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Flu and Covid hospital admission rates at lower level than last year

UKHSA says rates are 'stable' but urges people to come forward to get vaccinated

Evening Standard

Flu and Covid warning ahead of seasonal spike in cases

Last winter saw the worst flu season in the UK for a decade

The Independent UK

Lockdown law-breaker Boris Johnson wanted bigger Covid fines, inquiry reveals

In ‘crushing irony’, the demand for tougher action came just weeks after his rule-breaking No 10 birthday party

The Independent UK

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Johnson described Sarah Everard vigil as ‘some argy bargy’, Covid inquiry learns

PM’s WhatsApp messages show he ‘felt odd’ to ‘bash the cops’ as Priti Patel gives evidence

The Guardian - UK

Covid rules were confusing and £10,000 fines disproportionate, says Priti Patel

Former Home Secretary tells Covid Inquiry that regulations were hard to understand for police and public

Evening Standard

Ex-home secretary Priti Patel criticises confusing and complex Covid laws

Dame Priti agreed they were hard to understand for both the police and the public.

The Independent UK

Ex-home secretary admits ‘inconsistency’ in messaging over protests during Covid

Dame Priti Patel gave evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday.

The Independent UK

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Flu and Covid-19 hospital admission rates at lower level than last year

Last winter saw the worst flu season in the UK for a decade.

The Independent UK

Ed Burke trial paused for a week after lawyer tests positive for COVID-19

Burke’s trial was expected to last six weeks, but the slow jury selection and COVID-19 delay threaten to push the trial deep into the holiday season.

Chicago Sun-Times

JN.1: What is the Covid variant and which countries has it spread to?

The virus is reportedly descended from an Omicron variant and extreme fatigue is thought to be one of the symptoms

Evening Standard

A plague on both their houses? Politicos grapple with 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

William Shakespeare’s works are not short of insight on the perils of power and “vaulting ambition”. Some are dramatically relevant to this era of war and ceaseless tension, from Richard III to Julius Caesar and King Lear.

Evening Standard

Humza Yousaf rejects claims he misled Holyrood over Covid WhatsApps in fiery FMQs

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has rejected claims he and his deputy misled Holyrood about WhatsApp messages during the Covid pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

Yousaf rejects accusations of misleading Holyrood over Covid WhatsApp messages

A timetable of dealings with the inquiry was released by the Scottish Government after a request from the inquiry itself.

The Independent UK

Police had to delay enforcing Covid laws after getting legislation from Matt Hancock minutes before

Martin Hewitt, the ex-chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said he had to tell then-home secretary Dame Priti Patel they needed more time

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Mordaunt says Government’s values are fine amid criticism of Covid messages

The SNP said there were ‘routine and disgraceful attacks’ on women in government revealed by the UK Covid-19 inquiry.

The Independent UK

Police delayed law after getting Hancock’s Covid legislation with minutes to go

Martin Hewitt, the ex-chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said he had to tell then-home secretary Dame Priti Patel they needed more time.

The Guardian - UK

Yousaf apologises for ‘shortcomings’ with release of Covid inquiry WhatsApp messages

Opposition leaders accuse first minister and deputy of misleading Holyrood after they are forced to retract statements about message requests

The Independent UK

Watch live: Priti Patel gives evidence to Covid-19 enquiry as ‘heavy-handed’ lockdown policing scrutinised

Watch live as Priti Patel will give evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry on Thursday (9 November).

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The Independent UK

Yousaf and deputy accused of misleading Holyrood over Covid WhatsApp messages

Both Labour and the Tories have accused Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison in a row over WhatsApp messages.

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry latest: Boris Johnson called for 'bigger fines' for lockdown rule-breakers

Boris Johnson demanded an emphasis on “bigger fines” as he unwound lockdown restrictions in the summer of 2020, the Covid Inquiry has heard.

The Conversation

Heat, cold, pollution, noise and insects: too many apartment blocks aren't up to the challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impacts of air quality on high-rise living. However, apartments face a range of atmospheric challenges. These include air and noise pollution, temperature and weather extremes, bushfire smoke and insects.

The Canberra Times

Canberrans urged to be cautious as eighth COVID wave sweeps nation

ACT Health recorded 482 new COVID cases in the week ending November 3.

The Guardian - UK

We had a pandemic plan, but didn’t use it

Letter: The government was so focused on Brexit that it forgot a pandemic response existed, says Robert Dingwall, who helped create the swine flu plan

The Independent UK

Scottish Government publishes timeline of Covid inquiry requests

The government says it has handed over all messages it held.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan 'furious' about being blocked from attending emergency Cobra meetings on Covid

Mayor tells the Covid Inquiry he 'could not understand' why he was left out of meetings in weeks before first lockdown

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