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Covid inquiry half-time report: the winners and losers so far

A back-pedalling Matt Hancock came unstuck (again), the ‘two gentlemen of corona’, Vallance and Whitty, were candid, clear and balanced – but overall the hearings will play badly for the Conservative Party, says Sean O’Grady, as he looks ahead to next week’s appearance by Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock says earlier first Covid lockdown could have stopped 90% of first wave deaths

The former minister said the country should have locked down earlier but he understood why it did not happen

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Matt Hancock at the Covid inquiry: a loss of dignity

Editorial: If the former health secretary wants to avoid being the fall guy for Britain’s pandemic failures, he should stop the constant overclaiming

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Dr Martens: just another victory for private equity sellers over City mugs

Trust in the UK footwear firm is unlikely to return until it can go a year without tripping over something in the US

The Guardian - UK

'Frustrating' Nicola Sturgeon put political angle on Covid rules, Matt Hancock claims

FORMER health secretary Matt Hancock has accused Nicola Sturgeon of putting a “political angle” on different restrictions used in Scotland…

The National (Scotland)

Hancock’s Covid charge sheet: what he is accused of and how he replied

Former health secretary uses Covid inquiry appearance to deny he was dishonest and say there was a ‘malign actor’ in No 10

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Alistair Darling was the chancellor Britain needed in a crisis

Today's newsletter was going to focus on Matt Hancock, who is appearing in front of the Covid-19 Inquiry, to discuss his role as health secretary during the pandemic. But events have superseded that.

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Where do we find the £100bn needed to fix Britain? Margaret Hodge has the answer

In the Commons, she ripped into the Tories’ economic mismanagement – and pointed a way forward for Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings was a 'malign actor' during Covid, says Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock has accused Dominic Cummings of creating a “culture of fear” in Government that undermined the pandemic response as he defended his…

The National (Scotland)

How Covid changed the love lives of Londoners forever

Flatmate hookups, relationships on speed and back-to-the-'50s dating... In honour of episode four of her hit new podcast, London Love Stories, Katie Strick reports on a rollercoaster three years of romance in the capital

Evening Standard

Disney boss Bob Iger puts The Marvels’ poor performance down to the pandemic

According to Disney CEO, COVID is to blame for The Marvels' lackluster box office performance

Total Film

Sega admits Creative Assembly's live service push happened because it was drunk on 'the favorable winds of the early Covid-19 period,' says the studio will focus on RTS games from now on

"To put it simply, Creative Assembly was good at offline games in the RTS genre."

PC Gamer

Life Expectancy For Hispanics in U.S. Increases to Reach 80 Years

The figure is above the national average and is higher than all other ethnicities except for Asian Americans

Latin Times

Earlier lockdown could have saved lives of 30,000, Hancock tells Covid inquiry

Ex-health secretary has described Boris Johnson’s Downing Street as undermined by ‘culture of fear’

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The Independent UK

Watch again: Matt Hancock defends record as health secretary at Covid inquiry

Watch again as Matt Hancock gives evidence to the Covid inquiry on Thursday, 30 November.

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U.S. life expectancy rising again

"Declines in mortality due to COVID-19 were the primary reason for the increases in life expectancy," the CDC said

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to be grilled at Covid inquiry next week

The former PM will answer questions about his decision-making including the claim he was ‘obsessed with older people accepting their fate and letting the young get on with life’

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry live: Matt Hancock mocked by barrister Hugo Keith over ‘phone records’ as he denies liar claims

Hancock claims goverment should have first locked down three weeks earlier, after his phone call with PM

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Evening Standard

Hancock didn't know about Eat Out to Help Out until day of announcement, inquiry told

Former health secretary says ministers should have acted more quickly after warnings from scientists

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock ‘was not told about eat out to help out scheme until day it was announced’ – as it happened

Health secretary at start of pandemic tells Covid inquiry he was not included in conversations about Rishi Sunak’s scheme

The Independent UK

The Covid ‘charge sheet’ facing ex-health secretary Matt Hancock as he appears at Inquiry

The most consistent criticism of Mr Hancock has been that he repeatedly lied or misled ministers and officials during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry live: Matt Hancock set to defend himself after attacks over handling of pandemic

The inquiry has heard how country’s most senior civil servant at the time wanted Mr Hancock removed

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock to defend his record as health secretary before Covid inquiry

Mr Johnson’s former top adviser Dominic Cummings used the inquiry to attack Mr Hancock as a ‘proven liar’

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H9N2 virus spreading among children, has connection with winter: Director of Lady Harding Hospital

After the Union Health Ministry recently said that it is closely monitoring the reported outbreak of H9N2 cases and clusters of respiratory illness in children, Director of Lady Harding Hospital, Dr Subhash Giri reiterated to take precautions and said that H9N2 virus is spreading among children and it has connection…

International Business Times

Life Expectancy In US Rises Again As Fewer People Die From Covid

The gain in years of life in 2022 still wasn't enough to compensate for the losses during the pandemic, the CDC said.

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