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They said we would ‘build back better’ after Covid. What breathtaking deceit

Instead of rewarding us for our suffering, Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak are offering nothing but more hardship, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

1 in 8 victims of gun violence taken to Baltimore-area hospitals is a child, a grim picture made worse by the coronavirus pandemic

BALTIMORE — Gunfire was so common in the block behind Mika Grant’s Northwest Baltimore home that she’d tell her children to avoid it. So when she heard dozens of shots one evening after her son had gone to the store, her heart sank.

Tribune News Service

NHS chief says staffing 'deteriorating' as health workers quit for jobs in warehouses

Matthew Taylor, boss of the NHS Confederation, said the staffing situation was 'deteriorating' in the run up to Christmas as workers leave health service jobs over pay

Daily Mirror

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Government has not given up on social care reform, insists Health Secretary

Steve Barclay said the pressures on the NHS were ‘predominantly’ to do with the pandemic.

The Independent UK

How monoclonal antibodies lost the fight with new COVID variants

The treatments were highly popular earlier in the pandemic. One by one, they got knocked out by more convenient, less expensive treatment options, and new COVID variants.

WEKU

Couple bought 'worst house on street' - now it's unrecognisable after adding £100k value

"We bought the house for about £244,000 and it’s been valued between £350,000 and £375,000. It really was the worst house on the street and I think it has always been the worst house on the street."

Daily Mirror

Health Secretary admits NHS under pressure but says it is due to Covid pandemic

The Health Secretary defended the Government’s handling of the NHS on Sunday

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GPs in England treat up to three times more patients than safety limit demands

Doctors are carrying out more consultations than before the pandemic, despite severe shortages in the profession

The Guardian - UK

Did Jeremy Hunt’s budget rescue the Tories – or is the game up?

In the shadow of the Truss debacle and with hard times ahead, the chancellor faced a ‘politically impossible’ job, according to a former Tory minister. But the party’s morale is at rock bottom

The Guardian - UK

Game, set, bankrupt: how an addiction to gambling on tennis lost me £40,000

The UK gambling industry is worth billions, with 5% of customers responsible for 70% of that revenue. That includes me – after my addiction spiralled in the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

'We bought the worst house on the street for £244,000 - now it's unrecognisable'

Jo, 36, and Chris, 33, bought an unloved 1930's semi in Prestwich and transformed it into a quirky Scandi-style abode

Manchester Evening News

Police Scotland beards ban under review after complaints from officers

Controversial new rules banning beards were brought in during the pandemic to allow high-quality Covid masks to be fitted.

Daily Record

Brits urged to befriend lonely people with nearly four million craving company

Research shows almost 3.8m people are classed as chronically lonely in the UK with the number rising significantly because of the pandemic lockdown and cost-of-living crisis

Wales Online

Strictly fans complain moments into show as they fume over 'horrendous' song choice

Strictly Come Dancing fans were quick to complain during the BBC One Latin and ballroom show's very special return to Blackpool for its 20th series after a three year absence owing to the pandemic

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How Britain’s economic woes stack up against Europe’s – a close look at the figures

The UK’s money troubles spread from inflation and higher interest rates to sluggish productivity. But how do we compare with our European neighbours?

Fortune

A strategy session in the skies: How Delta CEO Ed Bastian took the airline out of a tailspin into ‘the strongest buying in our history’

"Airlines have already been through the worst recession an industry can go through," says Bastain. During the pandemic he made several strategic shifts that have allowed Delta to roar out of the gates.

Fortune

A ‘tripledemic’ hitting kids across the country has some people blaming ‘immunity debt.’ But experts say that’s misguided—and even damaging

“I don’t necessarily like ‘immunity debt’ becoming a coined phrase,” Dr. Sarah Combs, an emergency medicine doctor at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., told Fortune.

Irish Mirror

'I wouldn’t have got a look in under Joe!' - Jamison Gibson-Park on how Covid changed everything

The scrum-half took the time out during the pandemic to plan his rise and is now Leinster and Ireland's first choice no 9

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The Independent UK

Asia-Pacific leaders condemn war, renew calls for open trade

Leaders from around the Asia-Pacific are wrapping up a summit in Bangkok, Thailand, with talks on how to steer the region's economies through the turmoil of war, pandemics and other threats to peace and stability

Bangkok Post

How Thailand put COVID-19 in the past for APEC’s future

The top priority for APEC in 2022 has been recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosting the cooperation this year, Thailand plotted a course forward for APEC economies in the post-COVID-19 era, acknowledging that the resumption of trade, commerce and investment was dependent on continued containment of the virus and proper…

The Independent UK

California recovers pandemic job losses amid economic woes

California has officially recovered all of the 2.7 million jobs it lost at the start of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Trump’s racist rhetoric was blamed for a 145% rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. Now he’s at it again

Ex-president’s attacks against his former transport secretary and the governor of Virginia recall the kind of racist language he used during the Covid pandemic, John Bowden writes

The Guardian - UK

Public buildings in England and Wales likely to get 15%-20% tax rises next year

Business rates revaluation likely to hit hospitals and colleges, while big banks and department stores such as Harrods benefit

Chicago Sun-Times

Tips for Thanksgiving travelers who will face pre-pandemic levels of congestion at airports and on roadways

AAA forecasts about 2.7 million Thanksgiving travelers in Illinois. And yes, pie can be carried aboard airplanes.

The Conversation

Young people without access to a computer had poorer mental health during the pandemic

Adolescents (young people aged between 10 and 24) are particularly vulnerable to developing mental health disorders. Essentially this is because our brains are not fully developed until the end of adolescence. These mental illnesses that start in adolescence can then continue well into adulthood.

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