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Johnson’s defence over partygate ‘beggars belief’, say public

The former prime minister has said he was acting ‘in good faith’ when he told Parliament all pandemic rules had been followed.

The Independent UK

How a pot firm used a shooting victim in a bid for social equity licenses, long COVID’s mysteries and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Sun-Times

Did Raccoon Dogs Spread Covid-19? What the New Genetic Reports Really Tell Us

New analysis of genetic sequences collected at the outset of the pandemic connects raccoon dogs as a possible vector of Covid-19 to humans.

Inverse

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Partygate: Key points from new evidence as WhatsApp messages revealed

Boris Johnson’s former aides discuss gatherings that partly led to his downfall as PM and potential suspension from the Commons

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson faces high-octane partygate showdown with MPs

‘Case says he didn’t tell Boris No 10 followed Covid rules’

Evening Standard

Cabinet Secretary says he did not tell Johnson all Covid guidance was followed

The former prime minister has insisted it was not ‘reckless’ to rely on the advice of his senior officials.

The Independent UK

Stores cash in on cherry blossom viewing season

With cherry trees in full bloom in Tokyo, there has been a rush to sell various products for the first cherry blossom viewing season since 2019 without COVID-19 restrictions.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Spain, France, Greece and Portugal travel rules ahead of Easter holidays

Make sure you're on top of coronavirus travel rules and recommendations when heading to the Continent, and post-Brexit passport rules that could see you blocked from entering

Daily Mirror

No10 WhatsApps show panicking Partygate response - and warnings Boris Johnson ignored

The slippery former Prime Minister is arguing that he didn't mislead Parliament intentionally when he denied rules had broken at lockdown bashes because he had received assurances from aides

Daily Mirror

Simon Case denies telling Boris Johnson Covid rules were always followed

Top civil servant also says he is unaware of anyone else in Downing Street giving Johnson such assurance over Partygate

The Guardian - UK

How Bristol City sold Antoine Semenyo to Bournemouth using online transfer marketplace

Former Robins CEO Richard Gould had previously used the website to negotiate the exit of Adam Nagy

Bristol Post

Scathing new evidence emerges amidst Boris Johnson grilling

BORIS Johnson was warned against claiming that all coronavirus guidance had been followed at No 10 parties but went ahead and issued a denial,…

The National (Scotland)

Novak Djokovic reflects on Covid vaccine stance after missing Indian Wells and Miami Open

Novak Djokovic has been unable to enter America for this month's Sunshine Double due to his non-vaccination status, which has seen Carlos Alcaraz take his world No. 1 spot

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson was warned against claiming all Covid guidance followed new Partygate evidence reveals

Former PM ‘allowed party culture to continue’, it has also emerged in bombshell evidence ahead of TV grilling

The Independent UK

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Review: 'Künstlers in Paradise,' by Cathleen Schine

FICTION: A Jewish grandmother revisits her youth among Hollywood émigrés — including an interlude with Greta Garbo — during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Axios

Republicans' COVID vaccine tightrope

Experts say there's a fine line between responsibly scrutinizing policy and fueling misinformation.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The health of Americans is a big reason for our high COVID-19 death rate

For the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, and will continue to demonstrate in the future, that America is one of the unhealthiest countries in the industrialized world. Critics on the right and left harp on how the pandemic was handled, but in fact the dismal outcomes in…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The next chapter: COVID emergency draws down, but COVID will remain

The end of the pandemic has been less like a car slamming on the brakes and more like a ship that has turned off its engines and is slowly gliding to a stop.

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The Guardian - UK

‘I struggled to believe it’: my part in exposing Partygate

Boris Johnson did not anticipate it would ‘be a big story’. He has never understood what it was about

The Times of India

'I have no regrets': Djokovic on missing US events over COVID vaccine status

Ace tennis star Novak Djokovic said he had no regrets about missing tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami due to his COVID-19 vaccination status.

The Independent UK

Timeline of lockdown gatherings and what Boris Johnson told MPs

Further allegations about Boris Johnson’s time in office continue to emerge

Reuters

Boris Johnson says 'I did not lie' over lockdown parties

A combative Boris Johnson fought for his political career on Wednesday, as the former British prime minister said "hand on heart" he did not lie to parliament over COVID-19 lockdown parties at a hearing with lawmakers.

The Guardian - UK

Helen Glover gets back in the boat again: ‘I truly think I can be better than ever’

Double Olympic champion wants to prove mothers can hit the very top and targets record-breaking podium finish in Paris

The Independent UK

Scheme to help long-term unemployed ‘overestimated support by almost half’

The Restart scheme was designed to help 1.4 million people into work post-Covid but its ambitions were scaled back.

Daily Mirror

Over £26million of taxpayers' cash 'wasted' on consultancy and legal costs for PPE

However Health Minister Will Quince revealed the true costs, which were for contracts from April 2020 to December 2021, in a parliamentary question asked by Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner

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