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Federal budget on track to smash surplus forecasts as cash balance hits $19bn – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

High Court to hear challenge over Covid inquiry demand for Boris Johnson evidence

Former prime minister’s WhatsApps, notebooks and diaries at the centre of a legal clash between the government and the inquiry

The Independent UK

McClymont and Eckersley ride out the ups and downs

"It came out of desperation during COVID."

Newcastle Herald

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High Court to hear challenge over Covid inquiry demand for Johnson evidence

The former prime minister’s WhatsApps, notebooks and diaries are at the centre of a legal clash between the Government and the inquiry.

The Independent UK

VC billionaire Marc Andreessen says he wrote 'Why AI will save the world' because a 'hysterical freakout has arrived in Washington'

"In some ways it actually has interesting psychological similarities to some of the COVID hysteria. So there’s just a lot of hysterical freakout happening right now.”

Fortune

The derelict former market hall which has been revived in a £4m restoration

Only three of the 18 units remain available at The Old Market, Llandeilo

Wales Online

Brexit meant Scottish and UK Governments had 'poor' relations during pandemic, says John Swinney

The former SNP Deputy First Minister told the UK Covid Inquiry in London that relationships between Westminster and Holyrood had been harmed by the prospect of Britain leaving the EU with no deal.

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Scots councils must 'radically change' how they work to maintain services in Covid-19 aftermath

Councillor Iain McMillan, Labour group leader, reiterated the view of the Accounts Commission, at a recent meeting.

Daily Record

Cost of living crisis prompts YHA to sell off 20 of its 150 hostels

Covid lockdowns and current pressures on finances are behind sales but there are hopes that buyers will operate the properties as indie hostels

The Guardian - UK

Tate loans painting of Covid frontline staff to Alder Hey hospital

Aliza Nisenbaum’s work depicts staff in range of roles at Liverpool children’s hospital

The Guardian - UK

'Fed up of excuses': Covid bereaved dad demands answers over prison death of son

THE father of a man who died in prison has said those bereaved by Covid are “fed up of excuses” from political leaders after Nicola Sturgeon…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon blasted for 'skirting around' questions at covid inquiry by dad who lost son

The First Minister gave evidence at the UK covid inquiry in London and admitted the Scottish Government made mistakes in its response to the pandemic.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon blames no-deal Brexit planning for distracting from pandemic plans

The former Scottish First Minister was reminded she was "in a witness box not a soap box" when she appeared at the Covid Inquiry as she rallied against Brexit and the impact it had

Daily Mirror

'Not a soapbox': Nicola Sturgeon told off for Brexit comment at Covid inquiry

NICOLA Sturgeon was told off for explaining the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s ability to prepare for pandemics immediately before Covid struck…

The National (Scotland)

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The Independent UK

Scotland was not prepared for non-flu pandemic, Sturgeon tells Covid inquiry

She also said she regretted having to divert resources from emergency planning to preparing for the potential of a no-deal Brexit.

Cycling News

Face masks and selfie bans return to limit COVID-19 in Tour de France peloton

UCI and ASO hope to avoid repeat of Giro d'Italia COVID-19 cases

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland had ‘no set plan’ to deal with Covid-style pandemic

Former first minister also tells inquiry communication between UK and devolved administrations was too ad hoc

The Independent UK

Yousaf: Ministers’ emails and texts will all be submitted to Covid inquiries

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has a ‘do not destroy’ order in place relating to relevant material from public organisations.

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The Independent UK

Kate Garraway reveals Prince William asked after Derek Draper while awarding her MBE: ‘He burst into tears’

The presenter said her husband, who lives with long Covid, ‘burst into tears’ at the Prince of Wales’s thoughtful question

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon rebuked for using Covid inquiry to criticise Brexit: ‘It’s a witness box not a soap box’

Ex-SNP leader told off for saying: ‘Every aspect of Brexit has been a false economy’

Dynamite News

Foreign medical graduates seek 'intervention by Union Health Minister' to get registration issue resolved

The problem for these students started when they were forced to return to India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Covid-19 inquiry: Scotland had no plan to deal with non-flu pandemic – Sturgeon

Scotland’s first minister at the time of the pandemic, Nicola Sturgeon, said this was a ‘significant gap’.

The Conversation

The Johnson/Truss debacle of 2022 made people more afraid of starting businesses – new findings

The UK picked a bad year to have a political crisis in 2022. The markets were already jittery because the global economy was struggling to recover from COVID. The war in Ukraine drove up energy costs, leading to high inflation and a cost of living crisis in many developed economies.…

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon admits Scottish Government 'did not get everything right' during covid pandemic

The former first minister offered her “sympathies to all those who suffered as a result of the pandemic”.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon tells Covid-19 Inquiry her government ‘did not get everything right’

Nicola Sturgeon, who was Scotland’s first minister during the coronavirus pandemic, said the Scottish Government ‘did our best’.

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