Latest articles by Aaron Drapkin
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Quiz of The Week: 21 - 27 NovemberSpeed Read Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Coronavirus: age cap in Oxford vaccine trials casts doubt over resultsSpeed Read AstraZeneca failed to disclose that under-55s made up test group in which jab was most effective
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No-deal Brexit would hit economy harder than Covid, OBR warnsSpeed Read Watchdog predicts that failure to reach trade agreement will damage sectors which are surviving pandemic
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Panic as British Army boss gets lost during training in WiltshireSpeed Read Mark Carleton-Smith declared missing in action during exercise on Salisbury Plain
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Looming Brexit deadline ‘will be missed’ - but talks to continueSpeed Read Both sides are racing to reach an agreement ahead of EU leaders’ summit next week
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Penguin colony at risk as Somerset-sized iceberg bears down on British overseas territorySpeed Read Several species face starvation if the icy giant blocks access to feeding grounds
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UK ‘brinkmanship’ risks ending chances of Brexit deal, Barnier claimsSpeed Read Government’s down-to-the-wire negotiating strategy dubbed 'a recipe for disaster'
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Quiz of The Week: 24 - 30 OctoberSpeed Read Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Brexit countdown: what needs to be agreed and can Boris Johnson get a deal over the line?In Depth Both parties are eager to reach an agreement - but longstanding issues remain contentious
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Quiz of The Week: 17 - 23 OctoberSpeed Read Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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US election: why Donald Trump has a secret Chinese bank accountIn Depth Questions are raised about the president’s business dealings in China
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Laptop belonging to Joe Biden’s son linked to FBI money laundering probeSpeed Read Subpoena indicates that contents of Hunter Biden’s computer are being scrutinised in financial case
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Which countries have tried circuit breaker lockdowns - and do they work?In Depth Singapore and South Korea saw Covid cases fall but not all of the shutdowns were a success
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NHS preparing to roll out coronavirus vaccine next month if jab gets approvedSpeed Read Five vaccination sites to be set up in major cities as part of mass inoculation roll-out
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Eight in ten Covid cases in UK show no ‘core symptoms’, research findsSpeed Read New study says well-known indicators such as cough and loss of smell are a ‘poor marker of infection’
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Neanderthal genes linked to severe Covid-19 symptomsSpeed Read Discovery may explain why some regions have been harder hit by coronavirus
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Explained: the UK’s new ‘traffic light’ system to manage local lockdownsSpeed Read Downing Street hopes the scheme will help avoid unnecessary economic disruption
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One in five Britons won’t get Covid-19 vaccine amid ‘fears of side-effects’Speed Read Experts say findings of new study pose a ‘real worry’ for public health
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How Boris Johnson headed off a Brexit rebellionSpeed Read PM agrees compromise with Tory critics of controversial bill that will break international law
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‘Operation Moonshot’: Boris Johnson’s mass testing plan to cost ‘almost entire NHS budget’Speed Read Government programme billed as ‘only hope’ for avoiding second nationwide lockdown
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Sweden claims ‘vindication’ over anti-lockdown policy as Covid cases hit new lowSpeed Read Rate of positive tests has fallen from 19% at peak of pandemic to just 1.3%
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Revealed: the ‘brutal’ torture methods used by Iranian security forcesSpeed Read Amnesty International report exposes ‘interrogation tactics’ used on prisoners in post-protests crackdown
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Prince Andrew visits Queen for ‘crisis talks’ over links to Jeffrey EpsteinSpeed Read Duke of York met with his mother at Balmoral Castle in Scotland
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Government spent £56m on consultants during pandemicSpeed Read 16 private firms have received several multi-million pound contracts
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