Before 2020, the words “lateral flow” meant little to anyone outside the scientific community. When talking to people unfamiliar with lateral flow, those working with the technology would often have ...

The government will no longer provide free universal Covid-19 testing for most of the public from 1 April, as part of its plan for living with the virus. While people can currently still order lateral ...

Swab, swoosh, splat. During the pandemic, many of us got used to using lateral flow tests to check if we were infected with Covid-19 or were likely to infect others. But despite the gag-inducing ...

Lateral flow testing has become part of daily life for many of us, but from April these will no longer be available for free. In just over two weeks, anyone who is not identified as eligible for free ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...