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Cabinet Office must hand over Johnson messages by Monday after court loss

The Government lost a legal bid over the UK Covid-19 Inquiry chairwoman’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks.

The Independent UK

Health warning as cases of little known disease skyrocket and 'tripledemic' looms

Health officials are endorsing two new vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for older Americans, alongside flu and Covid-19 vaccines, although there are uncertainties about the risks

Daily Mirror

Sunak government loses court battle to keep Boris’ Covid WhatsApps secret

‘Humiliating defeat’ for government, as High Court rules in favour of Covid inquiry chair

The Independent UK

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Cabinet Office loses bid to stop Covid-19 Inquiry releasing Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages

The Cabinet Office had issued a legal bid arguing that the inquiry could not order the release of documents that were not relevant. Opposition lawyers said that the department should not be able to decide what is relevant.

Wales Online

Dublin woman prepares to tie the knot after almost losing love of her life to Covid

"I said, Pete, you sound awful, I'm phoning the ambulance now"

Dublin Live

Government loses legal challenge over handing Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry

High Court judges ruled that the Covid inquiry chairwoman had ‘acted rationally’ in her order for the documents

Evening Standard

Cabinet Office loses legal bid to withhold Boris Johnson's WhatsApps

The Cabinet Office has lost its legal challenge to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry chairwoman’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp…

The National (Scotland)

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Court orders ministers to hand Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps to Covid inquiry

Government had initially resisted handing over full tranche of unredacted documents to Covid inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet Office loses court bid over Covid inquiry request for Johnson messages

In a ruling on Thursday, Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Garnham ruled against the Government department.

The Independent UK

Breakthrough All-Species Coronavirus Test To Prevent Future Pandemics

Scientists develop a new test to track COVID-19 variants in wild and domesticated animals

Zenger

Boris Johnson's WhatsApps MUST be handed to Covid Inquiry in blow for Rishi Sunak

Causing another headache for the embattled PM, judges said there were no grounds to block inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett's order to hand over the material

Daily Mirror

How your favourite things can boost your wellbeing

The cost of living crisis has left many people struggling to afford basic necessities such as food and heating for their homes. On the other hand, the top ten richest men in the world doubled their wealth during the COVID pandemic while 99% of people became worse off.

The Conversation

COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in India’s health infrastructure in India: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mr. Mansukh Mandaviya on July 6 said the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in the country’s health infrastructure and measures which could be taken to bridge them.

The Hindu

More than £1.2m in Covid fines handed out after pandemic restrictions ended

Footballer Cheikhou Kouyaté among defendants recently prosecuted for Covid breaches that happened in early 2021

Evening Standard

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UK faces ‘chronic lack of housing’, experts warn, as building falls at fastest rate since pandemic

housebuilding fell at a rate only seen on the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the late 2000s global financial crisis.

Wales Online

Top 10 NHS milestones as the health service celebrates its 75th anniversary

From the first mass-vaccination programme in 1958, to the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination in 2020, nearly nine in 10 Brits say the NHS makes them feel proud to be British

Evening Standard

OPINION - Covid fines: ‘After Partygate, how can Government continue prosecuting the public over pandemic restrictions?’

The Criminal Justice System is supposed to be fair. That’s the whole reason why we have Lady Justice with scales representing what’s known as one of the best legal systems in the world. It’s supposed to be a balance. Yet, the implementation and enforcement of the covid regulations have always…

The National (Scotland)

Holyrood Covid-19 recovery committee to be wound up

Holyrood’s Covid-19 Recovery Committee is to be wound up, as its convener praised the “important role” it has played since being formed.

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Daily Mirror

Covid kills 239 people in China in month - expert's verdict on what this means for UK

China's controversial "Zero-Covid" policy was abruptly halted in December, with an enormous surge of 60,000 deaths following shortly after - but deaths appeared to be on the way down until this month

Daily Mirror

Tom Bradby pays heart-wrenching tribute to close ITV friend Emily Morgan at her funeral

ITV journalist Emily Morgan, who worked for ITV News for more than two decades, was only 45 when she died from lung cancer in May

The Independent UK

Civil servants running Stormont departments without ministers ‘unacceptable’

Dr Denis McMahon, permanent secretary of the Executive Office, made the comments to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Axios

The plan to dodge another tripledemic

Vaccines to stave off the flu, a new COVID variant and now, respiratory syncytial virus could help avert another tripledemic this fall. Unless the public is too crisis-fatigued to care.

The Independent UK

Watch as Covid Inquiry continues as court expected to rule on Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages

The Covid inquiry is continuing for a fourth week as a court is expected to rule on the inquiry chairwoman's request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages, notebooks and diaries on Thursday, 6 July.

Daily Record

Reformed Dumbarton and District Pipe Band all set for Levengrove Championships

Pipe Major Mark Dunlop is delighted that the band will be back playing at the Scottish Championships later this month, after being hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Hindu

Active COVID-19 cases in India dip to 1,452

India has logged 42 new COVID-19 infections, while the active cases have declined to 1,452.

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