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WHO could gain new powers to force Britain into lockdown in event of another pandemic

WHO member states would need to take the organisation's advice as 'binding' under new regulations being discussed - but some MPs fear the institution may become a 'controlling authority'

Daily Mirror

Brits brace themselves for busiest day at UK airports since before the pandemic

Cirium is expecting 3,000 flights to take off from UK airports on Friday, while RAC say 19.2m will be hitting the roads for leisure trips to make the most of long-awaited sunshine, also making it the busiest late May bank holiday since the pandemic

Daily Mirror

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

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Bank holiday weekend could see hottest day of 2023 so far as families warned of traffic chaos

The RAC is forecasting the busiest late May bank holiday since before the pandemic hit

Manchester Evening News

Return of working moms defies pandemic expectations

The pandemic was supposed to spell doomsday for working women, mothers in particular. That's not what happened.

Axios

Sunderland Royal dementia services 'seeing a lot more patients' due to pandemic delays

The Alexandra Centre dementia hub at Sunderland Royal has reopened

Chronicle Live

2023 Isle of Man TT: Everything you need to know

The TT returned to action last year having been forced to miss 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID pandemic.

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Who was at Chequers? Boris camp in panic mode over claims he hosted friends and family

Ex-PM ‘furious’ and ‘in despair’ over new scrutiny on events at his grace-and-favour country house during pandemic, friends say

The Independent UK

New Federal Report: Half of Public School Students Are Now Performing Below Grade Level

The number surged during the pandemic.

Reason

Winter health plan ignores review advice

A review of last year's winter health response recommended ventilation be improved in a range of settings as part of the 2023 plan, but the Government has ignored that advice.

Newsroom.co.nz

Splash World water park to reopen this weekend after four-year closure

The Southport water park will reopen its doors for the first time since 2019

Manchester Evening News

Single mum with cancer charged £14k by 'cowboy builders' and left with huge hole in wall

Georgina Schwan, 41, hoped to give her son a better home after being diagnosed with cancer during the Covid pandemic - but says cowboy builders left her £14,000 poorer

Daily Mirror

Heathrow workers strike ahead of busiest day for UK air travel since 2019

Security workers at Heathrow Airport represented by Unite are striking for three days ahead of the May bank holiday, which is expected to include the busiest day for departures since before the coronavirus pandemic

Daily Mirror

Best Star Wars games of all time

May the Force be with you! Here's our rundown of the best Star Wars games of all time.

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The National (Scotland)

Active travel journeys to schools in Scotland higher than pre-pandemic levels

ALMOST half of Scottish school pupils travelled to school by walking, cycling, scootering or skating in 2022 according to a recent survey by a…

Tribune News Service

Conor Sen: Walmart is now fighting inflation in a big way

Americans’ buying power has been squeezed since the start of 2022 as companies steadily raised prices to restore their profit margins — deflated by higher costs for freight and labor — to pre-pandemic levels. Now Walmart Inc. appears to be saying enough is enough.

Tribune News Service

This CEO wants to rent your empty desks: Five minutes with Larry Gadea

Larry Gadea wants to grab your desk — and rent it out to the highest bidder. That empty boardroom, too. Gadea, the chief executive officer of San Francisco-based Envoy, founded his firm a decade ago to help companies more effectively manage office visitors and deliveries. Then the pandemic hit, and…

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‘Shoptainment’ will save shopping malls, analyst says

Before the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down, industry analysts across the board were lamenting the death of the shopping mall.

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The Independent UK

Busiest day for UK airports since before pandemic with 3,000 flights expected to depart

Airlines will be flying two million seats over the long weekend

The Independent UK

New rules proposed to strengthen protections for struggling borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority is proposing to make requirements for lenders that were put in place during the pandemic permanent.

Fortune

One of the weirdest housing markets ever—just look at these 12 maps

"The wild pandemic-era housing market made price growth trends more local than they had been since 2009," writes Redfin economist Taylor Marr.

Los Angeles Times

Population losses hit Northern California cities much harder than Southern California cities

Cities in Northern California saw more severe drops in population during the pandemic than those in Southern California, new census data show, with Bay Area communities hit particularly hard.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Ending masking requirements in hospitals and clinics is a step backward for health care

Recently, many of the hospitals and clinics in and around Chicago, including my own, have elected to discontinue universal masking requirements, noting the lowest rates of COVID-19 in the last three years. This is being hailed as a sign of moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic. But is it really…

Tribune News Service

F.D. Flam: The spike in child mortality won’t go away on its own

(Bloomberg Opinion) — For Americans under 20, an epidemic much deadlier than Covid-19 has raged over the last three years. Deaths among those aged 1 to 19 surged 20% — driven by an increase in car crashes, suicide, homicide and drug overdoses.

The Guardian - UK

Pupils who used food banks in pandemic fared worse at GCSEs, study finds

Findings prompt concerns about long-term impact of cost-of-living crisis on poorer students’ life chances

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