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Which countries and hackers are targeting Covid vaccine developers?

The states and their hackers that security experts believe are targeting vaccine developers

Michael J Fox: ‘Every step now is a frigging math problem, so I take it slow’

After living with Parkinson’s for 30 years, the actor still counts himself a lucky man. He reflects on what his diagnosis has taught him about hope, acting, family and medical breakthroughs

Cummings has left behind a No 10 deluded that Britain could be the next Silicon Valley

Talk of ‘moonshots’ is typical of the belief that the UK is an innovative state – but it’s far from it, says historian David Edgerton

Social media firms must face sanction for ‘anti-vax content’, demands Labour

Opposition claims that online disinformation poses a threat to the effective take-up of coronavirus vaccines

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds review – Werner Herzog dodges meteorites

In his latest science doc, the existential film-maker considers the cataclysmic threat from space – as real now as it ever was

FTSE 100 recovers to highest level since June after vaccine unveiled

Promising clinical data from Pfizer and BioNTech help the index to a £28bn one-day gain

Fantastic Fungi review – how mushrooms could save the world

With it spectacular footage of growth and decay and impassioned speeches about the magic of mushrooms, this documentary is a treat for the eye and ear

Spore’s the pity: how Fantastic Fungi flags up man’s abuse of nature

The team behind a new documentary full of incredible footage of the secret life of mushrooms explain how fungi could help us stave off future pandemics

Covid-related cybercrime drives attacks on UK to record number

Criminal gangs target NHS while hostile states hit vaccine research, says cybersecurity centre

Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb review – hidden depths in ancient Egypt

This fascinating documentary about extraordinary finds makes a clear statement about the reclamation of Egypt’s heritage

Anti-lockdown advocate appears on radio show that has featured Holocaust deniers

Dr Martin Kulldorff discussed ‘Great Barrington declaration’ letter on Richie Allen Show

NHS using drones to deliver coronavirus kit between hospitals

Trials in Essex using GPS-enabled remote-controlled aircraft to carry blood tests and PPE

Overzealous profanity filter bans paleontologists from talking about bones

A virtual conference was thrown into confusion when the platform hosting the event came with a pre-packaged ‘naughty word’ censor

Facebook greatest source of Covid-19 disinformation, journalists say

International survey nominates social media giant as worst offender, ahead of elected officials

UK’s test and trace ‘having marginal impact’: which countries got it right?

Scientists’ verdict on £12bn system has refocused attention on what is working elsewhere in cutting Covid-19 transmission rates

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