Covid changed our lives – and not for the better Letters: Readers on the impact of the pandemic five years on The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
Sarah, Duchess of York offered to help secure PPE in pandemic, inquiry told The inquiry was shown an email dated April 2020 as it heard evidence from Dawn Matthias, who was seconded into the team aiming to secure PPE. Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025
How Covid changed the British state Surge in national debt and NHS backlog altered the economy and expectations around crisis management The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
Feeling lost at work? Doing these things will put you back on track Higher numbers of workers are reporting feeling lost at work since the pandemic The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all counts A jury has found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Some schools not 'learning from the best' in boosting attendance rates, Education Secretary warns Minister tells teachers ‘children’s life chances are at stake’ as schools struggle with higher absence levels than before the pandemic Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025
No, don't bring your best self to work The divide between Lumon's workaholic "innies" and sad "outies" proves we should save our best energy for ourselves Salon · Mar 19, 2025
Covid-19 Culture: What we'd like to bring back from the pandemic Five years on, Euronews Culture reflects on the things we miss the most from the March 2020 Covid lockdown and what practices we'd bring back. Euronews · Mar 19, 2025
‘Ghost kitchens’, fast casual and higher prices: how the pandemic changed the US restaurant industry Americans eat takeout more. Some drink less. Bar-and-grill chains have shuttered. But the restaurant industry has evolved and rebounded The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025
How Covid changed the way Britain works and plays From Thursday becoming the new Friday, to sore backs from working in the kitchen, the pandemic had a profound effect on our working patterns The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
Criticism of PPE contract system ‘wholly naive’, Hancock tells Covid inquiry Former health secretary Matt Hancock gave evidence to the probe’s fifth module, which is exploring pandemic procurement. Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025
COVID-19: we’re no better prepared for a pandemic today than we were in 2020 On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. According to official data there have been more than 770 million cases of COVID, which have caused over 7 million deaths in 231 countries – almost 2.2 million of them in Europe. Other reports estimate that the number… The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025
Lawrence Wilson obituary Other lives: Consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine who trained a generation in the north-west of England and led his unit through the pandemic The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
IRS $1,400 stimulus check deadline is soon — here’s who is eligible and how to claim IRS warns that taxpayers who fail to file their returns by April 15 could forfeit the pandemic-era relief payment The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 London v New York: Capital's Tube and bus network beats Big Apple in post-pandemic recovery But report warns many cities face ‘backlog’ of repairs due to a drop in spending during the pandemic
The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025 Exploring the link between school exclusion and crime – new research The rate of children permanently excluded from school in England rose against last year and is higher than before the pandemic.
Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025 Driving tests: Which centres have the shortest waiting lists in London? There are several reasons why the wait time for driving tests is so long, from a pandemic backlog to industrial strikes
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025 How Covid changed children in Britain Uncertainty, disruption, increased screen use and crippling anxiety are some of the legacies of pandemic school closures
Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025 UK life expectancy yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels The estimates continue to reflect the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Texas Tribune · Mar 18, 2025 After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold.
Euronews · Mar 18, 2025 5 years on from the pandemic, 1 in 10 people aren’t sure if they have long COVID Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, here’s a look at how many people are still grappling with the medical consequences of the virus.
Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025 The office was not killed by Covid - but it has moved closer to home Between September 2019 and September 2022, spending in Zone 6 increased by 12% compared to pre-pandemic levels,as people spend time and money closer to where they live.
Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025 How many people get benefits now and how does the total compare with 20 years ago? With possible welfare cuts up for debate in the House of Commons today (July 1), here’s a look at how benefits have changed over the years.
The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025 Global crises have hit education hard: 24 years of research offers a way forward for southern Africa Global crises have shaped our world over the past two decades, affecting education systems everywhere. Higher education researcher Emmanuel Ojo has studied the impact of these disruptions on educational opportunities, particularly in southern Africa.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025 How Covid changed the way Britain thinks The physical impact alone has been seismic, but has the pandemic also altered how we see ourselves and the world?