Up documentary participant pays tribute to late director Michael Apted

A cast member whose life featured in Michael Apted’s Up documentary series has paid tribute to the director as a ‘beacon of light’ following his death aged 79. Tony Walker, an actor and London taxi driver, was selected for the project from an East End primary school in 1963 and went on to become one … Read more

Participant of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle phone call admits she felt uncomfortable at first

Prince Harry has reignited the row over Britain’s colonial history as it emerged today he wanted the organisation to ‘acknowledge the past’, even if it’s ‘uncomfortable’. It is likely to cause a ruckus in the Royal household, with his grandmother the Queen being head of the 54-nation group, and his father Prince Charles to succeed … Read more

Manchester bombing: Survivors demand core participant status

More than 50 survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing were not treated with importance until ‘they put their hand up’ and asked for a formal role at the forthcoming public inquiry, a court has heard. Lawyers for the survivors are bidding to overturn a decision made by inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders not to grant … Read more

Perth participant in COVID-19 human vaccine trial reveals why she wanted to be a guinea pig

Why I became a virus ‘guinea pig’: Woman reveals the personal reason for devoting years to help vaccine study – as scientists warn we may end up needing several different jabs to ward off COVID-19 Linear Clinical Research running COVID-19 trial with a Chinese pharmaceutical Rachelle Kalic said her father’s Uber job loss motivated her … Read more

Coronavirus US: Vaccine trial participant fainted after injection

Ian Haydon, 29 (pictured), Seattle, Washington, is one of 45 people enrolled in Moderna Therapuetics’ coronavirus vaccine trial A coronavirus vaccine trial participant says he suffered a serious adverse reaction after a dose, but still wants people to get the jab when it becomes available. Ian Haydon, 29, from Seattle, Washington, is one of several … Read more