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Mecca's merchants relieved as foreign pilgrims return to haj

Mecca's crowded streets provided Saudi merchant Dhikra Faqihi with much-needed relief as pilgrims returned to the annual haj after two years of pandemic-related disruption, with many rushing to buy her prayer beads and rugs.

Reuters

Sats suggest Covid disruption affecting primary school attainment in England

Just 59% of 10- and 11-year-olds reach expected standards in literacy, writing and maths in this year’s assessment

The Guardian - UK

Government 'treating cost of living crisis as seriously as pandemic' says No 10

Regular ministerial press conferences became a feature of the pandemic

Wales Online

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Shrinking households help drive up national rents at record pace

Shrinking households and a limited supply of rental properties have combined to push up rents at the fastest annual pace since 2008.

The New Daily

HC rejects to vacate stay on order asking Delhi govt to decide giving rent for poor during Covid

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to vacate the stay granted on an order directing the AAP government to decide and formulate a policy on the implementation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement that if a poor tenant was unable to pay rent during the…

The Times of India

Fewer children pass SATs due to the Covid pandemic, results show

The results are the first since 2019 and highlight the stark impact of the pandemic on children’s learning

Evening Standard

Cost-of-living crisis being treated as seriously as pandemic, No 10 says

Regular press conferences will be held to update the public on measures to address the squeeze on living standards.

The Independent UK

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Better hygiene, cutting costs and less traffic among pandemic positives

Wales Online

How the tampon shortage is exacerbating period poverty in the US

Tampons have become the latest household product to fall foul of supply chain issues.

The Conversation

Many won't rely on virtual options after COVID: AP-NORC poll

A new poll shows that many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides

The Independent UK

The major changes that will affect your future tax returns

If you've worked from home during the pandemic, you are likely to have used a shortcut method of claiming home office expenses that ended on June 30.

The New Daily

One million set to perform Hajj as COVID-19 restrictions ease

International pilgrims will perform the annual ritual for first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.

Al Jazeera

The Standard View: Dying while you wait for NHS treatment

The effects of the pandemic are still with the NHS. It’s one reason why so many people are dying on the waiting list — which now stands at 6.4 million, the biggest number ever. But what should particularly concern us is that about 323,000 were waiting over a year for…

Evening Standard

Queen set to present NHS with George Cross at Windsor

The NHS was awarded the bravery award for its ‘courage, compassion and dedication’ during the pandemic and since its foundation.

The Independent UK

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Why are UK airports struggling so much with lost luggage?

Passengers at airports across the UK have been experiencing long delays for their luggage or bags going missing altogether – but who’s to blame?

Tribune News Service

How Pfizer won the pandemic, reaping outsize profit and influence

The grinding two-plus years of the pandemic have yielded outsize benefits for one company — Pfizer — making it both highly influential and hugely profitable as COVID-19 continues to infect tens of thousands of people and kill hundreds each day.

Evening Standard

Young’s cheers first quarter revenues top up

Emerging from pandemic lockdowns London brewer posts 39.7% hike

The Hindu

COVID-19 triggered stigma, discrimination may keep testing rate low: study

‘Education and need for psychosocial intervention to deal with the negative impact of the stigma on individuals and families affected by COVID-19 continues to be vital,’ says Dr. Padmapriyadarsini

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Evening Standard

‘117,000 die on waiting lists for NHS’

Figures reveal double the number of deaths than before the pandemic as 6.5 million wait for treatment

Birmingham Post

Losses slashed at Bolton Wanderers owner in promotion year despite turnover hit

The accounts also show that shares worth £4m were issued to a Swiss consortium in January of this year

Axios

Air travel hits pandemic record

Delays were up, but not catastrophically so

Manchester Evening News

Bolton Wanderers report loss of more than £500,000 during League Two promotion winning campaign

The accounts of Football Ventures (Whites) Ltd for the year ended in June 2021 have been released

The Independent UK

Power PDA and ‘fast-forwarding’: The biggest dating trends of 2022

Trends like ‘dry dating’ and ‘hesi-dating’ show how the pandemic has affected our love lives

Liverpool Echo

Typhoo Tea vows to bounce back after 'extremely challenging' pandemic

The company's brands also include Glengettie, Ridgeways, Heath & Heather, London Fruit & Herb, Lift, Melroses, Freshbrew and Red Mountain

Birmingham Post

Bristol friends behind social distancing wristband named young entrepreneurs of the year

Harry Kimberley-Bowen and Ronan Finnegan developed Spacebands from a bedroom during the Covid-19 pandemic

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