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Federal watchdog says over $200 billion in pandemic business loans look fraudulent

The Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a "landscape of fraud" report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus

WEKU

The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says

More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry: Matt Hancock slams 'body bag' approach as angry bereaved turn backs on him

Over three hours of questioning, ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted there were insufficient PPE stockpiles and testing capacity but refused to accept blame - instead tearing into emergency planning

Daily Mirror

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The Covid tragedy? It was Matt Hancock’s tragedy too, you know

Yes the government had made huge errors, but somehow the health secretary at the time hadn’t

The Guardian - UK

Alessia Russo opens up on lockdown weight loss that left her 'not strong enough' to compete

Alessia Russo, who is leaving Manchester United at the end of her contract, has spoken openly about her relationship with food and says she hit a "low point" during the pandemic

Manchester Evening News

LOCALIZE IT: Customers and vendors who turned to farmers markets during the pandemic remain loyal

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The Independent UK

Pandemic plan ‘didn’t envisage mass test and trace would be necessary’ – Selbie

The former Public Health England chief executive said that he never discussed ‘the scale of pandemic we faced’.

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The Mancunian Way: The hidden condition

Plus: 'How are people meant to live?' AND A room with a view

Manchester Evening News

The car is king in the US – and pedestrian deaths are rising. Where is the outrage?

Pedestrian deaths are at a 40-year high and the number of cyclists hit by cars has increased since the pandemic. The most astounding part? These are preventable tragedies, says Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Population jumped in towns and cities after peak of Covid pandemic, figures suggest

Tower Hamlets and Westminster had the biggest increase, while South Staffordshire saw the largest drop.

The Independent UK

Biden is eager to run on the economy — 'Bidenomics' — but voters have their doubts

President Joe Biden is ready to take full political ownership of the U.S. economy -- a reflection of the White House belief that inflation is fading, job growth is solid and voters need to know about it

The Independent UK

Hancock: Adult social care ‘was in nowhere near good-enough shape’ for pandemic

Former health secretary Matt Hancock insisted responsibility for ensuring pandemic preparedness in the sector “formally fell to local authorities”.

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock confronted by family member dressed as grim reaper at Covid inquiry

Hancock told the inquiry he is “profoundly sorry” for every death caused by Covid-19 and understood why the public would find it difficult to…

The National (Scotland)

COVID-19 hurt kids' math learning more than reading and writing – with the biggest setbacks in fall 2020

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

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Evening Standard

Anxious children are being kept off school by parents working from home, schools minister warns

Parents are more wary of sending their children to school with a cold, MPs hear

The Independent UK

UK was ill-prepared for pandemic because resources were diverted to Brexit, ex-health chief says

Britain's former health secretary has told an official inquiry that the U.K. was ill-prepared for a pandemic partly because government resources had been diverted away from pandemic planning to brace for a possibly chaotic no-deal Brexit

Manchester Evening News

Man City great Ilkay Gundogan leaves a hidden legacy in Manchester

Ilkay Gundogan will continue to be an ambassador for Community Integrated Care as he leaves Manchester City for Barcelona.

Daily Mirror

DWP to shut 36 Jobcentres over the next few months - see full list of closures

The Jobcentre sites set to close were originally set up to make sure social distancing guidelines were followed during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Evening Standard

Matt Hancock ‘profoundly sorry’ for every death caused by Covid-19

The former health secretary told the Covid inquiry he took his role as ‘principle responder’ to a pandemic ‘very seriously’.

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock ‘profoundly sorry’ for Covid readiness failings

Former health secretary tells inquiry he did not properly challenge assurances that plans were sufficient

The Guardian - UK

Hollywood loves a world-shaking disaster – so why is it still silent about Covid?

I want to see films that respond to our real-life experiences. But few film-makers are willing to tackle this shared trauma, says journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld

The Independent UK

Hancock says government was more concerned with counting bodybags than stopping Covid spread

Covid planning approach was ‘completely wrong’, says former health secretary – as he offers ‘heartfelt’ apology to families

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock: The energetic health secretary who was brought down by his own lockdown rules

Profile: The rising star of managerial Conservatism thought he had done a good job during the pandemic, writes John Rentoul

Ballotpedia

School board recalls remain higher than pre-pandemic average—and other findings from our mid-year recall report

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The Independent UK

Matt Hancock arrives to give evidence to Covid-19 inquiry

The former health secretary is giving evidence to Module 1 of the hearing, which is looking at pandemic preparedness.

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