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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

COVID-19 inquiry in UK asks whether 'terrible consequences' could have been avoided

A mammoth three-year public inquiry into Britain’s handling of COVID-19 has opened

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry opens at last to hear harrowing video from relatives

Inquiry officials warn that the film of ‘some of those who suffered most during the pandemic’ may be ‘difficult to watch’

Evening Standard

UK 'might not have been well prepared' for pandemic, Covid Inquiry hears

The Covid Inquiry is beginning its long-awaited evidence sessions today, with key players summoned to shine a light on the UK's handling of the pandemic

Daily Mirror

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Key findings from the 2023 Covid inquiry show NHS failed to prepare PPE amid ‘carousel of chaos’

Baroness Heather Hallett vowed that those who suffered in the pandemic will ‘always be at the heart of the inquiry’

The Independent UK

UK may ‘not have been well prepared at all’ for pandemic, Covid Inquiry told - OLD

Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett vowed that those who suffered in the pandemic will ‘always be at the heart of the inquiry’.

The Independent UK

Anticipation grows in UK as inquiry into ex-PM Boris Johnson's 'Partygate' is set to conclude

A UK parliamentary committee is concluding its inquiry into whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled lawmakers over parties at his Downing Street office that breached Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

Radio France Internationale

UK Covid inquiry: government accused of giving ‘very little’ advance thought to lockdown and being too focused on flu – as it happened

Latest updates: Covid inquiry’s counsel says evidence will demonstrate government devoted more resource to influenza pandemic

The Guardian - UK

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Watch live: Covid inquiry hears evidence on first day of investigation

Watch live as the Covid inquiry hears evidence on the first day of the investigation on Tuesday, 13 June.

The Independent UK

Britain less prepared for new pandemic than before Covid, scientists fear

Health bosses fear that the United Kingdom is less prepared for a new pandemic than before Covid-19 due to budget cuts.

Evening Standard

Watch Covid Inquiry: Lockdown ‘given very little thought’ prior to pandemic, inquiry hears

The opening of the probe has been hailed as a ‘monumental day’ for bereaved families still seeking answers

Evening Standard

Committee 'to find Boris Johnson misled Commons' over partygate

A COMMITTEE of MPs will find that Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over partygate, after rejecting his central defence.

The National (Scotland)

Public health expert names UK Government's 'largest failure' during Covid pandemic

A GLOBAL public health expert has named what she believes the UK Government’s “largest failure” was during the Covid pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

No-deal Brexit ‘crowded out’ UK’s preparations for pandemic, Covid inquiry hears

Boris’s threatened no-deal exit from the EU drained Whitehall of ‘resources and capacity’, says inquiry lawyer

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘pushed Sunak to knight father Stanley’ in crunch meeting with PM

PM said to have argued it was ‘customary’ to hand honours to family members

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Don’t blame scientists for what went wrong with Covid – ministers were the ones calling the shots

As the UK inquiry kicks off, it’s the people in power who should be under the spotlight, says Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh

Evening Standard

‘We want to learn the lessons’: Families hope for answers as Covid inquiry begins

The first module of the inquiry will focus on the UK’s preparedness for a pandemic.

France 24

UK Covid pandemic inquiry to open as victims' relatives condemn 'farce'

An inquiry probing the UK government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic kicks off Tuesday with the investigation mired in controversy even before the first witness is called.

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: A years-long inquiry into the Covid pandemic starts today – what will it find?

In today’s newsletter: A sprawling inquiry into the handling of the pandemic begins – this is what’s at stake

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The Independent UK

First day of UK Covid-19 inquiry to begin with ‘difficult to watch’ video testimonies

First module of the inquiry will focus on the UK’s preparedness for a pandemic

Wales Online

UK Covid-19 Inquiry to hear first day of evidence - starting with 'difficult to watch' video

The first hearing will open on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

‘What the hell went wrong?’: bereaved hope for answers as Covid inquiry begins

Four people who lost loved ones recall the chaos of the response – and share why they think Britain was so unprepared

The Guardian - UK

What will the Covid inquiry look at – and when will we get answers?

Independent inquiry begins hearing evidence on Tuesday – but is not due to conclude until 2026

The Guardian - AU

Wes Anderson says Bill Murray misconduct allegations won’t affect their working relationship

Director, who has worked with Murray on nine of his 11 films, says it was Covid-19, not misconduct allegations, that stopped the actor appearing in his latest film Asteroid City

The Independent UK

Privileges Committee finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament – report

The Privileges Committee has reportedly rejected the assertion that senior officials advised him that Covid rules and guidance had been followed.

Daily Mirror

Faces of Brit Covid victims - whose families deserve truth about No.10 pandemic handling

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice action group put forward 20 families to act as witnesses but none have been chosen to given evidence in Module 1

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