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No-deal Brexit warnings interfered with pandemic planning, inquiry told

Gillian Russell, a senior civil servant in Scotland, has given evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Tour de France riders won't face automatic exclusion in case of COVID-19 positive test

Tour de France riders who test positive for COVID-19 won’t be automatically expelled from the race

The Independent UK

Small businesses' 'Covid suit of armor' is helping them defy the odds amid consistent predictions of an imminent recession

“Small businesses are like: ‘Hell, if I can make it through COVID, where the government actually forced me to shut down, I can make it through anything.'"

Fortune

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Millions of pilgrims converge on Saudi Arabia for Hajj

It's one of the largest religious gatherings in the world: the Hajj pilgrimage is underway this week in Saudi Arabia, with some 2 million Muslims converging in Mecca and at Mount Arafat. This year's Hajj could be the largest on record, according to officials, after several quieter years during the…

France 24

Covid inquiry: what we have heard so far

Relatives of those who died during the Covid-19 pandemic turned their backs on Matt Hancock as he arrived to give his testimony at the Covid inquiry.

The Week

Tech venture Haia Communications named the best start-up firm in Wales

It was named overall winner of the Wales StartUp Awards 2023

Birmingham Post

OPINION - Matt Hancock’s new party trick is how to take all the responsibility but no blame

Matt Hancock appeared before the Covid-19 inquiry yesterday to school us in one particular trick he is yet to perform in the jungle for money — the art of taking no responsibility by taking full responsibility.

Evening Standard

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Gangland thug who plotted hit on Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel caught with iPhone in prison

John Hardie, 40, was jailed for 20 years for the plot, which saw a gang of six men carry out a string of savage attacks across Glasgow.

Daily Record

Families of Covid victims blast 'insincere' Matt Hancock whose apologies 'didn't wash'

Deborah Doyle, from Newcastle, who lost her mum Sylvia Griffiths, 76, to the virus said Hancock had "a look of sincerity but it didn’t wash"

Daily Mirror

Watch live: Scottish health bosses give evidence to Covid-19 inquiry

Watch live as the Covid-19 inquiry continues into its third week on Wednesday, 28 June.

The Independent UK

The COVID vaccine mandate in English care homes led to fewer staff – and may not have reduced resident deaths

Mandatory COVID vaccination as a condition of employment has been a commonly used – though controversial – policy around the world during the pandemic.

The Conversation

Commentary: If a lab leak led to COVID-19, there are truths we must not ignore

Since 2019 when COVID-19 emerged in China, scientists worldwide have been trying to ascertain the origin of the virus.

Chicago Tribune

Biological Terrorism: China engineered Covid-19 "bioweapon" to purposely infect people, reveals Wuhan researcher

A researcher at Wuhan Institute of Virology has made astonishing claims about the coronavirus, saying the virus was engineered by China as a "bioweapon" and that his colleagues were given four strains of the virus to find out which could spread best. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Wednesday briefing: Inside the marking boycott that has thrown university students’ futures into the air

In today’s newsletter: A row between lecturers and universities has left thousands of exams and dissertations ungraded – what’s the dispute about, and how might it end?

The Guardian - UK

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Liverpool Echo

'My dad should still be here, the government have blood on their hands'

Son of man who died weeks into pandemic hits out as Matt Hancock takes to the stand at the Covid Inquiry

The Independent UK

Hazy future for caregiver payments expanded during pandemic worries families

Families of severely disabled children across the country are worried about the future of crucial Medicaid payments they started receiving to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

What the papers say – June 28

Former health secretary Matt Hancock’s evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry features on several of Wednesday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Audit shows Oklahoma likely misspent millions in federal relief funds

A state audit shows Oklahoma likely misspent millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds

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Axios

More see U.S. as top global economy over China in post-COVID reversal

The findings underscore the U.S.' economic dominance as nations emerge from the upheaval of the pandemic.

Daily Mirror

'Tory government blaming UK crisis on Covid and Putin isn't cutting it anymore'

As more people are facing hunger and the threat of a recession looms, the Tories cannot keep trying to blame this crisis on the pandemic and war in Ukraine

Reason

Scammers Stole $200 Billion From Two Federal COVID Aid Programs

A new audit says one out of every $6 distributed by the Small Business Administration during the pandemic was stolen.

Bangkok Post

Providing education for a brighter future

Four years have now passed since the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world, impacting almost every aspect of people's daily lives. Education is one of the sectors that have been most dramatically affected by these changes.

Daily Mirror

Heartbroken widow says 'talk is cheap' as Covid victims turn their backs on Matt Hancock

The former Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock did not take any personal blame as some victims who lost loves ones to Covid shouted "killer" as he left the Covid Inquiry

Newsroom.co.nz

Shoppers warned against paying more than 3% card surcharges

Eftpos provider hopes to launch contactless debit payments in next two years, freeing consumers from shackles of big credit card companies

Fortune

Your blood type can make you more likely to get COVID, new research suggests. Who's most at risk

Blood type may be another COVID risk factor, like whether one’s immune system is compromised, or whether one has diabetes or obesity, new research suggests.

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