What you need to know about Covid as new variant rises

The UK Covid inquiry has upped sticks from London to Edinburgh. Over the next three weeks, the inquiry will hear evidence from government ministers and experts about decisions taken in Scotland during the pandemic. BBC political correspondent Kirsten Campbell outlines what can be expected during the inquiry’s time north of the border. Video by Morgan…

BBC political editor Chris Mason asked Rishi Sunak if the government was challenging the full release of messages between ministers and officials during the pandemic, to the Covid inquiry, because he was worried about something embarrassing him. The PM said: “Not at all”. He said it was “right that we learn the lessons of Covid”…

Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Humana plummeted on Thursday after the health insurer issued dismal full-year earnings guidance,…

Rupert Johnston was left brain damaged after a car crash, but his prolific musical ability lives on.

An inquiry hears the former first minister’s messages were removed during “routine tidying up” of inboxes.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s CQC rating is downgraded to “requires improvement”.