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US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level

U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it still isn’t close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

What are young Australians most worried about? Finding affordable housing, they told us

Many of us were anxious and fearful during the COVID pandemic, but we’ve probably started to feel a lot better since lockdowns have stopped and life looks more like it did previously.

The Conversation

Lockdown ‘would have been much later’ without decision to test in hospitals

Professor Dame Jenny Harries has been giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 public inquiry.

The Independent UK

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Dominic Cummings joked about swanning off to countryside before lockdown-busting Barnard Castle trip

Boris Johnson’s former top aide mockingly suggested holding a press conference from the great outdoors

The Independent UK

Pneumonia precautions: Health Department issues circular and advisory to public

The Karnataka Health Department has issued an advisory to the public and a circular based on the COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) recommendation to avert a surge in pneumonia cases in light of the reported rise in cases of the respiratory illness in China.

The Hindu

Health system coughs up almost $50b fighting COVID

Close to $50 billion was spent on the COVID-19 response, as Australians are warned they still need to be vaccinated against the virus.

AAP

Michael Gove suggests to Covid-19 inquiry that virus was ‘man-made’

Hugo Keith KC shut the Levelling Up Secretary down, saying the ‘divisive’ issue is not part of the inquiry’s terms of reference.

The Independent UK

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Covid Inquiry: UK Government did not tell Scottish ministers about key message change

THE UK government did not “communicate everything” to Scottish ministers during the pandemic, Michael Gove has admitted.

The National (Scotland)

Dominic Cummings joked about trip to countryside before Barnard Castle visit

Covid inquiry sees message from Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser shortly before his much-criticised trip to County Durham

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove’s explosive texts over No 10’s Covid mistakes revealed

Minister told Dominic Cummings in expletive-laden WhatsApps that they were ‘f****** up’ on pandemic response – and apologises to families who lost loved ones due to government mistakes

The Independent UK

Wilko’s former chair tells MPs she was devastated by collapse of retailer

Lisa Wilkinson says her family’s multimillion-pound fortune was not enough to save the chain

The Guardian - UK

After a pandemic pause, Detroit restarts water shut-offs – part of a nationwide trend as costs rise

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Detroit residents got a break from water shut-offs.

The Conversation

‘We are ‘f***ing up as a government’: Covid inquiry hears Michael Gove WhatsApp

Michael Gove sent a WhatsApp message saying the government was “f***ing up” at the beginning of the pandemic, the UK Covid Inquiry has heard.

The National (Scotland)

Michael Gove apologises for mistakes by government during Covid crisis

UK was too slow to lock down and initial approach to testing was chaotic, minister tells inquiry

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COVID inquiry heard Boris Johnson 'struggled' with graphs – if you do too, here are some tips

In March 2020, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, presented to the nation a graph showing “the shape of an epidemic”. The red line depicting the number of predicted COVID cases rose to a steep peak before falling again. Vallance explained that delaying and reducing the height of…

The Independent UK

Michael Gove slapped down at Covid inquiry for suggesting virus was man-made

Michael Gove was reprimanded for telling the inquiry ‘there is a significant body of judgment that believes the virus itself was manmade’

The Guardian - UK

Van Morrison review – gently shakes, rattles and rolls back the years

The 78-year-old’s voice is still strong but his reworkings of early rock’n’roll tunes are more wily than wild

Salon

COVID vax halted premature births: study

New research suggests COVID-19 vaccinations could prevent adverse birth outcomes

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The Independent UK

Watch: Michael Gove and Jenny Harries give evidence to Covid inquiry

Watch as Michael Gove gives evidence to the Covid inquiry on Tuesday, 28 November.

The Guardian - UK

Gove rejects suggestion that disabled people not prioritised for support during pandemic – as it happened

Michael Gove asked about Boris Johnson suggestion package to protect people with disabilities should be prepared ‘in slower time’

International Business Times

EasyJet Returns To Profit But Warns Of Gaza War Impact

British no-frills airline EasyJet on Tuesday announced its first annual profit since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic but warned that the Israel-Hamas war will impact its winter results.

AAP

Pig hunters deny drug trafficking theory on missing man

Two pig hunters who were with a man when he disappeared while travelling through Queensland during a COVID-19 lockdown deny their group was trafficking drugs.

The Guardian - UK

Average rent in Great Britain up by more than a quarter since start of Covid

Rise due to shortage of properties has been worsened by soaring interest rates, Savills finds

Chicago Sun-Times

COVID-19 dogs Burke trial, but no plans to halt rest of week’s testimony

COVID-19 is arguably one of the reasons it took so long for the feds to take former Ald. Ed Burke to trial in the first place. The FBI raided his offices five years ago this week. Criminal charges followed in 2019, but the pandemic helped scuttle plans to begin the…

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry live: Gove to give evidence as inquiry told Hancock knew lockdown tiers wouldn’t work

Former health secretary had been in ‘despair’ at announcing a policy that wouldn’t work, inquiry told

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