Finding answers to the world’s drinking water crisis
Scientists are racing to come up with technologies that can solve the world’s clean water shortage.
Daily tests not self-isolation for police, fire, borders, transport and freight staff
Police, fire, borders and transport staff are now eligible in England, with 200 new test centres promised.
Covid: The holiday makers having to self-isolate abroad
Some holidaymakers who tested positive for Covid while abroad are having to stay and self-isolate.
Covid: Food exemption scheme delayed until Monday
Iceland warns the move will not solve the issue of staff shortages in supermarkets themselves.
Covid: New testing plan will not work, warn firms
Industry body, the CBI, criticises government plans that allow some key staff to bypass the NHS Covid app.
Rail services face cuts as staff self-isolate
Operators say they may have to run fewer trains as more employees are hit by the “pingdemic”.
Fashion for Crocs continues to break records
The chunky shoe’s sales nearly doubled in the three months to the end of June compared with last year.
Firm fined £2.6m for claiming clothes prevent Covid
Australian activewear company Lorna Jane is branded “exploitative” and “predatory” by a judge.
Covid: Travel firms angry over France quarantine rule
The continued need for travellers to quarantine on arrival in England, Scotland and Wales is criticised.
Why the Scouts are launching a money badge after Covid
Why Scouts are lending a hand on tackling financial literacy in the wake of the pandemic.
