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Experts Swabbed Stations And Trains For Covid. This Is What They Found

Escalator handles, ticket machines, benches and station air were all tested for traces of the virus.

LIFE

How Do You Talk To Kids About Trauma? This Mum Needed To Know

Alice Musabende survived the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda - where her parents and siblings were killed. Now she has to tell her kids the story.

Parents

20 Back To School Buys To Get Kids Excited For A New Term

Because who doesn't love a snazzy new pencil case, notebook or school bag for September?

Why Screwing Up In The Kitchen Is The Best Thing You Can Do

Experimenting (and messing up) is a crucial part of becoming a better home chef.

27 Of The Funniest Tweets About Married Life

"My husband woke up and started a new project and he could have just told me he wanted to fight."

GO DEEPER

Slaps, Snaps And Mishaps: 23 WTF Moments From The Tokyo Olympics’

So much joy. So much pain. So much hilarity.

Matt Bagwell

Love Island Around The World – What Your Favourite Reality Show Looks Like In Other Countries

With Love Island fever sweeping the nation, we're taking a look at all the other international editions.

Ash Percival

Olympics Moments And Stars You Simply Have To Watch

The key Team GB players have some brilliant back stories – here's who to watch out for during this year's games.

Daniel Welsh

Female Twitch Streamers Spend Their Lives Online. Predators Are Watching.

For women who earn a living on Twitch, being the target of multiplatform sexual harassment campaigns comes with the job.

Jesselyn Cook

THE LATEST ON COVID

Minister Confirms New ‘Amber Watchlist’ Of Foreign Travel Being Considered

MPs furious at confusion and cost of extended traffic light system as Matt Warman talks of 'spectrum of countries'

Chinese-Made Covid Tests Exempted From New UK Mandatory Health Standards

Move to stamp out ‘poor quality’ tests won’t cover products that have already cost taxpayer billions

Here's What The Coronavirus R Rate Is Near You

Official figures published on Friday suggest England's R rate has fallen slightly at between 1.1 and 1.4.

How To Tell Friends And Family You're Still Not Ready To Go Out

'Freedom Day' may have come and gone, but not everyone is ready to go 'out out' just yet.

Faima Bakar

Wales Move To End 'Pingdemic' Before England Piles Pressure On Boris Johnson

Wales will exempt double-jabbed adults from Covid isolation from August 7.

Herd Immunity ‘May Be In Sight’ In Uk, Economic Think Tank Declares

NIESR says ‘a large enough proportion’ of population is protected from the virus

The Main Symptoms Of Covid May Differ If You've Already Had The Jab

Sneezing is a common Covid symptom reported by vaccinated Brits – and also a key way the virus spreads.

Habiba Katsha

New US And EU Travel Rules 'Risk Bringing New Covid Variant To UK'

Labour and UCL's Professor Christina Pagel have both raised concerns.

By PA Media

Here's What You Need To Know About The US And EU Travel Changes

The travel news is welcome to families keen to reunite, but has also caused confusion.

Nancy Groves