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First Minister says Covid in Wales is 'very concerning' as numbers 'rise rapidly'

The plan to relax all remaining restrictions in Wales could be in doubt

Wales Online

UK Covid cases more than double in a month as deaths rise by 22% to 250

The UK has recorded another 94,524 Covid cases today, a drop of nearly 14% on this time last week, though virus-related deaths have surged by 25% to 250 - but an increase compared to last month, just two days before Covid measures were scrapped in England

Daily Mirror

Government work often done on WhatsApp during Covid, says top official

Statement comes as it emerges that series of messages lost from Boris Johnson’s phone in April 2021

The Guardian - UK

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Over half of Irish tax payers missing out on huge possible refunds after forgetting one simple step

Tax refund specialists Taxback.com has said just 790,000 PAYE taxpayers filed a tax refund for 2020 out of a total 2.9 million taxpayers

Irish Mirror

How to honor the COVID dead?

Music, like a program offered by the DePaul Community Chorus, offers insight into unfathomable loss.

Chicago Sun-Times

easyJet updates mask policy on some routes - latest rules for Ryanair, TUI, Jet2, BA, Virgin

Masks are no longer mandatory for a select number of easyJet flights.

Daily Record

What are the Covid statutory sick pay rules?

Rules are changing for Covid Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) as workers take more time off due to contracting the Covid-19 virus.

Evening Standard

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Rights watchdog sees 1,445% spike in questions about Victorian government’s powers during Covid

‘Large volume’ of inquiries asked whether government had power to impose restrictions

The Guardian - AU

‘My coffee has gone up $6,500 a year’: Australian businesses emerging from Covid crisis struggle with food price hikes

Cafes and food producers across country are grappling with the dilemma of whether they can pass on rising costs to customers and remain competitive

The Guardian - AU

Businesses dishing out up to $700k on Covid-19 testing

Company leaders are accepting of the cost, saying its cheaper than shutting down operations

Newsroom.co.nz

Number of kids off school due to Covid TREBLES in a fortnight in threat to exam grades

Teachers fear the soaring level of coronavirus-related absences could "seriously damage" exam grades as Tory ministers are warned ending free testing was "clearly a bad call"

Daily Mirror

Why are so many people getting Covid right now?

With restrictions eased, Covid cases are on the rise once again

The Independent UK

Andy Robertson ruled out of Scotland clash with Covid as Lyndon Dykes update offers selection hope

Naismith says it's over to Liverpool and QPR to release the players if they're to take part in the friendly double-header.

Daily Record

WRU refinances £18m Covid funding for the regions with Welsh Government

The new funding deal means the capital will not have to repaid in full until 2040 rather than previously in three

Birmingham Post

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The Guardian - UK

Covid absences in schools in England triple in two weeks

Data shows 202,000 pupils off sick on 17 March, raising fears of disruption before summer exams

Daily Mirror

Heartbreaking Covid data shows 133,000 more deaths recorded than normal since March 2020

Heartbreaking figures show that England and Wales recorded 133,623 more deaths than the five-year average between the start of the coronavirus crisis and December 2021

The Independent UK

Soaring Covid-related absences could ‘seriously damage’ exam grades, say heads

New data has revealed a “worrying” picture for pupils’ exam performances, headteachers said.

Reuters

Polish lawmakers seek to unlock EU COVID cash with court reform

Poland's parliament will try to thrash out a compromise on Wednesday over reforms to the Supreme Court that could unlock 36 billion euros of EU COVID-recovery grants and loans being withheld due to a dispute over judicial independence.

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The Conversation

COVID: five things the UK must prioritise in its pandemic recovery plan

On the second anniversary of Britain first going into lockdown, and with the country now opening up, this is a good opportunity to make sense of what happened in the pandemic, what it meant, and what needs to be done next.

Evening Standard

Covid school absences triple in two weeks

A drop in Covid-related absences at the beginning of this month has proved to be a ‘false dawn’, school leaders said

The Independent UK

Stephen Kenny’s Ireland extension ‘well deserved’, Conor Hourihane claims

Only Portugal have beaten Ireland in their last nine outings

Wales Online

Face covering restrictions relaxed by easyJet - latest updates on airline mask rules

Policy is relaxed on many routes but any customers or crew who wish to continue wearing a mask will have their personal choice respected

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: NFTs can free musicians from ‘slavery’, says Tinie Tempah

In today’s Diary: Tinie Tempah says NFTs free artists / Did BAFTAs spread Covid pre-Oscars? / Thesp fears theatre post-pandemic / Colbert and talking to lobsters / Nazanin: MP?

Wales Online

Latest travel rule changes with restrictions easing in Netherlands, Hong Kong and more

The Dutch government has dropped several regulations, including Covid test rules, as it gears up for an influx of Easter visitors

Daily Mirror

Holly Willoughby will finally return to This Morning tomorrow after negative Covid test

Holly Willoughby's delighted This Morning co-star Phillip Schofield announced today that Holly would be back on the show on Wednesday

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