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Johnson asked scientists about ‘special hairdryer to kill Covid’, says Cummings

Former adviser tells inquiry of ‘low point’ in pandemic response, saying then-PM was ‘extremely distracted’

The Guardian - UK

Convenient cities become conspiracy targets

How did a vision to make cities more liveable become twisted into a totalitarian dystopia?

Newsroom.co.nz

London financial district to have 11 more towers by 2030

Number of planning applications received and decided increases by 25% as City workforce grows

The Guardian - UK

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TechRadar

Johnson ‘asked Whitty and Vallance if special hair dryer could kill Covid’

Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson’s former chief adviser, made a series of claims in his witness statement handed to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings: Boris Johnson said 'British state had totally failed'

FORMER prime minister Boris Johnson asked scientists if it was possible to kill Covid by blowing a hairdryer up your nose after watching a YouTube…

The National (Scotland)

Kate Forbes has 'kept all pandemic WhatsApps' and handed them over to Covid Inquiry

KATE Forbes has said she has kept all her pandemic WhatsApp messages and insisted she has shared “everything” with the UK Covid Inquiry.

The National (Scotland)

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Multimedia is key to distance education: I built a model South African universities can use

Distance education first appeared in the United States in the 1800s. At the time, students received the relevant material through the post and then returned it to the institution.

The Conversation

Who is Helen MacNamara? The former minister at the centre of misogyny claims during Covid inquiry

Dominic Cummings' WhatsApp messages 'were both surprising and not surprising to me,' Helen MacNamara said

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock had ‘nuclear levels’ of overconfidence, says ex-civil servant

Helen MacNamara, who served as deputy cabinet secretary, made the claim to the Covid inquiry

Evening Standard

Dominic Cummings has every right to badmouth Boris Johnson. But please stop picking on shopping trolleys

This blameless piece of equipment has been dragged through the mud at the Covid inquiry. How dare anyone compare it to our former prime minister?

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s No 10 was toxic, sexist and devoid of humanity, says ex-top civil servant

Helen MacNamara tells Covid inquiry of ‘macho’ culture where ‘hundreds’ broke rules on daily basis

The Independent UK

‘Absence of humanity’: Helen MacNamara’s evidence to Covid inquiry

Former deputy cabinet secretary describes misogyny, lack of planning and over-confidence in government’s pandemic response

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings has exposed a hole at the heart of the British government – and a glaring problem with the way we choose prime ministers

The COVID inquiry is possibly the most sophisticated and wide-ranging blame game that has ever played out in British politics. That said, the great benefit of public inquiries, as opposed to parliamentary scrutiny, is that their breadth allows for an exploration of issues in a way that promotes “cool thinking”…

The Conversation

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The National (Scotland)

Ex-top official claims 'hundreds of civil servants' broke Covid rules

HUNDREDS of civil servants and other ministers could have been fined for breaking lockdown rules, a former senior official has said.

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock’s bizarre ‘batsman’ response to being offered help during the pandemic

It is the latest damning piece of evidence about Mr Hancock’s stewardship of the Department for Health during the pandemic given to the official Covid probe

The Guardian - UK

Halloween costumes in Shanghai poke fun at Chinese authorities

People dress as Covid workers, surveillance cameras and Winnie-the-Pooh, a reference to Xi Jinping

The Independent UK

Did AI kill the radio star? No, AI can replicate Fleur East’s voice but not the magic of the airwaves

A spooky Halloween stunt saw an AI version of Fleur East replace the real one on her breakfast show. But, writes Jessie Thompson, it was a reminder that having a human soul is fundamental to the intimacy of radio

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The Guardian - UK

Who were the key advisers in No 10 at the height of the Covid pandemic?

The Covid inquiry is hearing about people in Downing Street during the pandemic who helped the government make decisions

The Guardian - UK

Lack of diversity in No 10 led to women’s deaths in lockdown, Covid inquiry told

Helen MacNamara says women became ‘invisible overnight’ and criticises Johnson’s failure to challenge ‘misogynistic language’

Evening Standard

Who is Tom Sinner? The confidante mentioned in Dominic Cummings' emails

The Covid Inquiry is ongoing, with those giving evidence saying No 10 was in 'chaos' as the pandemic hit

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COVID Is In Its Eighth Wave Giving It Almost As Many Unwanted Sequels As The Fast And Furious

With case numbers rising across the nation COVID is making yet another comeback, this time marking its eighth wave in Australia.

The Independent UK

Covid-19 football view displayed lack of ‘real life’ experience in government

Helen MacNamara said the belief that football matches were low risk did not reflect the real experience of most fans.

The Guardian - UK

Let’s ease up on Johnson and Cummings: Covid was just the ‘wrong crisis’ for them, OK?

The Covid inquiry has hosted a parade of men who assure us they’re experts in everything – except their own incompetence, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: Johnson’s No 10 was ‘unbelievably bullish’ UK would sail through

Former senior civil servant Helen MacNamara said there was ‘laughing at the Italians’ early in the pandemic.

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