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Australian government paid millions for unusable Covid face masks from obscure online retailer

Exclusive: almost 46m masks turned out to be unusable after $100m in contracts were awarded to company with little apparent pre-pandemic experience in PPE supply

The Guardian - AU

Trouble brewing: Australian brewers struggle in ‘craft beer recession’

Across the country craft breweries are entering administration, hit by Covid-era debts, excise tax and rising costs

The Guardian - AU

Eat Out to Help Out ‘blindsided’ top officials, Covid inquiry is told

Former head of the Cabinet Office Covid-19 taskforce Simon Ridley became the latest top official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe this week.

The Independent UK

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What’s in Nadine Dorries’s book? A pile of dead cats big enough to kill that phrase for good

From sex scandals to alleged arson, the former culture secretary’s new book is not short of explosive claims, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Health officials was ‘not concerned’ about Covid patients in care homes months into pandemic, inquiry hears

Simon Ridley also claimed he was “blindsided” by Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme

The Independent UK

Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food – new research

The share of low-income U.S. families experiencing food insufficiency – sometimes or often not having enough food to eat – fell from 24.5% to 22.5% at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we found in a new study published in the November 2023 issue of Food Policy.

The Conversation

Sunak and Johnson pushed repeatedly against autumn lockdown, inquiry told

Covid investigation also told taskforce coordinating pandemic policy had no warning of ‘eat out to help out’

The Guardian - UK

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‘Profusion of officialdom’ in early days of pandemic, inquiry hears

Simon Ridley became the latest senior official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe.

The Independent UK

Woman just missed mother’s death due to care home Covid rules, inquiry told

Natasha Hamilton was giving evidence to the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Co-working firm WeWork files for bankruptcy in US amid office real estate downturn

WeWork, the desk renting company co-founded by Adam Neumann, has filed for bankruptcy in order to deal with its $13 billion in outstanding lease obligations. The group, which was once valued at $47 billion, saw its meteoric rise thwarted in 2019 when its heavy losses were exposed and during the…

France 24

Westminster is rife with ‘entitlement syndrome’. During Covid it cost lives

I recognise this from my time in cabinet, says Justine Greening, former education secretary

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry live: Priti Patel admits policing of Sarah Everard vigil was ‘totally inappropriate’

Ex-home secretary says police generally struck right balance between protest and Covid restrictions

The Independent UK

There are new scientific insights into long Covid – but political will is waning

For many people, Covid is not a thing of the past. A renewed effort is needed to find out exactly what it is, and how to treat it, says immunologist Danny Altmann

The Guardian - UK

Shuffle board, axe-throwing and bingo: activity bar boom defies UK hospitality downturn

Britons opt for ‘competitive socialising’ after Covid crisis disrupted working patterns

The Guardian - UK

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The Hindu

Owaisi lashes out at Congress candidate for allegedly calling Muslim voters “fanatic”

Owaisi criticizes Feroz Khan for calling Nampally's Muslims "fanatic"; AIMIM workers, incl. Hussain, delivered oxygen during COVID-19 lockdown; AIMIM with people throughout year. #AIMIM #Owaisi #Congress #Nampally #Muslims #COVID19

Reason

Senate Resolution Would Send Federal Offenders Back to Prison 3 Years After Being Released to Home Confinement

The Bureau of Prisons released more than 12,000 people on home confinement during the pandemic. Three years later, Republicans want to overturn a Justice Department rule allowing those still serving sentences to stay home.

The Hindu

Slashing of scholarship amount to construction workers’ children has unions up in arms

Karnataka Bldg & Other Const Workers Welfare Board cuts scholarships for children of workers by 75%. Unions oppose decision, govt insists it's in line with other depts. 13 lakh applications, 7 lakh identified as eligible. Unions strike from Nov 28, cite distress due to demonetisaton, GST & COVID-19. Govt finds…

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson called Treasury the ‘pro-death squad’ during Covid pandemic, inquiry told

No 10 took no advice on ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ and Treasury had no estimated cost of lockdown, inquiry hears

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The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson called Treasury ‘the pro-death squad’, Covid inquiry told

Incumbent PM made joke about Rishi Sunak’s department because of its focus on lifting restrictions, according to diary entries

Android Central

Google shutters the COVID-19 exposure notification feature on Android

Google has removed the option to get COVID-19 exposure notifications in Android's settings.

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Mone admits involvement with ‘VIP lane’ PPE company

Exclusive: Tory peer and husband, Douglas Barrowman, had repeatedly denied roles in firm given £200m government Covid contracts

Fortune

Singapore's delayed prime minister switch could happen next November—and elevate the man who helped lead the country's COVID response

The COVID pandemic and a surprise withdrawal delayed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's plans to hand over power.

The Independent UK

Scottish Government expects to meet deadline for messages to UK Covid Inquiry

The messages are due to be handed to the inquiry by November 6.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 says 40% of trains must always run under new laws to limit impact of strikes to be brought in by Christmas – as it happened

Government aiming to limit rights of railway workers, ambulance staff and border officials to go on strike

The Guardian - UK

‘What if women ruled the world?’ Judy Chicago’s latest show feels very timely

The great artist has brought together 500 years of artworks by women and placed them under flags questioning male dominance. Given the revelations of the Covid inquiry, they feel sadly urgent

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