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Vaughan Gething says it's 'unfair' to expect him to have read pandemic preparation paperwork when he was health minister

He has been widely criticised for his recent performance at the UK Covid Inquiry

Wales Online

BBC Scotland viewing figures drop by more than a third since pandemic

VIEWING figures for BBC Scotland have dropped by more than a third since the pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

Collapse is not a dirty word

To assume our continued destruction of the planet’s life-supporting systems could lead to any other outcome than collapse is irrational. But, as writes Catherine Knight, the prospect of a 'great unravelling' does present an opportunity.

Newsroom.co.nz

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Normal People star Leah McNamara says part of series’ success was because ‘a lot of people were lonely’

BBC drama was released during the height of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Mark Drakeford just tried to defend Vaughan Gething and what he said doesn't stack up

The First Minister was quizzed in the Senedd about the former health minister's admission at the Covid Inquiry that he hadn't read a key paper into how prepared the UK was for a pandemic

Wales Online

First post-pandemic Colour Dash launched by Irish Cancer Society

The charity has announced the date for the Colour Dash 2023

Dublin Live

‘No surprise’ briefing for minister sparse on pandemic plan detail, probe told

Richard Pengelly is a former permanent secretary at the Department of Health.

The Independent UK

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Arlene Foster: Not enough consideration was given to impact of Covid lockdown

The UK Covid Inquiry is hearing from Northern Ireland witnesses this week

Belfast Live

What’s causing China’s deflation crisis?

China’s economy is teetering on the brink of a deflation crisis as its recovery from the pandemic stalls.

The Week

Not enough consideration was given to impact of Covid lockdown – Foster

The former NI First Minister and DUP leader is giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry.

The Independent UK

415 million Indians came out of multidimensional poverty in 15 years, says UNDP study

A total of 415 million people moved out of poverty in India within just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021, the United Nations (UN) said on July 11, highlighting the remarkable achievement by the world’s most populous nation.

The Hindu

Rising mortgage rates will cause ‘financial stress’, MPs hear, as two-year fixed rates hit 15-year high – as it happened

Treasury Committee quiz lenders about mortgage rates, as two-year fixed mortgage rate rises to 6.66%, highest since 2008

The Guardian - UK

'Communication gap' for babies born in pandemic, study says

Lockdown restrictions impacted skills development

Dublin Live

Test scores show American students slipping further behind despite recovery efforts

A new analysis shows students across the U.S. fell further behind academically last school year despite extensive efforts to help them recover from learning setbacks tied to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Brit found dead on beach in Portugal as mum battles to bring his body back to UK

Thomas Anson, 41, was found dead on a beach in Portugal earlier this year after calling the country home since the pandemic, as her family look to raise funds to bring him home

The Hindu

‘Our attempt is to end import dependency on urea by 2025 and replace it with nano urea and other alternate forms of urea’

Talking to The Hindu, the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Manuskh Mandaviya, said the Centre’s effort is to reduce import dependency on fertilizers, especially in view of the steep increase in prices after the Ukraine crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Excerpts from the interview:

Daily Mirror

Urgent warning over surge in Victorian diseases across UK amid cost of living crisis

Experts say a cost of living crisis hitting the UK as the country emerges from years under a Covid pandemic could be causing a rise in cases of scurvy and rickets

Fortune

Gen Z is so lacking in soft skills after lockdown that Big 4 consultants are offering classes to help new hires fit in at work

KPMG U.K. CEO Jon Holt tells Fortune, “It’s important that as a business we support them as they begin their training and careers with us.”

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Belfast Live

Northern Ireland Brexit preparation took staff away from pandemic planning, Inquiry told

"I think there is absolutely no doubt that the absence of ministers did have a significant impact on our ability to develop new policy"

The Independent UK

Pandemic planning resources ‘diverted’ to Brexit preparations – NI medical chief

Sir Michael McBride made his comments as he was giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Wimbledon on course for biggest crowd numbers since before pandemic

The high numbers of people at Wimbledon come despite all British singles competitors being knocked out

The Conversation

China is pumping out carbon emissions as if COVID never happened. That's bad news for the climate crisis

Carbon emissions from China are growing faster now than before COVID-19 struck, data show, dashing hopes the pandemic may have put the world’s most polluting nation on a new emissions trajectory.

The Hindu

Pandemic led to districts slipping in quality ranks in school education, says Union Education Ministry report

The pandemic led to a decline in educational performance of many districts in the country, reveals a report from the Ministry of Education (MoE). The MoE released the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) on July 9 as a combined report for 2020-21 and 2021-22 which assesses the performance of…

The Guardian - UK

End to universal credit’s Covid top-up is fuelling rise in poverty, warns IFS

Pandemic’s £20 benefit uplift led to sharp fall in households living in poverty but replacement is far less effective

WEKU

Young families continued to leave cities last year – but at a slower pace

What will be the pandemic's lasting impact on where American families choose to settle down? It's still too soon to tell, but fresh data from the U.S. census provides some clues.

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