There are not many doctors who visit patients in a flowing long white dress with a big red sash tied around their waist and surrounded by a swarm of photographers. But Anastasia Vasilyeva is no ordinary doctor. For this brave and media-savvy medic has become a thorn in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s side as she fought … Read more
It smacks of something we might expect in a seedy banana republic rather than a democracy that has long cherished the impartiality and integrity of its civil servants. First we discover that Bill Crothers, the head of government procurement, was permitted to work for a finance firm as it put out tentacles across the public … Read more
Disturbing Chinese government statistics reveal a huge drop in the number of old people receiving state payments in Hubei – the province containing the city of Wuhan – in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic’s eruption. The official data, which shows a fall of more than 150,000 people receiving the benefits in the first quarter … Read more
Disturbing Chinese government statistics reveal a huge drop in the number of old people receiving state payments in Hubei – the province containing the city of Wuhan – in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic’s eruption. The official data, which shows a fall of more than 150,000 people receiving the benefits in the first quarter … Read more
Deborah James is a deputy head teacher, a mother of two children and, since her devastating diagnosis with bowel cancer, she has become an inspiration to many for her frank discussions on the subject. She’s written a best-selling book, raised significant sums for charity and become a regular voice in the media despite 17 tumours … Read more
Deborah James is a deputy head teacher, a mother of two children and, since her devastating diagnosis with bowel cancer, she has become an inspiration to many for her frank discussions on the subject. She’s written a best-selling book, raised significant sums for charity and become a regular voice in the media despite 17 tumours … Read more
It has taken 14 months since a sinister new disease emerged in Wuhan for the global health body responsible for protecting the world to be allowed into the Chinese city to investigate the origins of the pandemic. The belated arrival last week of a team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) follows persistent stonewalling from Beijing … Read more
It has taken 14 months since a sinister new disease emerged in Wuhan for the global health body responsible for protecting the world to be allowed into the Chinese city to investigate the origins of the pandemic. The belated arrival last week of a team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) follows persistent stonewalling from Beijing … Read more
It is a year since the world learned of a deadly new respiratory disease stalking the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Yet we still know little about how and why the virus spread with such devastating consequences. It can almost certainly be traced to bats. But we do not know how this pathogen – having … Read more
It is a year since the world learned of a deadly new respiratory disease stalking the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Yet we still know little about how and why the virus spread with such devastating consequences. It can almost certainly be traced to bats. But we do not know how this pathogen – having … Read more