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Massive Oakwood theme park ride is returning after closing for more than six years

It returns alongside a familiar ride that had been missing due to the restrictions of the Covid pandemic

Wales Online

How has Boris Johnson reacted to being fined for breaking Covid laws?

The PM is in hot water again – but it is hardly the first time he has faced criticism over rule-breaking during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Greece lifts Covid restrictions for summer tourism season in boost for travellers

Greece is to lift Covid restrictions such as mask-wearing indoors and vaccine certificates throughout the summer tourism period in a boost for travellers.

Evening Standard

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Easter flight departures near pre-Covid mark as holidaymakers rush to get away

Research from aviation analysts Cirium showed that demand for travel was surging ahead with around 1.63 million flights seats sold for the holiday weekend

Wales Online

More people worried about money than about catching Covid

Almost four in 10 people (38%) are worried about their finances, according to researchers from University College London.

The Independent UK

Neighboring City of Shanghai Vows to Avoid Full Lockdown Amid Rising Covid Cases

Suzhou authorities say the city will impose restrictions based on varying risk levels, as more than 400 local infections have emerged since March 10

Caixin Global

Broken Hill nursing home bracing for ‘worst-case scenario’ after four residents die from Covid

Nurses are being flown in from interstate amid staffing shortage after 30 positive cases reported, including inside the Alzheimer’s unit

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Boris Johnson ‘mortified’ at Covid fine, says Grant Shapps

Transport secretary says PM did not knowingly break laws, after he and Rishi Sunak fined by police

The Guardian - UK

TUI passengers told to drop off bags the night before their flight due to airport chaos

TUI has offered passengers the option to use bag drop the night before their flights due to travel chaos at Birmingham and Manchester airport

Daily Mirror

Future frontline workers cap off university study and praise 'vital' health staff

Emma Liddelow says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how vital nursing staff are.

Newcastle Herald

A million empty spaces: Chronicling COVID's ruthless US toll

Soon, likely in the next few weeks, the U.S. toll from the coronavirus will surpass 1 million

The Independent UK

A million empty spaces: Chronicling COVID's cruel US toll

Soon, likely in the next few weeks, the U.S. toll from the coronavirus will surpass 1 million

The Independent UK

Echoes of one million lost in the spaces they left behind

Put your son in Sherman Peebles' barber chair and along with a buzz you could count on Peebles, a sheriff’s deputy who cut hair as a sideline, to issue a fatherly warning about staying out of trouble.

The Independent UK

Time to remove vaccine mandates? Not so fast – it could have unintended consequences

Several Australian states have used mandates to drive up COVID vaccination rates. Governments justified the mandates on the basis of preventing the spread of disease and protecting the vulnerable.

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The Guardian - AU

Queensland Covid grants were approved improperly and $96m may not be repaid, report says

Queensland Audit Office finds concessional loan scheme beset by administrative problems

Bangkok Post

Pressure builds to reopen

The desperate need to get the economy back on track is leaving the government no choice but to work toward a full-scale reopening of the country amid lingering fear of a post-Songkran festival spike in Covid-19 cases, according to experts.

Bangkok Post

Why is Thailand going through yet another dry Songkran?

Splashing has been banned during Songkran for a third consecutive year, frustrating some tourism operators. The decision was based on an increase in Covid-19 cases.

Daily Record

easyJet boss explains cancellations after airline axes hundreds of flights during Easter holidays

The chief executive of easyJet said cancellations were partly a result of Department of Transport delays.

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Daily Mirror

Families who lost loved ones during Covid blast Boris Johnson as he gets Partygate fine

Hannah Brady, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, lost her dad Shaun to Covid. She told Boris Johnson, after he was fined over Partygate: 'You paid a fine. Our loved ones paid with their lives.'

The Independent UK

Sealed doors and tensions boiling over: American expat reveals reality of Shanghai’s citywide lockdown

The coastal city of 25 million people is at the heart of China’s recent Covid surge

Chicago Sun-Times

J Balvin postpones tour due to COVID-related ‘production challenges’

The tour was slated to launch April 19 in San Antonio, Texas. The postponement does not include his appearance at the Suenos Music Festival in Chicago’s Grant Park on May 29.

Axios

U.S. saw highest death total ever in 2021 largely due to COVID-19

Deaths from drug overdoses also contributed to the record-breaking death total in 2021.

Daily Mirror

Fears Covid could spread on wards as overstretched hospitals ditch testing patients

Hospitals across the UK are being overstretched with patients and some trusts are ditching Covid testing, which has led to fears it could lead to the rise of infection in wards

The Guardian - AU

Why are there long queues at Australian airports – and what is being done to fix it?

Sydney airport warns delays will get worse before they get better with domestic travellers in Melbourne and Brisbane also advised to arrive early for flights

The Guardian - AU

Babies missing out on health checks in Melbourne due to Covid-related workforce shortages

Exclusive: two Victorian councils limiting maternal and infant service, despite government lifting statewide pause enacted during Covid surge

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