Number of people going hungry has risen by 122m since 2019, UN says Covid pandemic and Ukraine war add to widespread crisis with one in nine people in the world facing severe food insecurity in 2022 The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023
Michelle O'Neill 'not fully briefed on pandemic risks and responses as health minister' The inquiry is hearing from Northern Ireland witnesses this week, including former first minister Baroness Arlene Foster and chief medical officer Sir Michael McBride Belfast Live · Jul 12, 2023
O’Neill ‘not fully briefed on pandemic risks and responses as health minister’ Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill served as the Stormont health minister from 2016 to 2017. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
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 · Jul 12, 2023
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) · Jul 12, 2023
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 · Jul 11, 2023
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 · Jul 11, 2023
First post-pandemic Colour Dash launched by Irish Cancer Society The charity has announced the date for the Colour Dash 2023 Dublin Live · Jul 11, 2023
‘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 · Jul 11, 2023
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 · Jul 11, 2023
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 · Jul 11, 2023
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 · Jul 11, 2023
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 · Jul 11, 2023
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 · Jul 11, 2023
Dublin Live · Jul 11, 2023 'Communication gap' for babies born in pandemic, study says Lockdown restrictions impacted skills development
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 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
Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2023 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 · Jul 10, 2023 ‘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 · Jul 10, 2023 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 · Jul 10, 2023 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.”
Belfast Live · Jul 10, 2023 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 · Jul 10, 2023 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 · Jul 10, 2023 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 · Jul 9, 2023 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 · Jul 9, 2023 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…