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Sunak Faces Grilling From COVID Inquiry Over 'Missing' WhatsApps

Last week, former prime minister Boris Johnson defended his actions and hit out at "dramatic" representations of the Partygate revelations.

International Business Times UK

Rishi Sunak's evidence to Covid inquiry 'pathetic', bereaved families say

The Prime Minister's testimony has been 'the most pathetic performance' since the start of the inquiry, spokesperson Jean Adamson says

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak defends Eat Out to Help Out scheme under intense pressure at Covid inquiry

The prime minister used an eight-hour evidence session to brush off accusations that he launched the controversial hospitality-boosting scheme without proper scientific advice

The Independent UK

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Eat Out to Help Out protected workers from ‘devastating’ job losses, Sunak tells Covid inquiry

The Prime Minister said he still believed the 2020 discount hospitality scheme was the ‘right thing to do’

Evening Standard

Australia’s immigration spike not necessarily driving up housing prices, experts say

Net migration was set to return to ‘normal’ levels, even without the latest overhaul of temporary visa rules, researchers say

The Guardian - AU

OPINION - Forget Rishi Sunak at the Covid Inquiry, this exercise is chocolate teapot levels of useless

And so it’s over — nearly. For what has seemed like an eternity, beleaguered and formerly famous TV stars have been subjected to intense scrutiny and forced to perform unimaginable acts, sometimes obliged to chew a lot more than humble pie, in front of an audience which is probably left…

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak tells Covid inquiry he was not told to save WhatsApp messages

PM begins with apology to people affected by Covid and says he did not see dysfunction in No 10 during the crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Asia lags behind pre-pandemic levels of food security, UN food agency says

The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization says that hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia

The Independent UK

‘Dr Death’ Rishi Sunak to be grilled over Eat Out to Help out and missing WhatsApps

It is claimed that Rishi Sunak is set to be ‘absolutely slaughtered’ for his failure to hand over WhatsApp messages to the probe

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak Covid inquiry – live: PM reacts to Boris Johnson’s ‘pro-death squad’ description of Treasury

Rishi Sunak says Boris Johnson’s description of the Treasury was wrong as he gave evidence at the Covid-19 Inquiry

The Independent UK

UK Covid-19 Inquiry To Grill PM Sunak Over Eat Out Scheme

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces questions Monday over whether his "Eat Out to Help Out" scheme to help the struggling hospitality sector during the pandemic spurred the spread of Covid-19.

International Business Times

Rishi Sunak to be quizzed on Covid Eat Out scheme at Covid inquiry before facing critical Rwanda vote

A crucial week for the Prime Minister starts with a grilling on his time as chancellor during the pandemic

Evening Standard

Improved employment policies can encourage fathers to be more involved at home

While the COVID-19 pandemic had many detrimental socio-economic and health impacts, one silver lining has been the influence of remote work on men’s involvement in unpaid work at home.

The Conversation

Michael Gove provided with £320,000 limousine contract during pandemic

Michael Gove was provided with a £320,000 chauffeur-driven limousine to drive him around during the pandemic...

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Lockdowns had ‘catastrophic effect’ on nation’s social fabric, report says

The most disadvantaged are no better off now than at the time of the financial crash, a new report says

The National (Scotland)

Covid-19 memorial finds its roots through connection to nature

THE impact of the Covid pandemic is to be marked by the planting of 400 trees in Dumfries and Galloway...

The Guardian - AU

‘That’s not Maebel, she’s so fun’: the rising number of children who are afraid to talk

Cases of selective mutism, a complex anxiety disorder, are growing in Australia, apparently exacerbated by pandemic lockdowns

The Guardian - UK

Need a Christmas party game? Try ranking 13 years of Tory screw-ups in order of severity

Public trust in the competence of the Conservatives has collapsed – and with very good reason

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The Guardian - UK

Erskine & Kavuma: Ultrasound review – hard bop with soft notes

Trumpeter Mark Kavuma and tenor sax player Theo Erskine join forces on an intimate, retro set that reflects on the pandemic era with sensitivity and soul

The Guardian - UK

Sunak faces new questions at Covid inquiry after pranksters claim they reached his old phone number

PM likely to be asked about WhatsApp messages from pandemic that he says are irretrievable, despite reports number accessed

The Hindu

Telangana witnesses a dip in dengue cases

Telangana witnessed a decline in dengue cases this year, with 7,894 cases and one death reported. Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, S.P. Singh Baghel, presented a four-year data overview, indicating that in 2020, Telangana documented 2,173 dengue cases, followed by 7,135 cases in 2021,…

The Independent UK

Strike a pose — see AP's top entertainment photos of 2023

2023 was the year Barbie busted out of her box and Taylor triumphed again (and again). Actors abandoned red carpets and grabbed picket signs even as, around the world, the entertainment industry shook off the last remnants of the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson is gone for good, but his brand of empty populism is still very much alive

There’s no coming back from the Covid inquiry for the former prime minister. But something more sinister may be brewing in his wake, says journalist and author Peter Oborne

Evening Standard

London Ambulance Service 'under similar level of pressure to Covid pandemic' as calls surge

Chief paramedic blames rise in seasonal viruses, freezing weather and alcohol-related incidents

The Independent UK

The 10 key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry witness statement

Hugo Keith KC among those grilling former PM at Dorland House in London on Wednesday and Thursday

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