10 Sci-Fi Books With Terrifying Viruses and Plagues Wash your hands after reading. The Mary Sue · Aug 19, 2025
Why where you live can affect your school grades – and the gap between areas is only widening Educational inequalities in England have ‘grown wider and more pronounced’ since the Covid pandemic The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025
Aged pensioners to feel impact of asset test changes Rates the government assumes people earn money on savings from will increase for the first time since they were lowered during the global pandemic. AAP · Aug 19, 2025
UK economy bigger than previously estimated by end of 2023 – ONS The ONS said revised data showed that the economy was 2.2% bigger than its peak shortly before the coronavirus pandemic. Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2025
Molly-Mae says daughter Bambi has been part of ‘biting pandemic’ at nursery Molly-Mae Hague has revealed that her daughter Bambi is part of a “biting pandemic” at her nursery, as she admits she “doesn’t know” the best way to deal with her two-year-old’s behaviour. The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025
The ‘wrong kind of sorry’: will a record fine for Qantas deter other companies from breaking the law? On Monday, the Federal Court of Australia handed Qantas a record fine of A$90 million for breaching the Fair Work Act by unlawfully terminating the employment of 1,820 ground workers during the pandemic. The Conversation · Aug 18, 2025
Major airline fined £43 million for sacking workers during pandemic IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025
Airline fined over £43 million for illegally sacking 1,800 workers during Covid pandemic Australia’s federal court ruling calls it the most serious breach of labour laws in the country’s history The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025
Australian Court Fines Qantas US$59 Million For Illegal Layoffs An Australian court fined Qantas Aus$90 million (US$59 million) on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, ending a five-year legal battle over the workers' rights. International Business Times · Aug 18, 2025
'Ruthless' sacking of staff lands Qantas with $90m fine Qantas has vowed to rebuild trust after the embattled airline was fined $90 million for illegally sacking more than 1800 ground staff during the pandemic. AAP · Aug 17, 2025
How a father’s love and a pandemic created a household name Made by a pharmacist whose son was sick with croup, Vicks VapoRub saw skyrocketing sales during the 1918 Spanish flu. Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2025
Ministers vow to tackle England’s ‘entrenched divides’ in A-level results Better-off areas set pace for raised national grades but results in north-east remain below pre-pandemic levels The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025
We weren’t actually more anxious during Covid, researchers discover The pandemic was cited by Biden administration officials as worsening America’s mental health crisis in 2023 The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
US applications for jobless benefits fell last week and remain in historically healthy range The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell modestly last week, remaining in the historically low range since the U.S. economy emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2025 A-level top grades reach record high outside of Covid years Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are finding out their exam results on Thursday.
Newslaundry · Aug 14, 2025 The swagger’s gone: What the last two decades taught me about India’s fading growth dream Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?– Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965. I was offered my first job in Mumbai on a very rainy day in September 2005, a few weeks after we had celebrated the…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025 A-level top grades in England reach record high outside of Covid years – as it happened Proportion of A*, A, B or C grades outstrip all but pandemic era in England, with similar picture in Northern Ireland and Wales
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Voices: Forget poor ‘Generation Covid’ – me and my A-level classmates never had it so bad COMMENT: We studied for GCSEs in the aftermath of the pandemic but missed out on the grade-inflated results handed out by teachers. Now, on A-level results day, we’ll be at the mercy of an education system that’s keen to re-establish its reputation for rigorous assessment. Wish us luck, says Tristan…
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Takeaways from AP's investigation into online school for incarcerated teens Florida has moved the education of students in juvenile detention online, despite evidence that many students struggled with online school during the pandemic
Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025 Students receiving eagerly anticipated A-level results Education leaders have warned of the possible continuation of ‘stark’ divides in top grades between different regions.
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025 More than a quarter of A-level students expected to secure top grades Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025 CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren't surprised Gunfire aimed at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccines is the latest in a string of violence and harassment directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic
Fortune · Aug 13, 2025 The gap between higher- and lower-income households is widening as inequality progress since pandemic has ‘gone into reverse,’ BofA economist says Coming out of the pandemic, Bank of America Institute’s David Tinsley tells Fortune, “there was a narrowing of wealth inequality, and now it’s widening.”
International Business Times UK · Aug 13, 2025 UK Jobs Market Slows: Fewer Vacancies, Rising Costs — and Tougher Times Ahead for Jobseekers? In the UK, vacancies fell by 5.8% between May and July this year, down to 718,000, marking the lowest level since 2021 outside of the pandemic.
Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025 US National Debt Hits Historic $37 Trillion, Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Projections—'Piling Up At A Rapid Rate,' Warn Economists The U.S. national debt has reached an all-time high of $37 trillion, as reported by the Treasury Department. This staggering figure highlights the growing debt burden on the American economy and its taxpayers.