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Employee well-being is so critical to some organizations that they’re turning it into a new C-suite role

Several companies have hired chief well-being officers over the past few years as their workforce grapples with the long legacy of the COVID pandemic.

Fortune

Children being 'set up to fail' in Cardiff school funding crisis, warns head teacher

The stark warning came amid fears about staff cuts with dozens of Cardiff schools in deficit budgets

Wales Online

COVID in kids: younger children and those from deprived areas are at higher risk of being hospitalised – new research

At the heights of the pandemic, particularly since 2021, many children and teenagers admitted to hospital had COVID. However, it was never clear what proportion of them were in hospital because of COVID, indicating quite severe illness, or for a different reason (such as an injury), but just happened to…

The Conversation

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Vaccine hesitancy is great threat to world health

Concerns over side-effects, distrust in government and a belief in conspiracy theories all increased chances of people refusing vaccinations, say scientists

Wales Online

F1 news: Chinese Grand Prix returns as 2024 schedule unveiled

Shanghai race back for the first time since 2019

Evening Standard

UK Covid inquiry: public health bosses relied on media for information

Inquiry hears of communication problems and lack of preparedness for pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Scotland 'not fully part' of early UK coronavirus meetings, inquiry told

SCOTLAND was “not fully part” of important UK-wide coronavirus crisis meetings during the early days of the pandemic, the UK Covid Inquiry has…

The National (Scotland)

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Met Police boss grilled over ‘jingle and mingle’ Partygate probe - as Shaun Bailey sits in silence nearby

Shaun Bailey was sitting next to his colleagues on the London Assembly, as they raised questions about the Met’s probe into the so-called ‘Shaun Bailey for London Holiday Party’

Evening Standard

Retired financial advisor lost £80,000 in 'horrendous' crypto scam while his dad was dying

Simon Hoadley was convinced to start investing in cryptocurrency during the coronavirus pandemic - but he ended up handing over £80,000 to unscrupulous scammers

Daily Mirror

Michael Rosen praised for his moving tribute to the NHS during BBC Breakfast

Rosen recalled his own encounters with the NHS, including the death of his son and his Covid-related coma

The Independent UK

How did the social care system end up in crisis and how can it be fixed? Expert Q&A

The fragility of the social care system was utterly exposed by COVID. The decision to discharge elderly people into care homes in the early days of the pandemic is seen by many as one of its biggest scandals – but delays in making vital resources such as testing and personal…

The Conversation

Why did Boris Johnson resign as prime minister? Looking back one year on

Friday, July 7 marks the first year anniversary of Mr Johnson’s resignation following a Partygate investigation

Evening Standard

The key appointment driving Formula E towards an ambitious future

As it nears the start of its 10th season, Formula E is at a critical juncture. Now a well-established part of the motorsport landscape, it still faces a daunting task to break out from its current position as a niche within a niche to achieve true mainstream recognition, not helped…

Autosport

High Court decision on Government challenge to Covid inquiry due on Thursday

The Cabinet Office has argued the request is ‘so broad’ that it is ‘bound to catch’ a large amount of irrelevant material.

The Independent UK

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Edinburgh Live

Meet the hero Edinburgh Asda worker leaving food parcels on neighbours' doorsteps

Linda Gray won a community hero award for supporting elderly people in her community during the Covid pandemic. She would create care packages and afternoon teas to keep spirits up.

The Independent UK

What’s the story behind King Charles’s ‘sausage fingers’?

Photographs of the King’s swollen-looking fingers have gone viral on several occasions

Caixin Global

China’s Summer Travel Forecast to Surpass Pre-Covid Levels

The volume of trips made via train and air is expected to top 2019 numbers, according to official estimates, in a positive sign for China’s domestic consumption recovery

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Pete and Alice in Maine' asks, 'Can this marriage be saved?'

FICTION: An insightful, wry novel finds a family trying to heal when they flee the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Independent UK

Watch: Covid inquiry continues for fourth week as former CMO for Scotland gives evidence

The Covid-19 inquiry continued for a fourth week on Wednesday, 5 July.

The Hindu

India records 56 new COVID-19 infections

India has recorded a single-day rise of 56 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases now stands at 1,453

The Independent UK

MPs raise alarm over government spending on unusable PPEs and warn of lack of plan for future pandemics

The Public Accounts Committee criticised the UK Health Security Agency for weak governance and financial controls

The Independent UK

Timeline: The NHS’s milestones in healthcare as service turns 75

The service was launched by Aneurin Bevan on July 5 1948.

The Guardian - UK

MPs criticise ‘staggering’ failures at UK Health Security Agency

Damning report highlights lack of spending controls and no stockpile plan for future pandemic at flagship agency set up under Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

Government wasted billions on PPE and set up body with accounting failings – MPs

The Public Accounts Committee criticised the UK Health Security Agency for weak governance and financial controls.

Tribune News Service

The hate has not stopped – but what has caused California anti-Asian crimes to drop?

AAPI community leaders met new hate crime data with trepidation and caution – though reported anti-Asian hate crimes decreased in 2022, the number was still the second-highest since at least 2001, and anti-Asian rhetoric and violence are still widespread.

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