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The taming of the beast – Professor Wyn Morgan looks at the reasons behind Tesco’s profit fall

Tesco’s reported loss of over £6bn has exemplified the significant changes that have occurred in recent years for the company and for retailing as a whole. Tesco has been seen as a behemoth in retailing: growing market share at the expense of its rivals especially post the introduction of the Tesco Clubcard. Even the recession …

Ebola: how did Spanish nurse become infected with virus in high containment unit? By Professor Jonathan Ball

The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola virus while caring for a dying priest appears to be the victim of the first transmission in this outbreak to have taken place outside of Africa. Along with the traveller who returned to Dallas and whose diagnosis was delayed, worries about the wider spread of the virus rear their …