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Vulnerable ‘badly let down’ when untested patients were discharged to care homes

Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock’s claim of a “protective ring” around care homes during the pandemic has been branded “a joke”.

The Independent UK

Gavin Henson desperately searches for pub chef as £45k salary offered in staff crisis

Gavin bought the Fox and Hounds in St Brides Major in 2019, but a number of factors including the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit have left him very short of employees at the bar

Daily Mirror

Crisis-hit East Lothian day centre lands £32,000 emergency funding to save it from closure

The Hollies provides services for over 60s aimed at tackling isolation and providing social activities but it has struggled to keep its doors open and was hit hard during the pandemic

Edinburgh Live

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How 'Cranks' Advance Science

A major lesson of the pandemic is that science is "not a priesthood," says Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer, a general surgeon and senior fellow at the Cato Institute.

Reason

World’s oldest living person shares secret to long life

Sister Andre is also the oldest survivor of Covid-19 and has now lived through two global pandemics

The Independent UK

Scots schools with highest Covid-19 infections since start of pandemic

The Daily Record obtained the data after a Freedom of Information request to Public Health Scotland.

Daily Record

Landladies nicknamed 'Kray twins' at trouble-hit pub

The Roebuck has been beset by problems

Manchester Evening News

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Tyneside pub amusement machine supplier Bob Rudd back in the game after £2m investment

The firm said it is bouncing back from two years of tough trading after the pandemic badly impacted the leisure sector

Birmingham Post

Government responds to ruling it broke law by discharging hospital patients into care homes at start of Covid pandemic

'The vast majority of the judgment found in the Government’s favour'

Wales Online

Government policy on allowing untested hospital patients into care homes was 'unlawful', court rules

“It is also now clear that Matt Hancock’s claim that the Government threw a protective ring around care homes in the first wave of the pandemic was nothing more than a despicable lie of which he ought to be ashamed and for which he ought to apologise.”

Manchester Evening News

South Africa's COVID relief measures mostly excluded refugees: a neglect of duty

The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa saw the government impose a lockdown in a bid to save lives. It introduced several interventions to cushion the impact of the crisis caused by the shutdown of economic activities on citizens. Among the measures were food aid as well…

The Conversation

Punjab prepared to tackle surge in Covid cases, CM Bhagwant Mann tells PM Modi

CHANDIGARH: Amidst fresh spurt in Covid cases, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday claimed that the state was fully prepared to tackle any surge in the cases of pandemic.

The Times of India

For summer travel deals, stay off the beaten path

Demand for travel has returned to pre-pandemic levels just in time for travel’s hottest season — summer

The Independent UK

Health systems take over malls

Shopping malls offer a perfect solution to health systems need of space and parking

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Researchers: COVID-19, Israel-Gaza war fueled antisemitism

Israeli researchers say the coronavirus pandemic and the Israel-Gaza war fueled a spike in antisemitism around the world last year

Reuters

EU estimates up to 80% of population has had COVID

The European Commission said that between 60% and 80% of the EU population was estimated to have been infected with COVID-19, as the bloc enters a post-emergency phase in which mass reporting of cases was no longer necessary.

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A 6ft Tall NHS Paramedic Beat Anxiety About Her Height By Bidding To Become Miss England

Alice Jones, 26, never had a relationship at school because she was taller than all the other boys.

The Independent UK

Policies on discharging patients into care homes during Covid ruled unlawful

Bereaved families and care groups said the High Court ruling proves there was no protective ring around care homes at the start of the pandemic.

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The Independent UK

Court says UK's nursing home COVID-19 policy was illegal

A British court has ruled that the government’s decision to discharge untested patients from hospitals into nursing homes early in the coronavirus pandemic was illegal

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dutch Celebrate First King’s Day Holiday without COVID Curbs Since 2019

The city streets around the Netherlands streamed with festival-goers wearing orange on Wednesday in celebration of the national holiday King's Day in traditional fashion -- with music and open-air markets -- for the first time since 2019, without COVID-19 restrictions. King Willem-Alexander, who turns 55 on Wednesday and whom the…

Daily Record

Health board urges residents to avoid A&E once more as figures show improvement

But politicians demand action, saying the upturn "isn't good enough".

Chronicle Live

Discharging patients into care homes during Covid pandemic was 'unlawful', High Court rules

Two High Court judges have ruled the Government and NHS England acted "unlawfully" during the early stages of the pandemic when it came to discharging patients into care homes

Evening Standard

Government broke law by failing care home residents who died of Covid, High Court rules

Two women whose fathers died from Covid-19 have won a High Court challenge against the Government over policies on discharging patients to care homes at the outset of the pandemic.

Benzinga

STMicroelectronics Clocks 18% Revenue Growth In Q1 Backed By Robust Demand For Microcontrollers

STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 17.6% year-on-year to $3.55 billion, beating the consensus of $3.49 billion. This revenue performance, driven by solid demand for microcontrollers, was partially offset by temporarily reduced operations at its Shenzhen, China, manufacturing facility due to the pandemic. Sales to OEMs increased by 14.4% Y/Y,…

Wales Online

Care home workers furious after some staff 'excluded' from £1,000 bonus

'I feel it is totally unfair that the government are allowed to treat us this way'

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