Latest articles by Aaron Drapkin
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Quiz of The Week: 21 - 27 November
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Coronavirus: age cap in Oxford vaccine trials casts doubt over results
Speed 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 warns
Speed 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 Wiltshire
Speed 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 continue
Speed 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 territory
Speed 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 claims
Speed Read Government’s down-to-the-wire negotiating strategy dubbed 'a recipe for disaster'
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Quiz of The Week: 24 - 30 October
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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 October
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US election: why Donald Trump has a secret Chinese bank account
In 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 probe
Speed 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 approved
Speed 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 finds
Speed 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 symptoms
Speed 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 lockdowns
Speed 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 rebellion
Speed 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 low
Speed 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 forces
Speed 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 Epstein
Speed Read Duke of York met with his mother at Balmoral Castle in Scotland
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Government spent £56m on consultants during pandemic
Speed Read 16 private firms have received several multi-million pound contracts
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