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China's Xi unwilling to accept vaccines despite threat from protests, U.S. official says

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with COVID-19, and while recent protests there are not a threat to Communist Party rule, they could affect his personal standing, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Saturday.

Reuters

Matt Hancock condemned for ‘deluded’ recount of care homes during pandemic

Nadra Ahmed, the chair of the National Care Association, said the former Health Secretary’s account ” bears no resemblance to the facts”.

The Independent UK

Boy, 12, is first secondary school pupil to die in wave of Strep A cases

A Year 8 pupil from private Colfe’s School in Lewisham, south east London, has died after contracting Strep A, after at least six other children have died amid the outbreak

Daily Mirror

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COVID cases surging in California after Thanksgiving holiday

SAN JOSE, Calif. — COVID-19 cases are surging in the Bay Area and California since Thanksgiving, as holiday gatherings appear to have fueled the virus’ spread among a pandemic-weary public no longer masking or lining up for the latest vaccine booster.

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Care workers hit back at Matt Hancock’s claim staff brought Covid to care homes

Most cases not caused by decision to discharge patients from hospital without testing, says former health secretary

The Guardian - UK

Love Island's Ikenna in 'better position' after claiming he was earning less than old job

Love Island star Ikenna Ekwonna previously revealed he was earning less than he did in his previous job. However, he's now in a 'better position'

Daily Mirror

Sunderland hospital worker struck off after stealing drugs from NHS stocks and taking them in the toilets while at work

Fiona M Watson has been struck off as a operating department practitioner (ODP). She worked helping anaesthetists at Sunderland Royal.

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Paisley welcomes new £88m one-of-a-kind medicines centre creating 100 jobs

A new centre combining innovative technology and ground-breaking ideas in pharmaceuticals has opened in Paisley, creating 100 high-end jobs and is expected to generate an additional £200m investment in the next five years.

Glasgow Live

Strep A: Parents warned to look out for these symptoms as scarlet fever cases rise

Warning comes after a sixth child died after contracting Strep A infection

The Independent UK

Strep A: Exact case numbers and infection locations across UK - check your local area

There were 861 cases of scarlet fever confirmed in England and Wales in the last full week of November, with eight of the more serious invasive Group A Strep - also known as iGAS

Daily Mirror

Thanks to the 'tripledemic,' it can be hard to find kids' fever-reducing medicines

Makers of products like Children's Tylenol say they're trying to keep up with big demand as RSV, flu, and COVID spread. But medical experts note that kids' fevers don't always call for medicine.

WEKU

More Chinese cities easing Covid curbs

The southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen has ended mandatory Covid testing to enter public venues, joining a growing list of local authorities easing the strict social curbs imposed across the country since the pandemic broke out three years ago.

Bangkok Post

Parents urged to vaccinate young children against flu after spike in cases

There has also been a surge in cases of Strep A and RSV

The Independent UK

Best science books of 2022

Preventing future pandemics, the secrets of the Higgs boson and the surprising roots of plastic surgery

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Retinol is a wonder for skin – but it doesn’t need to be a luxury

I found relatively little choice for under £25, but was impressed with the quality of these handful of products

Reuters

How many people might die, and why, under relaxed China COVID curbs

China's abrupt end to its zero-COVID policy has raised concerns of widespread infections among a vulnerable, undervaccinated population with little natural immunity that would overload the health system and result in up to 2 million deaths, or more, various research groups are reporting.

Al Jazeera

Bhopal disaster’s perpetrators used ‘dummy’ firms to keep biz on

Several Indian gov’t firms bought Union Carbide products through a backdoor channel for up to 14 years.

Wales Online

Small firms put at risk by major companies that fail to pay on time, says Business Secretary

£23bn is outstanding in the UK, Government reveals as minister launches review and calls practice a "real barrier" to productivity and job creation

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The Independent UK

Large firms could be under investigation for delaying payments to smaller ones

Small firms are owed around £23.4 billion in outstanding invoices from larger companies

The Independent UK

Review launched into late payments crippling small firms

Grant Shapps said delayed payments are a ‘real barrier’ to improved productivity and job creation.

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock wanted to tell 'awful' Donald Trump to drink bleach in Covid crisis

In his new book, the former Health Secretary described Trump as an "awful, awful man" taking a swipe at the former US president's wild Covid cures, such as drinking bleach and sunlight

Chronicle Live

Matt Hancock says ministers 'shrugged' at news Covid could cause 820,000 deaths two months before first lockdown

The former Health Secretary said that minsters 'didn't really believe' the stark warning issued by Sir Chris Whitty in January 2020

The Independent UK

US plans end to mpox public health emergency in January

The federal government plans to end in January the public health emergency it declared earlier this year after an outbreak of mpox left more than 29,000 people across the U.S. infected

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Strep A probed by health experts after deaths of six children and rise in infections

There have now been six Strep A deaths in the UK since September.

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