The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

COVID-19 case numbers are exploding in China. Here's how the surge could impact the global economy

COVID-19 cases have surged in China since stringent restrictions were lifted and there are concerns about the economic ramifications this could bring.

ABC News · Dec 21, 2022

Rightmove reveals most searched-for areas for home buyers in 2022

Several housing market trends have headed back towards where they were before the coronavirus pandemic, the website said.

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022

U.S. hopes to see China defeat current COVID outbreak

The United States on Tuesday indicated it stands ready to assist China with its surging COVID-19 outbreak, warning that an uncontrolled spread there may have implications for the global economy.

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022

All the bad news buried before Christmas - including sacked Gavin Williamson's payoff

MPs have just left for Christmas - so we've trawled through seven details that got slipped out at the last minute, from Gavin Williamson's golden goodbye to school buildings facing collapse

Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022

Choirs’ slow recovery from Covid restrictions

Letter: The government failed to help community choirs during the Covid pandemic, writes Penny Champion

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

MPs have been told the release of documents on coronavirus contracts awarded to PPE Medpro might have to wait for criminal investigations to end.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

The strict laws we were all living under this time last year that seem hard to believe now

What a difference a year has made

Wales Online · Dec 20, 2022

Ryanair restores pandemic pay cuts for Ireland pilots in time for Christmas

Settlement means airline has reached a pay deal with unions across Europe, excluding Belgium

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

‘Worse than feared’: Brexit to blame for £33bn loss to UK economy, study shows

Exclusive: Economy 5.5 per cent smaller than if Leave referendum hadn’t happened, says think tank

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

The best movies of 2022 — and where to find them

The movies returned at something close to full force this year. COVID masks all but vanished from multiplex crowds, and from the audiences at the press screenings I attended (though I kept mine handy). Sundance did cancel its in-person screenings for the second January in a row, thanks to the…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 20, 2022