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Strictly Come Dancing's new series to undergo major set-up changes

Major changes are planned for Strictly Come Dancing's brand new season, in order to resume the popular BBC competition show to some form of normality following the pandemic.

Edinburgh Live

Boris Johnson set to ditch Tory manifesto promise on increased defence spending

Covid pandemic means ‘reality check’ on above-inflation pledge, government admits as PM heads to Nato summit

The Independent UK

Pandemic petition woes derail candidates, ballot initiatives

James Craig, a former Detroit police chief who was running for Michigan governor, said he remembers pleasant conversations with petition circulators at his campaign events this spring and never suspected anything untoward was happening.

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Boris Johnson poised to ditch key UK defence spending promise despite Russia's war

The Prime Minister will trumpet Britain's 2% of GDP spending on defence - but another part of his policy, to raise spending above inflation, could soon be scrapped. It came as Boris Johnson insisted "I don't think" Britain will end up at war with Russia

Daily Mirror

Scottish Government launches review on minimum alcohol pricing

A REVIEW is now underway on minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland after it was delayed by the pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

England and Wales census shows population growing to 59.6 million, but rise is slowing

Slowdown in population increase in wake of Brexit and pandemic

Wales Online

Ofsted's 5 most recent 'inadequate' schools in Nottinghamshire

'Inadequate' is the lowest rating of four an education provider can be given by inspectors

Nottingham Post

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Population of England and Wales grows 6.3% in a decade, census shows

The 2021 survey, carried out on March 21 last year, came against the backdrop of both Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

She’s a single mother who works shifts at Whole Foods – and just climbed Everest for the 10th time

Lhakpa Sherpa, who recently climbed the Nepal side of Everest, negotiates her adventures with remarkably limited resources

The Guardian - US

Chicago indie-rock band Así Así emerges from the pandemic with new album ‘Mal de Otros’

CHICAGO — The earliest iterations of Así Así may have begun in a different country and under a different name, but this rising indie-rock four-piece is now firmly a Chicago music act. And on their debut record, “Mal de Otros,” which comes out Aug. 19, listeners new and old alike…

Chicago Tribune

Emmys 2022: The best shows outside drama, comedy and limited series

"Bo Burnham: Inside," the virtuosic musical extravaganza that captured the isolation brought on by the pandemic in ways that were hilarious and heartbreaking, won three Emmys last year, though not the main category that was presented during the televised ceremony. That award, outstanding variety special, went to "Hamilton," a 5-year-old…

Los Angeles Times

Free flu jab rollout extended in Victoria

Victoria has extended its free influenza vaccine program until July 10, as the state faces its most aggressive flu season since the start of the COVID pandemic.

AAP

This state will hire you — no college degree required

With record numbers of state jobs going unfilled since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland was in a bind. So, officials decided to eliminate the four-year degree requirement for thousands of those jobs—from parole agents to information technology specialists to nursing assistants—becoming the first state to do so.

Tribune News Service

Doctors look to college athletes to understand COVID’s effects on the heart

BALTIMORE -- Doctors learned early in the pandemic that COVID-19 was more than a respiratory disease. It was attacking bodily organs, including the heart — even in healthy, young athletes.

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Shanghai Disney Resort Says to Reopen Disneyland Theme Park on June 30

The Shanghai Disney Resort said on Tuesday it will reopen Disneyland theme park on June 30. "The magic is back!" the company said on its Weibo account. The Resort reopened Disneytown and Shanghai Disneyland Hotel on June 16. Shanghai Disney Resort has been closed since March 21 due to the…

The Independent UK

Marc Jacobs finds his Nietzsche at the NY Public Library

Marc Jacobs’ runway show in the grand, marbled lobby of the New York Public Library came exactly a year after his previous show in the same venue — the first in-person runway show since the pandemic had shut things down for a couple of seasons

The National (Scotland)

Couple announced as winners in Scotland's 'Tree Oscars' for 'patience and perseverance'

A COUPLE who planted 14,000 trees and a primary school which moved learning outdoors during the pandemic have been named among the winners at…

The Conversation

Yet again, the census shows women are doing more housework. Now is the time to invest in interventions

The Australian Census numbers have been released, showing women typically do many more hours of unpaid housework per week compared to men.

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Reuters

N.Korean leader convenes latest party meeting amid pandemic, heavy rains

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over another meeting of the ruling party to tighten discipline, state media said on Tuesday, as Pyongyang continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and gears up for potential flood damage from heavy rains.

The Guardian - UK

Warnings of mental health crisis among ‘Covid generation’ of students

Pandemic has had lasting impact on students’ wellbeing and problem is getting worse, say UK experts

The Times of India

Mega procession after 2 years in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: After two years of the pandemic, the juggernaut is set to roll again on city streets on Friday. In 2020, the chariots did not leave the temple premises, whereas in 2021, the chariots were taken out in a procession without other participants.

Bangkok Post

How G7 can help those with debt

From the weekend until today, G7 leaders have gathered in Germany to discuss a litany of overlapping global crises, including the war in Ukraine, food insecurity, inflation, backlogged global supply chains, the pandemic response and climate change. These challenges have a common denominator: All are falling hardest on low- and…

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong's Struggle to Lure Bankers Dims Its Role as a Global Finance Hub

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament was for years a highlight on Asia's networking calendar for global bankers and their clients.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2022 Summer League rosters: Who’s playing where this year

NBA summer league basketball will be played in July for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Most of the 2022 draftees are expected to dress up for their new teams - along with young players under contract trying to improve their game ...

ABC News

Walking and talking Silver Fox Initiative helps as wait for psychologists exceeds national average

With one in three Queensland psychologists too busy to take on new patients, the Silver Fox Initiative is offering an empathetic ear.

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