Zoom meetings and video calls have become the new normal for many employees in the age of coronavirus. But they have also led to women workers being subjected to sexist demands by bosses to ensure they look attractive on camera. A shocking 35 per cent of female staff say they …...Read More

Kerala is mulling a statewide lockdown after daily cases crossed 1,000 for the first time, Manipur has imposed a 14 day lockdown, and Bhopal a 10-day lockdown. These developments are coming in even as the results of the Delhi serosurvey are forcing experts to rethink their Covid containment strategies. The …...Read More

A protein drug may help improve the conditions of severely ill coronavirus patients, a new small study suggests. Interleukin 7 (IL-7) immunotherapy was found to restore counts of a specific white blood cell in those critically with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. The international team, led by Université …...Read More

Dr Max Pemberton (pictured) says the UK's obesity epidemic should be addressed by tackling the underlying causes NO By Dr Max Pemberton, Mail columnist This is a nice idea: we can solve our country’s obesity crisis with surgery. Forget about diets, willpower and treadmills. All you need is a scalpel …...Read More

The charity sex abuse scandal spread to Britain’s aid department last night, after it admitted it had investigated a large number of complaints involving its staff. As part of a scandal that has dragged in the likes of Oxfam and Save The Children, the Department for International Development said 26 …...Read More

Once upon a time, she was better known as one of the nation’s most famous red heads. But Sarah Ferguson became Goldilocks yesterday for the latest instalment of her online story-telling series. The Duchess of York donned a blonde, plaited wig and was joined by a friend dressed as a …...Read More

Last year’s drink of the summer was the cocktail in a can. Made for picnic baskets, these posh tinnies are now so ubiquitous that the Office for National Statistics added gin-in-a-tin to this year’s ‘Nation’s Shopping Basket’. This summer, however, drinks makers have gone one better — at least for …...Read More

Bernie Ecclestone has told Lewis Hamilton that Formula One is not racist. The 89-year-old creator of modern grand prix racing has hit back at the six-time world champion after his crusading for Black Lives Matter, including encouraging his fellow drivers to take a knee and striking a 'Black Power' salute …...Read More

When it comes to radical activism, there are few who can hold an ethically-sourced candle to Michael Shellenberger. At 16, he threw his first fundraising party for a rainforest conservation group. At 17, he lived in Nicaragua to show ‘solidarity’ with the Sandinista socialist revolution. By his early 20s, he …...Read More

THE NEW COVER UP Breezy days on British beaches are on the cards this summer, which means a new kind of cover up. Step forward the oversize shirt. It’s been on the fashion crowd’s off-duty staple list for a while now, after billowy boyfriend shirts appeared at Gucci, Bottega Veneta …...Read More