Prof Adam Finn expects gradual erosion of vaccine protection as virus evolves
But he said it was but not enough to scupper the Prime Minister s road map
Boris Johnson plans to remove all legal limits on social contact by June 21
On Friday, Imperial College s Danny Altmann said we should be terribly concerned over Indian variant
77 cases of a potentially vaccine-busting Covid-19 mutation seen in Britain
With the restart of live events, we’re paving the way to the return of normality
Pilot tests in the coming weeks will allow us to work out how to continue reopening society safely
17 April 2021 • 9:00pm
The World Snooker Championship is back with a bang at the world-famous Crucible arena. On Sunday afternoon, it will be joined by the FA Cup Semi Final between Leicester City and Southampton at Wembley, as well as next week’s Carabao Cup Final – all of them playing out in front of a crowd as the government kicks off a series of pilots to test the return of mass events. We’ve got an outdoor cinema and an indoor nightclub, and the first indoor business event in Europe since the pandemic upended our lives last March.
Steve Davis and Barry Hearn, snooker s old married couple , on the day that changed British sport forever
Exclusive interview: Trailblazing player-manager partnership recalls 1981 World Snooker Championship final and its lasting impact on sport
16 April 2021 • 11:21am
Barry Hearn (pictured) and Steve Davis have helped turn today s snooker players into world-wide superstars
Credit: FIONA HANSON
Forty years on from an achievement that would forever change British sport, the most trailblazing of player-manager partnerships is trying hopelessly to recall if it s ever had a dispute.
The pair settle, eventually, on the conversations between Barry Hearn and ITV over the potential participation of Steve Davis in the 2013 edition of
Fan pilots: Crowds to return at FA Cup semi-final and World Snooker Championship this weekend
By Laura ScottBBC Sport
Fans were permitted in small numbers to some Premier League stadiums in December
Crowds will return to sporting events this weekend at pilot events that could help define England s way out of lockdown.
Sunday s FA Cup semi-final between Leicester and Southampton at Wembley will have 4,000 fans, with tickets limited to Brent residents and key workers.
The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield will be around a third full for the first round of the World Snooker Championship, which begins on Saturday, with the final on 3 May set to be played in front of a capacity crowd of 980 people.