BBC World
Swiss prosecutors investigate Granit Xhaka over an allegedly forged Covid certificate, proving that even midfield enforcers can't tackle bureaucracy.
BBC Business
Bernard Matthews shuts Derby factory, blaming Brexit, Covid, and geopolitical turmoil - because apparently turkeys aren't the only thing being stuffed.
The Atlantic
Senator Ron Johnson releases Fauci's group chat, sparking claims of a 'crime against humanity' - but the texts just show a public-health official being appropriately cautious, which is apparently now a felony.
BBC Health
Britain's child vaccination rates are falling, but the real culprit isn't anti-vaxxers - it's the sheer inconvenience of getting to a clinic. One shopping-centre pop-up in Keighley is proving that convenience beats conspiracy theories.
The Guardian
Anthony Fauci's diaries dismiss a News Corp journalist's lab leak theory book as 'nonsense,' while Senator Rand Paul continues his quest to prove the pandemic started in a Wuhan lab - because nothing says pandemic response like a diary war.
The Atlantic
Once America's doctor, Anthony Fauci now faces a subpoena, a pardon, and a Senate grilling that's less about science and more about survival.
ScienceDaily
Dreams are your brain's weird remix of daily life, personality, and global chaos, says a new study using AI to decode 3,700 dream reports.
Ars Technica
COVID-19 finally made researchers take smell loss seriously - turns out your nose is a window to your brain, and ignoring it was a bad idea.
Ars Technica
Updated COVID-19 vaccines still protect hearts, but most Americans would rather risk a cardiac event than a sore arm.
The Guardian Europe
At 60, a former engineer and consultant who got bored with Zoom decides to become a nurse, proving that emptying bedpans is more fulfilling than talking to a screen.
The Hill
Acting CDC chief Jay Bhattacharya blocks a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness using a methodology the agency itself just used for flu vaccines, as HHS continues its campaign to make public health as confusing as possible.
The Good Times
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