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Young mum-of-three suffering weeks of mystery pain died whilst enjoying holiday in Blackpool

An inquest heard that a lack of critical care beds meant Lucy was first seen by a nurse and doctor in the back of an ambulance

Wales Online

Chinese state TV alter World Cup coverage to censor fans amid furious Covid protests

Protests have been held in China over the return of strict Covid-19 laws amid a rise in cases in the country, with lockdowns and quarantines reintroduced and the public being encouraged to engage in mass testing

Daily Mirror

Protests against strict COVID-zero policy are sweeping China. It's anyone's guess what happens now

Public protests in China related to the government’s COVID-19 restrictions have hit the news worldwide over the weekend, following a fatal apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang last week which killed ten people.

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Swiss journalist approached by Chinese police live on air

A correspondent for Switzerland's national broadcaster RTS was approached by police while reporting live from China on the protests that have erupted against the country's strict COVID policy.

Reuters

Do I need a flu jab? TV’s Dr Hilary answers all our winter vaccine questions

Debating whether to get a flu jab this winter? Imy Brighty-Potts asks Dr Hilary Jones to explain all.

The Independent UK

China Arrests BBC Journalist Covering Covid Protests

The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country's zero-Covid policy. Hundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities on Sunday in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state, AFP…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Victoria's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program examined at hearing as Department of Health fights charges

A committal hearing is underway to determine whether Victoria's Department of Health will face trial over its operation of the state's first hotel quarantine program.

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Anti-lockdown protests hit China cities as Brit journalist arrested and beaten

A British journalist has been arrested and "beaten" by authorities in China while covering mass protests against strict zero-Covid measures in China at the weekend

Daily Mirror

Amid protests over lockdowns, Goldman Sachs warns that China's COVID-zero exit may be ‘forced and disorderly’

“The central government may soon need to choose between more lockdowns and more COVID outbreaks,” Goldman Sachs wrote on Sunday.

Fortune

Xi Jinping hit by ‘extraordinary’ civil unrest over zero China’s Covid policy

Xi Jinping has been hit by “extraordinary” civil unrest in China driven by “fear, fatigue and anger” over his zero Covid policy and lockdown restrictions.

Evening Standard

How Chinese media have – and haven’t – covered widespread protests against zero-Covid

State-run media outlets largely ignore nationwide protests, but continue to push the importance of Covid restrictions

The Guardian - AU

BBC journalist ‘assaulted, detained’ while covering protest in Shanghai

A BBC journalist was allegedly assaulted and detained while covering a protest in Shanghai yesterday. The journalist, Ed Lawrence, works for BBC’s China bureau.

Newslaundry

China Covid protests explained: why are people demonstrating and what will happen next?

Growing frustration with Beijing’s strict zero-Covid policy sparks a wave of protests, with blank pieces of white A4 paper becoming a symbol of the movement

The Guardian - AU

China’s COVID protesters, censors play cat-and-mouse game online

Chinese censors are scrambling to scrub references to protest codewords and demonstration hotspots like Xinjiang.

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Bangkok Post

Man's agony after 5 relatives died in Covid policy-linked Urumqi fire

BEIJING: When a deadly fire broke out in China's northwest Xinjiang region, triggering a wave of public anger over the country's zero-Covid policy, Abdulhafiz Maimaitimin initially could not believe that it claimed five of his relatives' lives.

Wales Online

BBC cameraman reporting on China Covid-19 protests ‘beaten and kicked by police’

Edward Lawrence was arrested on Sunday, with the BBC saying it was 'very concerned'

ABC News

Protesters are rallying against China's COVID-19 lockdowns in cities across the country. Here's what started the movement

The show of civil disobedience among Chinese citizens, which appears to be gaining momentum, is being labelled as "extraordinary".

Reuters

China tightens security after rare protests against COVID curbs

Police on Monday stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend protests in Shanghai and Beijing, after crowds there and in other Chinese cities demonstrated against stringent COVID-19 measures disrupting lives three years into the pandemic.

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The Guardian - AU

Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party

Chronicle Live

Westlife halt Newcastle gig for fan to share emotional Covid survival story

Westlife paused the second of their gigs in Newcastle at the weekend to speak to a fan in the front row at the Utilita Arena

ABC News

Australian retail sales suffer first fall of 2022 as inflation bites, ASX lower

Australian retail sales suffered their first fall of 2022 in October as rising prices and higher interest rates finally seemed to have an impact on spending, a surprisingly soft result that suggests tighter policy is working as intended.

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock faces furious calls for him to quit as MP as Jill Scott wins I'm A Celeb

Matt Hancock came third on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here behind soap star Owen Warner, and the winner, footballer Jill Scott

Daily Mirror

'Matt Hancock ran another well-executed election campaign as he knows how to win votes'

Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk, came third place in this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! despite breaking his own social distancing rules during the Covid pandemic

ABC News

A new generation of COVID-19 vaccine, or running out of steam? Here's how experts see the pandemic ending

Will it end with a new generation, a future-proof vaccine or will the virus keep mutating until it eventually runs out of steam?

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Liberals search for lessons in defeat, Covid protests rock China, rural roads in ruin

In today’s newsletter: recriminations and a search for explanations as Coalition rues Victorian result, ‘Greenslide’ fails to appear, deadly fire triggers civil disobedience

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