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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

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The Conversation

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

Evening Standard

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Manchester Evening News

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

Daily Mirror

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’.

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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

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Ballotpedia

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.

The Independent UK

Nurses have had enough, threatening big gaps in US health care

A large swath of American nurses want out of the profession, raising the threat of a mass exodus that would leave gaping holes in health care.

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Insider UK

Scottish economic recovery ‘a little ahead’ of UK

The Scottish Affairs Committee hears from economic experts about post-pandemic performance

The Independent UK

Farmers markets thrive as customers and vendors who latched on during the pandemic remain loyal

Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to shop outdoors, and at the same time support smaller, often local businesses

Tribune News Service

Bankrate:Why is it harder to get a car loan in 2023?

When the time comes to purchase your next vehicle, you want to focus on finding your dream car, not fighting for affordable financing. But since the pandemic’s early days, the car market has shifted. Inflation made finding competitive rates challenging, and supply chain issues pushed average car prices above MSRP.

The Independent UK

Self-professed 'Wolf of Airbnb' pleads guilty to wire fraud for defrauding landlords

A Florida man who dubbed himself the “Wolf of Airbnb” has pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge for defrauding landlords and cheating a government pandemic program

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In a world beset by rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns, and escalating natural disasters, the urgency of decisive action on climate change and the threat of future pandemics has never been more apparent. Both threats will affect us all. But the countries between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn --…

LiveScience

Declassified US intelligence report finds no evidence of coronavirus 'lab leak' from Wuhan institute

A declassified U.S. intelligence report further refutes the idea that SARS-CoV-2 "leaked" from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

The Conversation

6 ways universities can promote health on campus — and measure progress

The importance of protecting our society’s health and well-being became starkly apparent during the pandemic. People’s physical and mental health were severely impacted by the sudden changes forced by the emergent global crisis.

Irish Mirror

999 operator who hasn't received COVID bonus considering legal action as he feels like 'c**p on someone’s boot'

The Labour Party's Duncan Smith told the Irish Mirror that it was "outrageous" that Health Minister Stephen Donnelly "hasn’t got on top of paying the pandemic bonus to those who earned it".

Liverpool Echo

Former Liverpool star Fernando Torres 'taking Spanish government to court' over £687,000 Covid-19 losses

Fernando Torres is reportedly taking the Spanish Government to court over damages incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Guardian - UK

That shrinking feeling: London’s docklands can no longer bank on financial sector

HSBC is to vacate its ‘tower of doom’ – can Canary Wharf reinvent itself in the post-pandemic era?

The Independent UK

Overall issue was capacity to deal with pandemic, UK Covid-19 Inquiry hears

Professor Dame Jenny Harries was deputy chief medical officer from 2019 to 2021 and is now chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency.

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