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Sir Patrick Vallance warns next Covid variant could be worse than Omicron

The Government's Chief Scientific Adviser told MPs Covid is evolving 'very rapidly' as we head into quite an 'unstable period'. It comes as Covid cases have skyrocketed over the past few weeks.

Daily Mirror

Stressed NHS staff who battled pandemic are quitting health service in droves

Dedicated workers who may have been planning to hand in their notice in 2020 stayed on to help efforts battling the virus

Wales Online

Everything Nicola Sturgeon said today as face mask laws to be scrapped

The First Minister addressed MSP's in the debating chamber in the Scottish Parliament to give an update on Covid in Scotland after one in 11 Scots were reported to have the infection.

Edinburgh Live

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Nicola Sturgeon covid statement at a glance as face mask rule to be dropped in Scotland

The First Minister told MSPs in the Scottish Parliament that due to the high number of cases across the country the rule would be kept in place until Easter.

Daily Record

‘This massive undertaking was invisible’: film glimpses behind the curtain as Covid vaccine was made

Acclaimed film-maker David France’s How to Survive a Pandemic on HBO documents ‘a scientific undertaking unlike any in our lifetime’

The Guardian - US

Tui updates facemask rules and puts recommendations in place

The rules are different for Scotland

Nottingham Post

Nicola Sturgeon urges Scots to continue testing twice a week for covid

Free covid testing in Scotland ends next month but the First Minister has urged the public to continue regular checks in the meantime.

Daily Record

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Edinburgh Airport welcomes four new Jet2 routes to Greece for Summer 2022

As summer isn't too far away, Jet2 and Jet2holidays have launched new routes from Edinburgh to Greece as they add 86 per cent extra seats across the UK to the Mediterranean hotspot.

Edinburgh Live

Tell us how lockdown changed your social life for the chance to win a £250 Ticketmaster gift card

Have your say in our survey marking the second anniversary of the first Covid lockdown

Leeds Live

Almost a third of Covid prosecutions wrongful as Partygate ‘questions legitimacy of system’

Exclusive: More than 800 miscarriages of justice identified but experts warn thousands of cases have not been checked

The Independent UK

More than a quarter of a billion pounds in Covid grants distributed in Nottinghamshire

The funding came as part of numerous Government grants and support schemes launched during the pandemic to keep businesses afloat

Nottingham Post

Five lessons the pandemic taught us about ending homelessness permanently

One surprising success story to come out of the pandemic was how many countries and cities were able to significantly reduce street homelessness. Lockdowns enabled governments to treat homelessness as a public health emergency and act swiftly to accommodate and support people experiencing homelessness.

The Conversation

Covid: Where can I buy a lateral flow test and how much does it cost?

Free universal testing will be scrapped from 1 April for most people

The Independent UK

The destinations that have scrapped all travel restrictions – regardless of vaccination status

Denmark is the latest of a dozen destinations to end Covid-related travel rules

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

When should you use lateral flow tests when kits are no longer free in the UK?

Lateral flow test kits will no longer be free in the UK from this Friday, April 1, which means people may not be using Covid tests as often in the future. But under what circumstances would you still need to use a lateral flow?

The Independent UK

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister and Justice Secretary test positive for Covid

John Swinney and Keith Brown both tested positive for the virus.

Daily Mirror

Dad-of-six has legs amputated after Covid reacts with diabetes and turns limbs black

Scott Green, 33, from Redcar, North Yorkshire, was rushed to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough on the first day of Covid lockdown in March 2020 with medics working for two months to save him

Birmingham Post

Laneberg Wine closing down as Covid and Brexit challenges 'prove too much' for region's only urban winery

The Gateshead winery's vintages have won multiple awards every year but the firm's owner has announced it will close in the next few weeks

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Wales Online

Petition calling on Government to rethink ending free Covid testing gains more than 300,000 signatures

'To imagine that wishful thinking can end the pandemic is both delusional and dangerous, and puts many more lives at risk'

ABC News

WA charities Foodbank and Anglicare team up to deliver essentials to people in COVID isolation

Two major WA charities have joined forces after a spike in demand for emergency food relief for people isolating under COVID-19 rules.

The Guardian - US

How the pandemic created a new generation of stoners

Americans who rarely, if ever, smoked marijuana before the pandemic now say they’re turning to weed to help them cope

Daily Record

What time is Nicola Sturgeon's update today? Where to watch and what to expect

The First Minister is expected to reveal the Scottish Government's decision on face mask rules in Scotland.

Wales Online

Tory MPs walked past Downing Street candlelit vigil for Covid victims to go to another boozy bash

On the day Met Police confirmed Downing Street lockdown parties broke the law

Reuters

'We demand an explanation!' Shanghai residents vent COVID lockdown irritation

Frustrated and locked down, residents of Shanghai have taken to social media to vent, questioning the practicality of persisting with China's zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19 in its most populous city.

The Independent UK

Covid labs given two weeks’ notice ahead of cut to testing contract

Exclusive: Labs told with two weeks’ notice their testing contracts were due to end

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