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“We Can Use Fewer Idiots In The World”: 40 Cases Of Mass Stupidity That Prove People Are Dumb

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Rishi Sunak Covid inquiry – live: PM reacts to Boris Johnson’s ‘pro-death squad’ description of Treasury

Rishi Sunak says Boris Johnson’s description of the Treasury was wrong as he gave evidence at the Covid-19 Inquiry

The Independent UK

The Covid inquiry was the least of Sunak’s worries: now he has to face his own MPs

With his Rwanda plan, the PM has boxed himself into a corner, unable to satisfy the Tory left or right, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

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George Clooney so badly stricken with Covid he was forced to direct new film from bed

George Clooney contracted the virus along with most of the crew of his latest film – leaving him directing the movie from bed on his iPad

The Independent UK

A changing Bengaluru through the eyes of Paul Fernandes

“This is not a book of intense study or a very scholarly effort, it deals with history in a light-hearted way,” says Bengaluru artist Paul Fernandes of The Great Bangalore Morph: From Kempegowda to Covid, which he has co-authored with Bengaluru-based writer Chicku (Meena) Jayadeva.

The Hindu

UKHSA Highlights Disparities in Flu and COVID-19 Hospital Admissions

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a strong call to action, urging eligible individuals, especially those from ethnic minority groups, to book their flu and COVID-19 vaccines.

International Business Times UK

Lawyers for New Hampshire casino owner fight fraud allegations at hearing

A former New Hampshire state senator is fighting allegations that he fraudulently obtained a COVID-19 relief loan and used part of the money to buy luxury cars

The Independent UK

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Sunak Faces Grilling From COVID Inquiry Over 'Missing' WhatsApps

Last week, former prime minister Boris Johnson defended his actions and hit out at "dramatic" representations of the Partygate revelations.

International Business Times UK

Rishi Sunak on the rack as Tory factions feud over Rwanda bill ‘mess’

Right-wing rebel MPs urge PM to ‘pull’ Rwanda bill ahead of crucial Commons vote

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak: the prime minister is fighting for his political life

Editorial: The Tory splits over lockdown were shallower and less treacherous than on immigration. But ominously they run along similar lines

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak's evidence to Covid inquiry 'pathetic', bereaved families say

The Prime Minister's testimony has been 'the most pathetic performance' since the start of the inquiry, spokesperson Jean Adamson says

Evening Standard

Third of millennials support closure of nightclubs as Covid cases surge

Up to 33 per cent of those aged between 25 and 40 supported the government closing down nightclubs

The Independent UK

Rish! takes a break from feral Tory party with a spa day at the Covid inquiry

Prime minister unable to remember anything except the need for a brief apology

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak defends Eat Out to Help Out scheme under intense pressure at Covid inquiry

The prime minister used an eight-hour evidence session to brush off accusations that he launched the controversial hospitality-boosting scheme without proper scientific advice

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Eat Out to Help Out protected workers from ‘devastating’ job losses, Sunak tells Covid inquiry

The Prime Minister said he still believed the 2020 discount hospitality scheme was the ‘right thing to do’

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s negligence has been laid bare in Covid inquiry

Letters: Failing to anticipate the potentially deadly consequences of the ‘Eat out to help out’ policy is inexcusable, says Prof Giampiero Favato. Plus letters from Monica Collingham and Tony Jackson

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak battles two fronts over Covid Inquiry & Rwanda - The Standard Podcast

As Tory party fractures, PM won’t like Mondays such as this

The Guardian - UK

‘Deeply sorry’: what Rishi Sunak said to the Covid inquiry

Prime minister defends ‘eat out to help out’ and answers questions related to his role as chancellor during the pandemic

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak says he did not need to consult scientists on ‘eat out to help out’

PM defends his record as chancellor at Covid inquiry, but repeatedly says he cannot remember meetings and other details

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s week of chaos reflects the state of his party. There’s only one answer: an election

Today his appearance at the Covid inquiry, tomorrow his failing Rwanda bill. The PM – and the Tories – are disintegrating, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Evening Standard

What is Rishi Sunak's red bracelet, as he is spotted wearing one during the Covid inquiry?

The red bracelet has been spotted a few times

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s immigration spike not necessarily driving up housing prices, experts say

Net migration was set to return to ‘normal’ levels, even without the latest overhaul of temporary visa rules, researchers say

Evening Standard

When is the vote on the emergency Rwanda Bill? Rishi Sunak faces crucial day in the Commons

The prime minister faces arguably the most challenging week of his premiership

The Conversation

Whooping cough cases increasing in the UK – what you need to know

You may have read recent alarming reports of a cough that “lasts 100 days” is “quickly spreading across the UK” and can “fracture ribs”. If you didn’t look beyond the headlines, you might have missed the fact that the reports are about whooping cough.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Choppy waters ahead for an embattled Prime Minister

Today is just the start of what promises to be an intensely disagreeable week for the Prime Minister. The past returns to haunt him in his appearance today at the Covid Inquiry, where he will be obliged to justify his controversial Eat Out to Help Out programme. It transpired that…

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