Tom Whipple
The Times of London
United Kingdom
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Why is the FBI endorsing the Covid lab leak theory now?
Of all the acrimonious debates in Covid science — and there have been many — the one about laboratory leaks has been the most unpleasant. One reason there is so much heat is that there has been so little light. Fundamentally, the debate hinges on what happened, unnoticed, in a previously unremarkable city in central China, involving a couple of particles so small that a million would fill this… → Read More
A girl died after catching bird flu. How worried should we be?
Are we at the beginning of a bird flu pandemic? → Read More
How I felt after getting ‘drunk’ on hangover-free booze
Half an hour in and the convivial conversation is just that little bit more convivial. My entertaining anecdotes are, I am confident, very much more entertainin → Read More
UK weather: 2022 was Britain’s warmest year on record
The past year will have been the warmest in the UK since records began in 1884, the Met Office has said.While for many of us the most dramatic record from the year was 40.3C, the peak temperature from the summer heatwave, the organisation said that arguably the most significant was a figure 30 degre → Read More
How attacking trees with hammers is helping to preserve nature in Sherwood forest
When the Major Oak of Sherwood forest was an acorn, Vikings were a threat to England. When it was still in its youth, Robin Hood could have shaded under its lea → Read More
Analysis: What would happen if China dropped its zero-Covid policy?
If you want to understand what is going on in China now, you need to first understand what happened in Hong Kong in spring of last year.Towards the end of Febru → Read More
Swimmer Lewis Pugh beats heat in Red Sea feat
As Briton Lewis Pugh became the first person to swim across the Red Sea, there was only life → Read More
Using a baby voice helps the cat get your tongue
Is Mr Snuffykins ready to eat his yummy din-dins? He certainly is. But he may be notably less responsive if, instead of putting on a baby voice, you ask him in → Read More
Scientists seek enlightenment in the deepest, darkest mine
Where the North York Moors meet the wild northeast coast, you find the entrance to Britain’s deepest mine. A kilometre below that entrance, along a tunnel wher → Read More
Omicron could be the last Covid-19 variant we have to battle
The Omicron variant has now lasted longer than any of those that came before — and with its longevity, say scientists, comes some hope that the coronavirus may → Read More
Sizzling 40C pushes summer to the joint hottest in history
England has had its joint warmest summer on record, according to new figures from the Met Office.The average temperature in June, July and August was 17.1C, tied with that in 2018. This means that four of the five warmest summers in England, in a data series stretching to 1884, have occurred since 2 → Read More
Sewage spill solutions are all a bit stinky
‘It’s not about the poo,” Matt Wheeldon, a member of the government’s storm overflows taskforce, said. “The problem is the rain.” The problem, more specifically → Read More
Naked Soho, a sex-themed restaurant where every night’s a lock-in
The neighbours aren’t happy, but the phallic theme is proving a hit with diners → Read More
Met Office issues red alert over extreme heat forecast
‘National emergency’ poses threat even to healthy people → Read More
UK weather: extreme heatwave could see record 40C
Pressure builds on NHS already dealing with surging Covid cases → Read More
Official Covid death toll reaches 200,000
Over 200,000 people in Britain have now had Covid recorded on their death certificate, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.T → Read More
Am I eligible to receive an autumn Covid booster?
Vaccine campaigns aren’t what they used to be. On December 8, 2020, Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive a Covid vaccine outside of t → Read More
Corvid crisis at leading bird laboratory after it loses EU funds
Hoy is wary. “What’s that noise?” he asks, cocking his head. “What’s that noise?” he repeats, somewhat pointedly.He is right to be suspicious. One day soon ther → Read More
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine data ‘tells unlikely story’
Russia’s Covid vaccine trials produced such implausible statistics that the most likely explanation is that the results have been fabricated, according to an analysis by data researchers. Last year Russia claimed that its Sputnik V vaccine, which is based on similar technology to the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab, was 91.6 per cent effective at preventing infection. → Read More
Evening snackers should eat breakfast at 11 to lose weight
Brunch could be the healthiest meal of the day — provided you stay off the pancakes → Read More