The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

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Keir Starmer’s aides said to be trying to work around Chris Wormald, who was only appointed six months ago

Three trade deals, five U-turns, 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence, eight ministerial resignations, 49 welfare rebels, record small boat crossings – the statistics behind Keir Starmer’s first year as prime minister explored by Alicja Hagopian and David Maddox

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The XFG and XFG.3 variants currently account for around 30 percent of Covid-19 cases in England

Unlike previous economic downturns, the COVID pandemic created a crisis that disrupted both education and employment, abruptly halting young people’s emerging careers and clouding their hopes for the future. It doubly affected those transitioning into adulthood, out of school or university and into work, and it threatened the job security…

Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley has died aged 87 after contracting Covid and pneumonia.

The acclaimed actor ‘passed away peacefully with friends at his bedside’

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According to reports, the rare, rabies-like infection, which spreads from bats to humans through bites or scratches, has now triggered a public health alert across NSW.

In today’s newsletter: With no new funding and a workforce already stretched, questions loom over whether ambition alone can overcome a system in crisis