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Simon Case: Whitehall high flyer caught up in the partygate scandal

The UK’s most senior civil servant was brought back into government to help deal with the Covid pandemic.

The Independent UK

Famous Scots castle forced to close doors for ‘essential’ repairs as several weddings affected

Caerlaverock Castle, which featured in the 2011 romantic comedy The Decoy Bride starring David Tennant and Kelly Macdonald, only reopened in August 2020 after being shut due to the pandemic.

Daily Record

Germany to loosen COVID-19 entry rules over the summer

Germany’s health minister says the government plans to suspend a pandemic rule requiring people to show proof of vaccination, a negative test result or recent recovery from COVID-19 to enter the country over the summer

The Independent UK

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Davos gathering overshadowed by global economic worries

The risks to the global economy are leading to an increasingly gloomy view of the months ahead as corporate leaders, government officials and other VIPs gather at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland

The Independent UK

Over one in four adults think working at home has made hearing worse - due to headphones

Adults now wear headphones for an hour longer each day than they did before the pandemic - with two in five using headphones for all their work meetings

Daily Mirror

More cyclists are being killed by cars. Advocates say U.S. streets are the problem

The pandemic got more people riding bikes, but the number of cyclists hit and killed by cars is rising at an alarming rate. "We're buying materials for ghost bikes in bulk," one cycling advocate says.

WEKU

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill on inflation, interest rates and the labour market

He believes interest rate rises could have some say to go while whether those who left the workforce due to the pandemic will return is a big question for the UK economy

Birmingham Post

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Major improvement programme at Castle Douglas Community Centre back under way

Use of the Cotton Street premises is beginning to return to something approaching the levels from before the pandemic

Daily Record

Clive Palmer and One Nation flopped at the election. What happened?

Many commentators tipped Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party (UAP) and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation to perform well this election by scooping up the “freedom” and anti-vax vote from voters angry about how the pandemic was handled.

The Conversation

'Burnt out' Gateshead GP warns ten minute appointments aren't 'fit for purpose'

Dr Dawn Turner has spoken out about how doctors just don't get enough time with their patients

Chronicle Live

For many households, income is up but home ownership is further out of reach

The cost of buying a home has risen faster than income since March 2021

USAFacts

SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens looks back on the difficult decisions around the COVID-19 response

After 793 days making huge decisions over the lives of South Australians, Grant Stevens is stepping out of the COVID-19 spotlight. He reflects on "pissing off" half the population during the state’s pandemic response.

ABC News

Preparing a new generation of hospitality leaders

As the hospitality industry rebounds in 2022, Vatel Hotel & Tourism Business School and Silpakorn University International College (SUIC) are reshaping hospitality education in response to this new tourism landscape. According to the World Tourism and Travel Council there will be approximately 300 million tourism jobs this year and this…

Bangkok Post

Lockdowns caused 'high psychological distress' in 70pc of high school students, study finds

A national survey of 15-19-year-olds has revealed the effects of COVID-19 and lockdowns on students who missed out on key social and academic experiences.

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HomeBuilder and first home buyer grants made housing less affordable says Reserve Bank

Government subsidies such as first home buyer grants and HomeBuilder have boosted demand for homes and helped push up house prices, with "pervasive" impacts on housing outcomes for some Australians, according to the Reserve Bank.

Tribune News Service

Hybrid work in the Bay Area: Data suggests region nearing its ‘new normal’

SAN JOSE, California — Caroline Mills now goes into her San Jose office at accounting giant Ernst & Young whenever her team agrees they want to — and sometimes when the company puts on the Wednesday happy hour featuring beer, wine and Asian-fusion food-truck treats. That weekly grub-and-gab session did…

Chicago Sun-Times

The price we pay for global supply chain

One is product shortages, as with the shortage of personal protective equipment early in the pandemic and recently with infant formula. But are we willing to pay higher prices for less reliance on the global supply chain?

ABC News

Queensland records over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths as doctors warn booster shots remain 'critically important'

Queensland surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, with the pandemic virus on course to feature among the state's leading reasons for lives lost this year.

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New Jersey committee approves bill that includes unemployment insurance tax credits for small businesses

The New Jersey Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee on May 19 approved A-3683, a bill that would give tax credits to some small businesses with an aim to offset increasing unemployment insurance taxes following the coronavirus pandemic. The New Jersey Business and Industry Association estimates businesses in the state…

Birmingham Post

Employers more open to part-time working post pandemic, study shows

Survey by Cranfield and CBI Economics shows employers expect increase in part-time, remote and flexible-working

The Conversation

To serve school communities and address inequities after COVID-19, principals must become activists

A survey of Ontario principals about COVID-19 challenges and specific school issues like technology found that in the pandemic principals were hearing “about province-wide education policy decisions at the same time as the public received news.” This “did not support schools in navigating the rapidly changing pandemic landscape.”

Chronicle Live

Is Covid-19 more deadly than flu? Winter's Covid deaths 'more in line' with flu and pneumonia

Death certificate data shows Covid has been listed as the 'underlying cause' of death more times but flu and pneumonia are mentioned more

The Independent UK

Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge

Surges in COVID-19 cases are causing disruptions in many parts of the U.S., but as the school year wraps up and Americans prepare for their summer vacations, many people have returned to their pre-pandemic routines

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Says Monkeypox ‘Containable’ as More Govts Start Limited Vaccinations

The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising infections of the virus. The moves came as authorities investigated 237 suspected and confirmed cases of the virus in 19…

Manchester Evening News

'It's just getting your foot back in the door': Hundreds look for work at under-fire airport amid cost of living crisis

"We went into work and everyone went on their morning rounds... when we got back there were administrators"

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