Guardian and observers will be taking a break next week. In sample, talking to physicist carlo revelli about the weird and wonderful world of quanto anics. This year it's raising money for charities focused on grass roots initiatives that are reaching those affected by the climate crisis. You can help people directly who have had their lives, homes and whole communities devastated by the effects of our changing world.
Yesterday, daily cases in the UK exceeded 100,000 for the first time since the pandemic began. Despite this, the government has stuck to its guns in refusing to introduce any restrictions in England before Christmas Day. Yesterday also saw the publishing of a report from a team at Imperial College London that suggests, in the UK, the risk of a hospital stay is 40% lower with Omicron than Delta. To find out what all this means for the weeks and months ahead, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample.. Help support our independent journalism at
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