The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

UK leadership candidate Sunak attacks COVID lockdown response

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates vying to be Britain's next premier, criticised the way outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson handled the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it had been a mistake to "empower" scientists and that the downsides of lockdowns were suppressed.

Reuters · Aug 25, 2022

'Wounded' Rishi Sunak lifts lid on lockdown - and says 'empowering' experts 'screwed' UK

The former Chancellor gave his most eye-catching interview yet of the Tory leadership contest - but allies of Liz Truss accused him of 'thrashing around all over the place like a wounded stoat'

Daily Mirror · Aug 25, 2022

GCSE results day 2022 live: anger over north-south divide as proportion of top grades and pass rate fall – as it happened

Grades of 7 and above down three percentage points as first pupils to sit exams since before Covid receive results

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

Domestic car sales soared in July

Car sales in Thailand jumped 22.1% in July from a year earlier to 64,033 units, helped by an easing of Covid-19 curbs and last year's low base, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 25, 2022

Covid 'fear narrative was wrong from the beginning' says Rishi Sunak

Former Chancellor says 'we shouldn’t have empowered the scientists in the way we did'

Wales Online · Aug 25, 2022

NTL Landmarks take walk on the Wild side

LIKE almost everybody Ryan Williams had multiple plans ruined by the COVID pandemic. Overseas travel. Album releases. Tours. But once the NTL Landmarks frontman realised we're all ultimately powerless in this "wild world" he was able to move beyond the disappointment and channel it into creativity. "I was talking to…

Newcastle Herald · Aug 25, 2022

Thompson out of Sharks clash with COVID

Big-money Canterbury forward Luke Thompson has been ruled out of this weekend's NRL clash against Cronulla with COVID-19.

AAP · Aug 25, 2022

COVID-19 cases and deaths drop worldwide, though WHO warns decline in surveillance could be factor

Confirmed coronavirus cases fell by 15% worldwide over the past week and new infections declined by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday in its weekly assessment of the state of the pandemic.

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

The latest COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each state and territory.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

Canberra's COVID numbers continue to fall

The ACT recorded 252 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm Wednesday.

The Canberra Times · Aug 25, 2022