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Ministers accused of obstructing Covid probe with spending on ‘loophole lawyers’

The Cabinet Office is challenging inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

Energy generators' soaring revenues highlight deep problems in the way Britain prices its electricity

Twenty-nine billion pounds is a lot of money. It’s how much we estimate the total annual revenue to British electricity generating stations increased as a result of last year’s energy crisis – from £20.5 billion before COVID (in 2018 and 2019) to £49.5 billion in 2022. The indications are that…

The Conversation

North Dakota governor Doug Burgum announces Republican presidential bid

Former Microsoft executive and venture capitalist, 66, stands as rank outsider against Trump and DeSantis

The Guardian - US

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Panic, fear and abuse: my day in the 999 call handlers’ control room

Pressure levels in the ambulance service are at their highest level, with workers quitting, spiralling waiting times and public mental health at crisis point — so how is all of this affecting the people taking the calls? Katie Strick spends 12 hours on the frontline

Evening Standard

Older people exhale exponentially more aerosol particles, study says

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was considerable debate over whether aerosols helped the virus move through the air. The new findings suggest disease-transmission models may have to account differently for younger and older people.

The Hindu

Children ‘can’t focus for more than 10 minutes’ after Covid

Teachers are forced to spend less than 10 minutes on each activity to keep their pupils’ attention

The Independent UK

New musical experiment to feature at this year’s Blas Festival

A new musical experiment, created during the Covid-19 pandemic, will be a highlight of this year’s celebration of Highland music, Gaelic language…

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Nicola Sturgeon WhatsApp messages could be relevant to covid inquiry, insists Aamer Anwar

Aamer Anwar, lead solicitor for the Scottish Covid Bereaved group, has called for all unredacted WhatsApp messages to be provided.

Daily Record

Government 'trusts' Covid Inquiry chair - despite blocking release of crucial WhatsApps

The Cabinet Office has launched a judicial review - estimated to cost well into the six figures - seeking to block the disclosure of message from ex-PM Boris Johnson and key figures to the Covid inquiry

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak confirms he will not talk about US-UK free trade deal with Joe Biden – as it happened

Latest updates: prime minister explicitly accepts formal post-Brexit trade deal with US is not on horizon, implying this is no longer a goal

The Guardian - UK

Children’s attention span ‘shorter than ever’ since Covid crisis, say teachers in England

Poll of primary teachers finds pupils more likely to complain about being bored and provoke others in class

The Guardian - UK

OECD lifts world GDP growth forecast to 2.7%

PARIS: The OECD slightly raised its growth outlook for the world economy on Wednesday as inflation eases and China has dropped Covid restrictions, but it warned the recovery faces a "long road".

Bangkok Post

Author Haruki Murakami says pandemic, war in Ukraine create walls that divide people

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami says walls are increasingly built and dividing people and countries as fear and skepticism flourish following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

COVID-19 | Active cases in the country decrease to 2,831

India has recorded 214 new COVID-19 infections infections, while the active Covid cases have dipped to 2,831 from 3,001

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Koh Samui evolves to cater for Gen Z, digital nomads

Hong Kong's favourite Thai getaway island - three-and-a-half-hours away once Bangkok Airways' direct flights restart on July 1 - has taken advantage of the tourism hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to up its game, revamping infrastructure and reimagining its holiday attractions.

The Guardian - AU

Australian economy grew 0.2% in first three months of the year, the slowest since Covid lockdowns

Jim Chalmers says higher interest rates and cost-of-living pressures are squeezing household budgets and slowing the economy

The Guardian - UK

MPs call for action on pandemic-widened gap between England’s poor and rich pupils

Public accounts committee warns that without more intervention, attainment gap could take decade to return to pre-Covid levels

The Independent UK

Children’s attention span is ‘shorter than ever’ in the classroom, teachers say

More than two in three primary school teachers believe children’s classroom behaviour has worsened post-Covid, a survey suggests.

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Officials offer bleak view on latex medical gloves

Manufacturers of medical gloves made from rubber latex can expect a continued decline in exports this year, following the easing of Covid-19 infections and a ban on gloves made from natural rubber by some countries, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).

Bangkok Post

Fast-tracking a Lassa fever vaccine

The Covid-19 pandemic may have exposed the vulnerability of the world's health systems, but it also led to a truly impressive achievement: The development and production of life-saving vaccines more quickly than ever before.

The Guardian - UK

Guardian’s David Conn wins Paul Foot award for Michelle Mone investigation

Reporter and his team exposed the Tory peer’s use of a government ‘VIP lane’ to provide PPE during the Covid pandemic

The Conversation

Making good on promises: Long-term care workers' mental health is a shared long-term responsibility

As COVID-19 fades from public consciousness, workers in long-term care (LTC) are at risk of falling out of sight and out of mind.

Newcastle Herald

Elective surgery waiting lists rise, as COVID backlog surfaces

'These are people in pain with reduced function.'

The Hindu

Four new COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu

Four persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on June 6

Evening Standard

Cabinet Office given until Friday to clarify Johnson WhatsApp redaction stance

Covid inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett challenged the Government on why it wanted to block material Boris Johnson was happy to submit to the probe

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