allen’s campaign to take the issues affecting women in the armed forces to parliament following an overwhelming response to her book, Forewarned.
Did his parents tell him he was good-looking as he grew up, or did they keep quiet? “No, I mean, they couldn’t really keep it quiet. I just have to look at myself.”
His mother, Barbara Feltus, would embarrass him by explaining to her friends how beautiful he was. “But,” he goes on, “in the last five years I didn’t really need any assistance knowing that.”