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Long Covid fuelling staff absences among UK employers, research finds

Concern also raised over staff who have returned to the office with long-term symptoms but are ‘not performing at 100 per cent of pre-pandemic levels’

The Independent UK

Proportion of Covid-19 deaths in over-80s highest for more than a year

However, the number of deaths remains well below levels in previous waves of the virus.

The Independent UK

Asda brings ‘Smart Price’ value range to all stores following calls from Jack Monroe

The lower-priced groceries will be made available at all 581 stores

The Independent UK

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Covid deaths in first week-on-week fall of 2022

There has also been a slight fall in the number of deaths in care homes

Wales Online

Covid live: Italy and Spain to ease mask mandate; UK records 66,183 new cases – as it happened

Italy and Spain relax rules on wearing masks in outdoor spaces; UK records 314 Covid-related deaths

The Guardian - AU

Salford versus Surrey Heath - The staggering inequalities in our country laid bare

From life expectancy to earnings, here's how the city compares with the constituency of Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove

Manchester Evening News

The neighbourhoods with the fastest growing house prices in Wales

One neighbourhood has seen a 114% increase in a 12 month period

Wales Online

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Couples warned to draw up 'contract' before moving in together as 13% cohabit

Experts say there are five questions you should think about before moving in with a partner

Wales Online

Coronavirus: Triple vaccination cuts down death risk from COVID by 93%, says report

People who have been triple-vaccinated against Covid-19 are 93 per cent less likely to die from the the virus than the unjabbed, according to the latest official figures.

The Times of India

Supermarket items that have risen in price the most over the last year

New data released by the Office for National Statistics has revealed which everyday supermarket products increased in price the most throughout 2021 — and costs are set to continue to rise

Glasgow Live

How many Covid-19 deaths were there in England? The answer is complicated

The idea that people with a pre-existing condition are at death’s door is simply untrue. Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales were not as low as even a senior member of parliament has suggested.

Inverse

Rise in North East police officers using spit hoods during Covid - as criminals 'weaponise' saliva

The tactic was used on 522 occasions in 2020/21 across Northumbria and Durham forces - a 21% rise on the previous year

Chronicle Live

Energy poverty is linked to physical and mental health – our research proves it

Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem is set to increase its cap on energy prices by 54% this April 2022. This is in response to the skyrocketing price of gas, aggravated by demand picking up as countries relaxed lockdown measures, low-wind speeds, and bottlenecks in supply chains.

The Conversation

Covid reinfections: why are they being included in UK case numbers?

As most UK countries start including reinfections in overall total, we look at why this is happening now

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The Independent UK

‘One in seven’ young children in north-west England had Covid-19 in late January

Infections have surged among younger age groups since the start of the year.

The Guardian - UK

One in eight primary pupils in England had Covid last week, figures show

Infections among younger children thought to have peaked, but secondary school disruption still rife

Daily Mirror

Risk of death from Covid ‘93% lower’ for fully-vaccinated people than unvaccinated, says study

Researchers used age-standardised mortality rates, which take into account differences in age structure and population size, to allow for comparisons between vaccination groups

Wales Online

Risk of death involving Covid is 93 per cent lower in fully-vaccinated people compared with unvaccinated

Mortality rates were found to be 'consistently lower' across all age groups

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Wales Online

One in five adults struggled to pay household bills in January

Some 69% of adults said they had been hit by the rising cost of living over the last month, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics

The Conversation

Whitehall's centralised system can't deliver Boris Johnson's promises to 'level up'

The government’s levelling up strategy to tackle regional inequality promises a “revolution in local democracy”. It seeks to do this largely through regional devolution – setting up more localised governments with their own mayors to give greater autonomy and power to the “left behind” regions.

The Independent UK

Risk of Covid-19 death ‘93% lower’ for fully-vaccinated people than unvaccinated

It is 81% lower for those who have received only two doses.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 implicitly rebukes Bank of England chief over wage restraint call, amid unions anger – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - AU

Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened

Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel rebuked by watchdog over ‘misleading’ claims crime has fallen

PM falsely claimed crime had fallen by 14 per cent while responding to Sue Gray report on No 10 parties

Daily Mirror

Number of Brits who are long-term sick has surged in the last two years

ONS figures show 250,000 more people were 'economically inactive' due to being long-term sick in the period to November 2021, compared to two years earlier - with experts anxiously waiting to find out if Covid is a factor

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