For British expats, Covid makes visits home almost impossible
After being double jabbed in Spain, Joan Corrigan thought she'd get home to see family before realising the UK authorities wouldn't recognise her vaccination and she'd have to quarantine
G20 nervous over Delta threat to economic recovery
As healthcare systems brace for damage inflicted by the quick-spreading Delta variant, G20 finance ministers have warned that it could also slow global economic recovery
Compulsory jabs: Pressure grows on anti-vaxxers
A growing number of countries and territories around the world are forcing people, often in specific sectors, to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
France tells citizens to avoid Spain, Portugal over Delta variant
France has warned its nationals against travelling to Spain or Portugal on holiday because of a spike in Covid-19 cases caused by the highly contagious Delta variant
World passes ‘tragic milestone’ of four million Covid deaths: WHO
The UN health agency says the world has passed the "tragic milestone" of four million recorded Covid-19 fatalities, adding that the pandemic's true toll was probably higher
Scientists seek Covid protection boost for people with weakened immunity
How effective are Covid vaccines if your immune system is compromised by HIV, cancer or a recent organ transplant?
The Covid-era summer travel rules for Europe
A EU-wide Covid travel certificate is coming into force on July 1 and easier travel is fanning hopes that European tourism will slowly emerge from its worst period in living memory
Medically assisted reproduction in Europe: a state of play
France is set to become the latest member of the European Union to allow medically assisted reproduction (MAR) for lesbian couples and single women
Boom or bust as Spain, Italy get biggest slice of EU fund
Spain and Italy will receive the lion's share of the €750 billion EU rescue fund but opinions vary over whether it will help their economies roar back to life or go to waste.
Covid-19: How vaccines work against the Delta variant
The Delta variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, is a cause for global concern with studies showing it is more contagious and resistant to vaccines than other forms of Covid