Medieval Murder Maps
A project mapping medieval England’s known murder cases has now added Oxford and York to its street plan of London’s 14th century slayings.
Black British Voices: the findings
The largest survey to date of the opinions and attitudes of Black people in Britain has revealed a central split on the question of British pride.
Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates
Cambridge researchers have found that women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to non-smokers – more than double the previous estimate.
Widely-used COVID-19 antiviral could be helping SARS-CoV-2 to evolve
Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug used to treat patients with COVID-19, appears to be driving SARS-CoV-2 to mutate and evolve, with some of these new viruses being transmitted onwards, a new study has shown. It is not clear, however, whether these mutated viruses pose an increased risk to patients or are able to evade the vaccine.