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Family in France shooting were set to make their first UK visit since Covid

The family were eagerly anticipating their trip back to their native Britain and had just received their passports when tragedy struck

Daily Mirror

Next round of COVID-19 shots in fall will target latest omicron strain

The next round of COVID-19 vaccines will target one of the latest versions of the coronavirus

The Independent UK

COVID boosters should be updated to target XBB strain, US health advisers say

COVID-19 shots should be reformulated to target an XBB subvariant of the highly infectious omicron strain to provide the best protection during the U.S. fall and winter season, health regulators said.

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UK ‘underprepared for severe pandemic because of planning for no-deal Brexit’

A Cabinet Office official accepted that lockdowns, lengthy closure of schools and ‘total economic collapse’ were not considered in pandemic planning.

The Independent UK

Are masks for the birds? We field reader queries about this new stage of the pandemic

The official emergency is over but COVID is still here. And that means ... lots of questions. We asked our readers what's on their mind and then called on experts for advice.

WEKU

Biden picks Mandy Cohen, former NC health official, as CDC director

Mandy Cohen, who led North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

Brexit distracted UK ministers from Covid planning, official tells inquiry

Government focused on no-deal preparation and did not foresee need for PPE, contact tracing or possible lockdowns

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Revealed: Full extent of boozing, debauchery and blatant Covid rule-breaking inside Boris’s No 10

Exclusive: Whistleblower reveals wild parties at which staff passed out on stairs, ‘arrogant’ culture of rule-breaking and says ex-PM knew what was going on

The Independent UK

North Korea: fears of a new famine after three years of COVID isolation and harsh repression

Three years after COVID-19 hit, people around the world have regained their freedom to move between countries. All except in one country: North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The Conversation

UK Covid inquiry: what we learned from the first week of the hearings

Government’s readiness for pandemic, health inequalities and testimonies of bereaved families featured at opening of inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Local Covid jab maker ‘also targets cancer’

Thailand’s Baiya Phytopharm accepts that its Covid-19 vaccine production is too late for the latest coronavirus surge. However, the data from its research could help lead to new vaccines for cancer and other diseases, it says.

Bangkok Post

COVID-19's 'Patients Zero' May Have Been Wuhan Lab Scientists, Report Finds

Plus: Grand jury indicts Jack Teixeira, Congress pursues A.I. regulation, and more...

Reason

Former British leader Boris Johnson condemned for lying to parliament

Boris Johnson deliberately lied to MPs about lockdown-breaking parties during the Covid pandemic, a parliament committee ruled Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Warning West Lothian volunteer numbers could be hit by cost of living crisis

Finding themselves in demand more than ever there are fears that the increased pressure could see a fall in the number of volunteers

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The Guardian - UK

Poor people hit hardest by Covid because of NHS cuts, experts say

Worst affected were those in northern England from minority ethnic backgrounds, inquiry told

The Hindu

Handling Indian superstars over past three years has got Nitin Menon ‘match ready’ for Ashes

Umpiring at home over the past three years under the constant pressure put by the big Indian stars has helped Nitin Menon grow immensely as an ICC Elite Panel umpire, preparing him well for his much-awaited Ashes debut next month.

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry: UK entered pandemic with ‘depleted’ public services, hearing told

An expert report highlighted health inequalities in the UK, such as in life expectancy and deaths

The Independent UK

UK entered pandemic with ‘depleted’ public services, inquiry hears

An expert report highlighted health inequalities in the UK, such as in life expectancy and deaths.

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Daily Record

Kilmarnock personal trainer working hard to educate kids about health and fitness

Kevin Smith, owner of Coach Personal Training Studio, has been linking up with Loanhead Primary's Health Week.

Wales Online

Slimming World mum saves £100 a month on food as she loses 11 stones in a year

Kerri Hayes had been warned she was morbidly obese tipping the scales at 22 stone - but just over 12 months later she is half the size she was

Wales Online

The Welsh Tories and the hole at the heart of their rhetoric on the NHS

The Welsh Conservatives have given a list of projects they would cut but it really doesn't add up to enough money

Irish Mirror

Ireland fans could make up a third of attendance v Greece in Athens

The Boys in Green face Greece in Athens but the Greek fans are not expected to turn up in force

The Week

Long Covid: a medical mystery

In early 2020, when Covid-19 was spreading rapidly across the globe, the data suggested that it was a short-lived infection.

The Guardian - UK

Experience: I knew nothing of the pandemic until my submarine surfaced

We were suddenly bombarded with information that made no sense to us

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak warned not to ‘run away’ from defending Parliament in vote on Boris Johnson report

But the ex-PM’s allies vow to oppose the Privileges Committee report in the Commons

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