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WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information

The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections

The Independent UK

Theatre show set to put the Black experience of pandemic and vaccines in context

CREDIT is due to Pitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT) for being one of the founders of Sound Stage, a podcast drama platform created in response to the…

The National (Scotland)

Life in one of the UK's 'poshest' villages on the west Wales coast

Solva was recently labelled one of the UK's 'poshest' by the Times newspaper

Wales Online

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'As NHS staff struggled during Covid, Tories spent money on overpriced or defective PPE'

Of £12billion in PPE contracts doled out as the pandemic took hold, more than a quarter went to Tory donors or the mates of ministers. Conservative Covid cronyism left a bitter aftertaste

Daily Mirror

Tory donor's firm paid £11m to deliver PPE now gets £4.5m of taxpayer money to DESTROY it

Clipper Logistics is being paid £4.5million to dispose of Covid kit bought at inflated prices by the Tories but found to be useless. Gowns, goggles and surgical gloves will be incinerated

Daily Mirror

WHO says its chief spoke with Chinese officials, welcomes COVID-19 data

The World Health Organization's head has spoken with Chinese authorities and the agency welcomed new information about the situation in the country, WHO said on Saturday after Beijing released new data showing a big jump in COVID-19-related deaths.

Reuters

Plot to restore Boris Johnson as prime minister splits warring Tories

Rival camps fall out over the best way to restore Johnson to power but are working ‘to keep the flame alive’

The Independent UK

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Straw Bear Festival makes colourful return to streets of Whittlesey

The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival made a dramatic return over the weekend, following a two-year break due to the Covid pandemic.

The Independent UK

The huge challenge around majestic building left derelict for nearly 40 years

Planning permission expired in 2017 due to a lack of funding, but there are still ambitions to turn it into something huge

Wales Online

Spain holiday warning as hotspots popular with Irish tourists consider new Covid restrictions

For two years holidays to Spain were dominated by restrictions designed to stop the spread of Covid. Some popular resorts are now considering new rules amid growing concern about rising cases.

Irish Mirror

Glasgow primary teacher speechless after finding 'do not resuscitate' on medical records

Fiona McVey, a primary school teacher from Clydebank, is demanding to know if health authorities have marked files with 'do not resuscitate' to comabt NHS crisis

Glasgow Live

China officially doubles its COVID death toll

The country previously reported only 5,272 deaths from COVID since the pandemic began.

Axios

China records almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month

The toll included 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure caused by Covid-19 and 54,435 fatalities from other ailments combined with Covid-19 since December 8

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s Partygate testimony to be shown in full on live TV

Former PM’s comeback plans are under threat as MPs stage televised interrogation over claims he misled parliament

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China's COVID surge prompts CDC to expand a hunt for new variants among air travelers

It would make more sense to screen a plane's wastewater to look for new variants than to screen individual passenger volunteers, some researchers say. Others say any information is helpful.

The Independent UK

UK woman launches dating app for widows after husband’s death from Covid

Users have to provide their late spouse’s death certificate or a link to their memorialised Facebook account to sign up

Reuters

China reports 59,938 COVID-related hospital deaths since Dec. 8

China said nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abruptly dismantled its zero-COVID policy in early December, a big increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country's coronavirus data.

Edinburgh Live

Superfit teacher horrified to learn 'Do Not Resuscitate' marked on medical records

Teacher Fiona, 44, was furious after a paramedic in ambulance told her that her file advised against CPR if she suffered a cardiac arrest.

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The Guardian - UK

NHS in England under more ‘extreme pressure’ than at height of pandemic

NHS England chief says service is ‘over-reliant’ on foreign staff and calls for universities to ‘ramp up’ training

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Reports Almost 60,000 COVID-related Deaths

China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic. The death toll included 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure caused by the coronavirus and 54,435 fatalities from other ailments…

The Independent UK

China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths

China has reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic

Manchester Evening News

The new Greater Manchester Covid hotspots as figures show around 500 hospital patients in region have virus

Around 11 per cent of Greater Manchester's approximately 5,000 hospital beds are currently occupied by patients with Covid

Daily Mirror

Ultra fit teacher horrified to find 'Do Not Resuscitate' marked on her medical records

Fiona McVey was taken to hospital by ambulance after an infection sparked an irregular heartbeat, and was astonished when a paramedic noted her medical file was was marked 'Do Not Resuscitate'

Asharq Al-Awsat

Djokovic Says Deportation Drama Paved Way to Success

Novak Djokovic said his controversial deportation ahead of last year's Australian Open proved an unlikely catalyst for success in 2022, allowing him to regroup on the practice court before bouncing back with key titles. The Serb trained hard in the months after he was deported and while barred from competing…

Daily Record

Superfit Scots teacher horrified to learn 'Do Not Resuscitate' marked on medical records

Teacher Fiona, 44, was furious after a paramedic in ambulance told her that her file advised against CPR if she suffered a cardiac arrest.

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