Thousands protest against Brazilian president’s handling of pandemic
Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to call for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under fire for his government’s handling of Covid-19.
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Aviation sector pleads for Government support amid new border restrictions
The aviation sector “urgently” needs support from the Government as the UK’s airports face “near-complete shutdown” due to the closure of travel corridors, industry groups have argued.
Brazilian coronavirus variant likely to be in UK already, top scientist warns
A concerning new strain of coronavirus is likely to already be in the UK despite the Government imposing a travel ban from affected countries, a leading epidemiologist has warned.
Quarantine-free travel into UK to end in bid to keep out new coronavirus strains
All quarantine-free travel into the UK will be suspended from Monday in a bid to keep out new coronavirus strains, Boris Johnson has announced.
What do we know about the variants emerging from Brazil?
There are two new coronavirus variants emerging in Brazil, with one causing more concern than the other.
Covid-stricken city in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest begs for oxygen cylinders
The biggest city in the Amazon rainforest, a region often described as “the Earth’s lungs”, has asked for more oxygen tanks to help treat coronavirus patients.
Concerning Brazilian variant ‘should not affect vaccines’, Number 10 says
The concerning Brazilian variant of coronavirus does not appear to affect vaccines, Downing Street has said, after a top virologist suggested a separate strain from Brazil is already in the country.
One Brazilian coronavirus variant detected in UK before travel ban – virologist
One of two Brazilian coronavirus variants was detected in the UK ahead of ministers banning the arrival of travellers from South America to limit the spread of a concerning new strain, a leading virologist has said.
Shapps ‘not aware’ of Brazilian variant in UK as South America travel ban hits
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he is “not aware” of any cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant in the UK as travellers from across South America were banned from entry.
What is known about the Brazilian coronavirus variant?
A new coronavirus variant has been identified in Brazil, raising questions about whether it could cause more severe disease, or be immune to current vaccines.
Forests almost twice the size of UK destroyed in global hotspots – WWF report
Forests covering an area nearly twice the size of the UK were destroyed across global hotspots in just 13 years, a report from wildlife charity WWF has found.
Brazilian president: I will not take a coronavirus vaccine myself
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has said he won’t take any working Covid-19 vaccine himself and called the use of masks “the last taboo to fall”.
Bus collision on Sao Paulo highway leaves dozens dead
A bus carrying employees of a textile company and a truck have collided on a highway in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing 40 people.
Death on eve of Brazil’s Black Consciousness Day sparks fury
A black man died after being beaten by supermarket security guards in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on the eve of Friday’s Black Consciousness Day observations, sparking outrage after videos of the incident circulated on social media.
Manchester United to check on Alex Telles in wake of further coronavirus reports
Manchester United are checking on Alex Telles’ well-being and availability after reports emerged that the left-back had again tested positive for Covid-19.
The World Cup date which completed Aberdeen legend Jim Leighton’s road to redemption
Jim Leighton can remember the struggle he faced after being discarded from the first team at Manchester United 30 years ago.
Readers’ Letters: Bolsonaro and a trio of ‘fools’
It comes as absolutely no surprise to me that Brazil’s prime minister Jair Bolsonaro has been confirmed as having coronavirus.
First example of fossilised plant gum found by PhD student
Fossilised plant gum dating back 110 million years has been discovered by a PhD student.
Instagram trial hiding ‘likes’ to be expanded to US
A trial which hides “likes” on Instagram is to be expanded to the United States.
Instagram trials hiding ‘likes’ to stop platform feeling ‘like a competition’
Instagram has begun hiding likes and video views as part of a trial aimed at removing “the pressure” and shifting the focus to “sharing the things” its users enjoy.
Aberdeen councillors approve £78,000 for trade mission travel
Houston, Doha, Mexico, Halifax (Canada), Karamay (China) and Pemba (Mozambique) have also been identified in the council’s travel plan for the next financial year.
Indigenous Brazilians pitch tents near Congress in annual protest
Hundreds of indigenous Brazilians have gathered outside Brazil’s Congress for an annual three-day camping out protest known as the Free Land Encampment.
Alan Brazil breached broadcasting rules by saying Asians caused rat infestation
Alan Brazil breached broadcasting rules for suggesting that a Glasgow rat infestation was the fault of Asian immigrants storing rice.
I was definitely naive, says Conor Maynard after gunpoint robbery in Brazil
Conor Maynard has said that naivety led him to being robbed at gunpoint in Brazil.
‘Biological wonder’ created by termites discovered in Brazil
Termites have created a wonder of the world as old as the pyramids that dwarf the ancient Egyptian monuments in scale, scientists have discovered.
Brown: I told team that Brazil were terrified of us because I saw them all holding hands
Twenty years ago Scotland were at the epicentre of global football as they kicked off the World Cup in front of an audience of two billion.
Scientists put literary spin on names for seven newly-discovered spider species
Famous spider characters from the Harry Potter series, Charlotte’s Web and other fantasy novels and literary classics have been immortalised in science after researchers named seven new spider species after them.
British woman in hospital in Brazil ‘after being shot while looking for water’
A British tourist is being treated in hospital in Brazil after she was reportedly shot while her family were looking for water.
Police appeal for witnesses after Brazilian woman dies following motorbike crash on North-east road
A woman has died after a motorbike crash on one of the North-east’s most popular tourist routes.
World Cup-winning Brazil captain Carlos Alberto dies aged 72
Legendary Brazilian defender and 1970 World Cup winner Carlos Alberto has died aged 72.