Life Kitchen's Ryan Riley explains the venue's amazing journey The centre in Sunderland's Mowbray Park offers cookery lessons to cancer patients who have lost their sense of taste Chronicle Live · Feb 13, 2023
Nissan sees profits rise but warns of range of challenges ahead The company's global results show a big increase in profitability in its third quarter but also highlight semiconductor shortage and other issues Birmingham Post · Feb 13, 2023
California tops 12 million coronavirus cases as XBB.1.5 becomes dominant LOS ANGELES — The total number of coronavirus cases reported in California has topped 12 million. Los Angeles Times · Feb 13, 2023
Spain, France and Turkey travel advice updated for Brits heading on half term holidays The UK's Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for holidaymakers heading to Spain, France and Turkey due to evolving Covid rules and the devastating earthquake Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023
These Easy Practices Could Significantly Reduce Your Risk of Long Covid A public health study from Harvard shows that six typical health habits halve the risk that one will develop long Covid. Inverse · Feb 13, 2023
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Rishi Sunak's wife had shares in collapsed firm that received £300k Covid loan RISHI Sunak’s wife invested in a furniture business that benefitted from nearly £300,000 in taxpayer-funded loans handed out while he was… The National (Scotland) · Feb 13, 2023
COVID an accelerant for child exploitation, police say The sharing of child abuse material is increasing globally but whether viewers become abusers themselves requires more research, a police chief says. AAP · Feb 13, 2023
Commentary: Biden is ending COVID emergency declarations. But the health care worker crisis continues The Biden administration recently announced that it will end the COVID-associated national and public health emergencies on May 11. That means stopping payments for COVID-19 tests and vaccines for some Americans depending on their insurance status, other people losing benefits such as Medicaid, and some hospitals receiving less funding —… Los Angeles Times · Feb 13, 2023
Memes, tweets, snark are the FDA’s new public health weapons When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a National Football League game in January, dozens of Twitter trolls quickly blamed it on COVID-19 shots. Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023
Heathrow reports busiest January since Covid but new strikes loom over Easter getaway Over 5.4 million people used London’s main airport in January Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023
Heathrow has busiest start to year since before Covid lockdowns More than 5.4m passengers travelled through airport in January, double the 2.6m from 2022 The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
North East restaurateur closes River Beat as rocketing costs take toll on business Andrew Drape invested heavily in the Gateshead Quayside restaurant eight years ago but a raft of factors has led to its closure Birmingham Post · Feb 13, 2023
Inside the cat rescue helping injured animals from across Northern Ireland The Covid pandemic and Cost of Living Crisis have seen an increase in abandoned cats coming into the rescue Belfast Live · Feb 13, 2023
AAP · Feb 13, 2023 Right-wing terrorism threat eased along with COVID-19 The threat of extremist violence from conspiracy theorists or people aggravated by strict COVID-19 lockdowns has decreased but not diminished.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023 Monday briefing: There’s a years-long backlog in driving tests – this is why it matters In today’s newsletter: Coronavirus has forced tens of thousands to wait longer to take their tests. What seems like a small issue is symptomatic of wider problems in society
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023 Akshata Murty held shares in collapsed firm that had near £300k ‘Sunak’ taxpayer loan Employees and Lloyds Bank among creditors, after liquidation of firm that benefited from pandemic aid devised by Murty’s spouse, Sunak
Daily Record · Feb 13, 2023 Secret DNR on Scots gran to be probed as daughter hope it will prevent anguish for families Pensioner Letitia Roberts was not consulted about the decision to mark DNACPR – do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation – on her hospital notes and neither was her shocked family.
Financial Times · Feb 13, 2023 Mariana Mazzucato: ‘The McKinseys and the Deloittes have no expertise in the areas that they’re advising in’ The economist argues that consultants are hobbling the state’s ability to perform the role of economic motor
ABC News · Feb 13, 2023 Right-wing terror threat has receded as COVID restrictions have eased, ASIO chief says The threat of a terror attack by nationalist extremists or conspiracy theorists has fallen significantly, the head of ASIO says, with far-right groups largely failing to recruit from COVID-19.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023 Asio will go wherever terrorism threat is, despite low number of listed rightwing groups Australian spy agency’s chief tells Senate espionage and foreign interference ‘supplanted terrorism’ as principal security concern
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 Pub firm closures up 180% as costs soar and punters stay home Industry pleads for more energy bill support as nearly one-quarter of pubs have no money in the pot
360info · Feb 13, 2023 Change driver behaviour to beat Jakarta’s traffic jams The relaxation of COVID policies adds momentum to tightening Jakarta’s traffic policy. Parking management might help if the public plays along.
Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023 'Denying NHS heroes compensation for long Covid is cruel slap to people Tories clapped' Condemning our NHS heroes to poverty despite them risking their lives to save ours during the height of the coronavirus pandemic is an appalling, unforgivable breach of trust
Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023 NHS heroes with horrific Long Covid now face losing jobs as support is cut As many as 10,000 NHS workers who kept the country running through the pandemic are now predicted to make compensation claims after having their lives ruined by Long Covid