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Air and sea rescue and one person in hospital after 10 kayakers get into difficulty off Welsh coast

Lifeboat teams, the coastguard and a rescue helicopter all attended the incident

Wales Online

Underused COVID app to be part of ‘lobbying scandal’ inquiry

Agencies on notice over the "lobbying scandal" focusing on contracts in areas of the government overseen by Stuart Robert.

The New Daily

What’s in store for Australian cinema after worst Thanksgiving weekend in box-office history

What's in store for Australian cinema over summer after Thanksgiving weekend box office receipts hit a record low.

The New Daily

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China dumping its draconian ‘zero COVID’ policy could come at the huge cost of rampant infections: 'This will spread like wildfire'

The end result could be “hundreds of millions” of infected Chinese, Dr. Ali Mokdad, a professor at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, said.

Fortune

Christmas nativity plays and carol singing back in Irish prisons after Covid-19 hiatus

'It’s great, it occupies inmates, especially in the run-up to Christmas when emotions can run high being away from loved ones'

Irish Mirror

Some COVID restrictions have been eased in China after widespread protests last week

China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations.

WEKU

Scottish bride wants to fly medics who saved 'super fit' husband's life to wedding

The deep sea diver, 60, was at death’s door after testing positive for Covid a week after arriving in Mexico for work last year.

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England World Cup success could drive up Covid infections, scientists warn

People attending large gatherings to watch matches are urged to be cautious about visiting vulnerable relatives afterwards

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock slammed for ‘deluded’ recount of care homes during pandemic

MATT Hancock’s memories of the way he handled care homes during the Covid pandemic has been condemned as a “deluded version” of events.

The National (Scotland)

China reports 2 new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased

China has reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations

The Independent UK

Keith Urban invites NSW students to Brisbane concert in appreciation of COVID lockdown videos

A group of students from a regional town get VIP treatment at Keith Urban's Brisbane concert after the country music superstar says he is "moved" by their video performances during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

ABC News

Our new love affair with the office is a step towards a better philosophy of work

Tube and bus use is up, more of us are cycling - WFH is fast losing its allure for many

The Guardian - UK

Chinese cities ease curbs but full zero-COVID exit seen some way off

More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented protests against restrictions last weekend.

Reuters

Matt Hancock slammed for ‘deluded’ version of care home events during Covid pandemic

National Care Associations chair Nadra Ahmed says ex-health secretary's book account of crisis 'bears no resemblance to the facts'

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Daily Record

Scots bride desperate to invite Mexican taxi driver and hotel boss who saved fiance's life to wedding

Davy Duncan nearly died from Covid while working in Mexico, but members of the local community rallied round to help him and wife-to-be, Helen Smith.

Daily Record

Scots test and protect firm goes bust after being awarded £10m in taxpayer's cash

The liquidation of Go-centric is now the third company involving David Harper to have collapsed after getting public contracts.

The Independent UK

Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, defense chief says

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making clear he wants to keep the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops, as Republican governors and lawmakers press to rescind it

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock condemned for ‘deluded’ recount of care homes during pandemic

Nadra Ahmed, the chair of the National Care Association, said the former Health Secretary’s account ” bears no resemblance to the facts”.

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Bangkok Post

No mere rub-down

Thailand has earned the reputation of being a destination for a body rejuvenation, a label reinforced at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit which helped spread the word about the healing wonders of Thai traditional massage, or nuad Thai.

Tribune News Service

COVID cases surging in California after Thanksgiving holiday

SAN JOSE, Calif. — COVID-19 cases are surging in the Bay Area and California since Thanksgiving, as holiday gatherings appear to have fueled the virus’ spread among a pandemic-weary public no longer masking or lining up for the latest vaccine booster.

The Guardian - UK

Care workers hit back at Matt Hancock’s claim staff brought Covid to care homes

Most cases not caused by decision to discharge patients from hospital without testing, says former health secretary

The Guardian - AU

Around the world in 118 days: one airline passenger’s $3,000 battle to retrieve lost luggage

When Marko Bogicevic and Dani Meyerowitz flew from Australia to France, their bags failed to arrive with them. That was only the beginning of a four-month saga

The Guardian - AU

‘Dieting was my religion’: the appeal of an insidious culture when everything else seems out of control

Diets, like religion, offer community and control in an uncertain world. While we were never going to live forever, we are still lured by their promise

Daily Mirror

Inside one of UK's 'unhappiest places' where locals are angry over '£5 shops'

Wolverhampton has been revealed at the unhappiest place in the West Midlands according to a survey which tracked happiness levels through the coronavirus pandemic

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'moaned Covid wasn't killing many people' weeks before second wave

The ousted PM is said to have text disgraced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock to argue Covid restrictions couldn't be justified because not enough people were dying

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