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Latest Covid-19 figures as UK records drop in daily deaths and cases

Cases of coronavirus are falling in the UK and the number of deaths reported each week has also dropped

Manchester Evening News

London’s Covid R number falls to between 0.7-0.9 as people ‘less worried about pandemic than ever’

The number of people worried about the pandemic has fallen to its lowest level, ONS has revealed

Evening Standard

‘Life expectancy gap at least a decade for baby boys in some parts of UK’

Infants under one in Glasgow City had the lowest life expectancy in the UK for 2018-20, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The Independent UK

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Everything Mark Drakeford said as he announced the planned end of Covid laws in Wales

The First Minister has provided an update to the public on the planned removal of all laws after two years of legal restrictions

Wales Online

Worry about impact of Covid at lowest level since start of pandemic – ONS

The figures also suggest increasing numbers of adults are being hit by the cost of living crisis.

The Independent UK

UK politics: BBC temporarily halts news operation in Russia after new law threatens journalists with prison – as it happened

Latest updates: director general says new law appears to ‘criminalise the process of independent journalism’

The Guardian - UK

Minimum wage to rise next month - who qualifies and new hourly rates explained

Ministers say the pay rise amounts to £1,000 more a year for the average worker from April. However, questions have been raised over whether the increases are enough to ease the pressure of soaring inflation

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Brexiteer Tory MP says it is ‘monstrous’ that British businesses now have to fill in forms to trade with EU

Desmond Swayne calls for border to be made digital and ‘seamless’

The Independent UK

One million people in the UK say long Covid is affecting their lives

The latest statistics have revealed more about the condition

Wales Online

Crime victims about twice as likely to report depression than non-victims – ONS

A fifth of adults (21.1%) who were victims of any crime, excluding fraud and computer misuse, reported symptoms of depression in the last year.

The Independent UK

Long Covid negatively affecting daily lives of nearly a million people

Fatigue continues to be the most common symptom, followed by shortness of breath, loss of smell and then loss of taste and difficulty concentrating.

The Independent UK

A year on from Sarah Everard’s murder — has anything changed for women?

The tragic anniversary poses troubling questions about the progress we’re making on violence against women, says Claire Cohen

Evening Standard

Two-thirds of West Dunbartonshire's bank branches have closed in last decade

There are now just 10 bank branches open in the region, compared to 30 in 2010.

Daily Record

Most people will continue to self-isolate for Covid even though they don't have to

But around one in six say they won’t bother

Wales Online

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The Independent UK

Covid-19 deaths fall for fourth week in a row

A total of 863 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending February 18 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate.

Wales Online

Parents say long Covid is affecting their children's mental health

The Office for National Statistics found about 30 per cent of children with long Covid presented with a probable mental illness compared with 7.7 per cent without long Covid

The Independent UK

Primary school children with long Covid ‘more likely to have mental illness’

The Office for National Statistics found pupils aged five to 11 with long Covid were 30% more likely to have a mental disorder.

The Guardian - UK

Truss warns of ‘some economic hardship’ as she gives more detail of Russian sanctions – as it happened

Truss says officials ‘working through the night’ to draw up sanctions against oligarchs; Kwasi Kwarteng in Commons on economic crime bill

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The Independent UK

Rise in police recorded rapes and sex crimes in wake of Sarah Everard’s murder

Forces recorded the highest number of rapes and the second highest number of sexual offences in a 12-month period.

The Guardian - UK

Poorest areas of England have less than third of garden space enjoyed by richest

Poorer residents have a mental and physical health disadvantage that leads to worse outcomes throughout their lives

The Conversation

Ukraine refugees: how displacement could impact farms and families in the UK

One of the most immediate consequences of conflicts and crisis is often displacement, as people seek safety. The crisis in Ukraine means substantial numbers of people may flee the country to seek refuge overseas.

The Guardian - UK

Lockdown lifestyles: how has Covid changed lives in the UK?

Nearly two years after the first lockdown was implemented, legal restrictions related to coronavirus are finally being lifted. Here we chart what has changed in people’s lives

The Conversation

NZ's confirmed COVID case numbers are rising fast, but total infections are likely much higher – here's why

With Aotearoa New Zealand’s move into phase 3 of its response to the Omicron outbreak, new definitions and protocols for testing and isolation will mean new ways of measuring the impact of COVID-19.

Daily Mirror

Woman, 75, explains horror after losing £30,000 in Dragons' Den cryptocurrency scam

Jill, 75, has lost huge sums of money after being taken in by a convincing fraud on Facebook featuring faked quotes from trusted entrepreneur Deborah Meaden, of Dragons' Den fame

Daily Mirror

Covid rules that will remain in place from today as legal self-isolation is scrapped

Boris Johnson’s ‘living with Covid’ plan comes into action in England today with the end of mandatory isolation. But with all remaining legal Covid restrictions set to end under the plan, which rules will still be in place?

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