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. ABC News · May 25, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
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. Autosport · May 25, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
New Federal Report: Half of Public School Students Are Now Performing Below Grade Level The number surged during the pandemic. Reason · May 25, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
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. Space · May 25, 2023
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… The National (Scotland) · May 25, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
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… Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023
Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023 ‘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.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2023 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 · May 25, 2023 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 · May 25, 2023 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.
Chicago Tribune · May 25, 2023 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…
Los Angeles Times · May 25, 2023 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.
Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023 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 · May 25, 2023 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
The Independent UK · May 24, 2023 Pupils in families using food banks during pandemic ‘received lower GCSE grades’ More than a third of young people in families using food banks were not eligible for free school meals, a report suggests.
Irish Mirror · May 24, 2023 Leaving Cert results date confirmed by Education Minister Leaving Cert results have been delayed in recent years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Independent UK · May 24, 2023 ‘Tip of the iceberg’: Forced marriage reports soar but true scale of problem still hidden, experts fear Exclusive: Expert says forced marriage inflicts ‘significant damage’ and constitutes child abuse