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Wetherspoons resumes staff bonus with boss Tim Martin optimistic price pressures will ease

Martin also said supply issues, which have now “largely disappeared”, had been caused by the pandemic reopening rather than Brexit

Evening Standard

COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now

In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered a speech in which he emphasised the importance of testing:

The Conversation

Why America was uniquely vulnerable to COVID

The pandemic experience varied sharply from state to state, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.

Axios

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Commentary: Denying access to parole in Illinois hurts the health of communities in and outside prison

The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee took a critical step toward achieving long overdue state prison reform this month by voting in favor of the Earned Reentry bill. Illinois is one of 16 states to have abolished or severely restricted discretionary parole. Illinois’ lack of parole is not only inhumane,…

Chicago Tribune

Dumbarton People's Theatre back with a bang, with outstanding performance

After a long absence due to a combination of Covid and refurbishment, on March 1 The 39 Steps exploded onto the stage and audiences were treated to a magnificent production.

Daily Record

In conversation with: Crerar Hotels chief executive Chris Wayne-Wills

The hospitality industry veteran speaks of the post-pandemic rebound and some of the legislative changes that could hinder it

Insider UK

Tobacco consumption is the leading cause of TB in India: Key signs to note

According to a study, India has the highest burden of TB globally, and the disease is responsible for killing about 480,000 people every year and more than 1400 every day in the country. WHO states that a total of 1.6 million people died from TB in 2021 (including 187 000…

The Times of India

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Creetown man calls for better support for people suffering from long Covid

John McClelland and wife Susan both contract coronavirus on their return from America at the start of last year

Daily Record

‘It broke the link’: how the pandemic disrupted children’s relationship with school

One in five pupils in England were reported as persistently absent during the last school year

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong government announces measures to lure wealthy family offices

Hong Kong's government announced a series of measures on Friday to attract wealthy family offices to set up in the financial hub as authorities try to restore business confidence and investor allure after three years of severe COVID-19 rules.

Reuters

Only 1% of £1.1bn lost in Covid business scheme recovered, report finds

National Audit Office urges ministers to learn lessons of losses in England resulting from fraud and error

The Guardian - UK

Gloucester Road restaurant that opened just before Covid says it's 'time to call curtains'

It will close its doors next month

Bristol Post

Micro review: 'To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID' by Barkha Dutt

Well known journalist and author Barkha Dutt’s latest book ‘To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID’ chronicles the human story of the pandemic, which caused unprecedented devastation and claimed anywhere between 3 and 5 million Indian lives. Barkha Dutt won the AutHer Awards 2023 in Non-fiction category for this book.

The Times of India

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers

A federal appeals court has blocked President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19

The Independent UK

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LPGA’s Taiwan Swinging Skirts event canceled for 2023

The tournament hasn't been held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABC News

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

Al Jazeera

China’s huge quarantine camps standing months after ‘zero COVID’

Satellite imagery shows facilities are still intact nearly four months after end of Beijing’s draconian pandemic policy.

Daily Mirror

Covid-like virus found lurking in Britain's bats could strike humans next, scientists say

A survey by scientists on Britain's native bat species discovered a never before seen version of coronavirus which, they say, is just a few mutations away from jumping to humans

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These are the people at higher risk for long COVID, according to a massive new study

Factors like age, gender, BMI, and pre-existing conditions may put individuals at higher risk for the potentially debilitating post-viral condition, according to a new study.

Liverpool Echo

Rose petals dropped into Mersey as tributes paid to covid victims

The ferry stopped in the middle of the river for people to drop petals

ABC News

'Successful' homelessness service Together Home facing uncertain future after NSW election

It's helped 1,000 rough-sleepers into housing since the COVID-19 pandemic, but community housing advocates say neither major party has committed to making Together Home permanent ahead of this weekend's NSW election.

Daily Mirror

Two thirds of Brits think Boris Johnson KNOWINGLY misled Parliament over Partygate

Polling by YouGov found 66% of voters believe the shamed former Prime Minister knowingly misled the House of Commons, with just 15% thinking he did not. This is despite his pleas of innocence to the cross-party Privileges Committee

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson should quit as MP, says daughter of woman who died from Covid during Downing Street party

‘He thinks the rules don’t apply to him – he denigrates our parliamentary system,’ says professor forced by lockdown to stay away from her family

The Guardian - UK

Food banks supported 800,000 UK children in 2021-22, data shows

One-fifth of UK population was in relative poverty after first year of pandemic, when support measures scrapped

Daily Mirror

Minister says she 'pities' MP who 'repeated Russian Covid conspiracy theories'

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt hit out at Andrew Bridgen, who she accused of sharing "falsehoods" originating in Russia and China about Covid

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