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Wednesday briefing: Inside the marking boycott that has thrown university students’ futures into the air

In today’s newsletter: A row between lecturers and universities has left thousands of exams and dissertations ungraded – what’s the dispute about, and how might it end?

The Guardian - UK

'My dad should still be here, the government have blood on their hands'

Son of man who died weeks into pandemic hits out as Matt Hancock takes to the stand at the Covid Inquiry

Liverpool Echo

Hazy future for caregiver payments expanded during pandemic worries families

Families of severely disabled children across the country are worried about the future of crucial Medicaid payments they started receiving to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

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What the papers say – June 28

Former health secretary Matt Hancock’s evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry features on several of Wednesday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Audit shows Oklahoma likely misspent millions in federal relief funds

A state audit shows Oklahoma likely misspent millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds

The Independent UK

More see U.S. as top global economy over China in post-COVID reversal

The findings underscore the U.S.' economic dominance as nations emerge from the upheaval of the pandemic.

Axios

'Tory government blaming UK crisis on Covid and Putin isn't cutting it anymore'

As more people are facing hunger and the threat of a recession looms, the Tories cannot keep trying to blame this crisis on the pandemic and war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

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Scammers Stole $200 Billion From Two Federal COVID Aid Programs

A new audit says one out of every $6 distributed by the Small Business Administration during the pandemic was stolen.

Reason

Providing education for a brighter future

Four years have now passed since the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world, impacting almost every aspect of people's daily lives. Education is one of the sectors that have been most dramatically affected by these changes.

Bangkok Post

Heartbroken widow says 'talk is cheap' as Covid victims turn their backs on Matt Hancock

The former Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock did not take any personal blame as some victims who lost loves ones to Covid shouted "killer" as he left the Covid Inquiry

Daily Mirror

Shoppers warned against paying more than 3% card surcharges

Eftpos provider hopes to launch contactless debit payments in next two years, freeing consumers from shackles of big credit card companies

Newsroom.co.nz

Your blood type can make you more likely to get COVID, new research suggests. Who's most at risk

Blood type may be another COVID risk factor, like whether one’s immune system is compromised, or whether one has diabetes or obesity, new research suggests.

Fortune

Matt Hancock says he is ‘profoundly sorry’ for every death caused by Covid-19

"I am profoundly sorry for the impact that it had, I’m profoundly sorry for each death that has occurred."

Manchester Evening News

Rishi Sunak seen using erasable-ink pens on official documents and in meetings

Exclusive: Sunak regularly pictured using Pilot V fountain pens during time as chancellor and prime minister

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Author Michael Rosen chokes up in Repair Shop NHS special after near-death coma

BBC One viewers are in for an emotional ride as The Repair Shop marks the 75th anniversary of the NHS by restoring everything from a Thomas The Tank Engine catering trolley to a vintage doctor's bag

The Independent UK

The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says

More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England’s quantitative easing scheme let ‘inflation take root’

UK economy became reliant on cheap money due to the Bank’s actions, warns former permanent secretary to the Treasury

Daily Mirror

Covid Inquiry: Matt Hancock slams 'body bag' approach as angry bereaved turn backs on him

Over three hours of questioning, ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted there were insufficient PPE stockpiles and testing capacity but refused to accept blame - instead tearing into emergency planning

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The Guardian - UK

The Covid tragedy? It was Matt Hancock’s tragedy too, you know

Yes the government had made huge errors, but somehow the health secretary at the time hadn’t

Newsroom.co.nz

Supply of medicines to NZ threatened after vaccine disclosure – Ombudsman

After the Government mistakenly released confidential information about Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry says it was 'made clear' this could have implications for broader pharmaceutical and therapeutic supply.

The Hindu

We will probe bitcoin scam, 40% commission, death of COVID patients: Siddaramaiah

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that his government will investigate the alleged scams during the BJP regime, including the “40% commission” in public works, irrigation projects, bitcoin scam, and the deaths of COVID-19 patients due to the non-availability of oxygen in Chamarajanagar.

The Conversation

We found coronaviruses in UK bats -- so far the danger’s minimal but we need to know more about viruses that can spread to humans

Most emerging infectious diseases are caused by zoonotic pathogens – viruses and bacteria which circulate in wild and domestic animals but are also capable of infecting humans. Examples of diseases caused by zoonotic pathogens include Ebola, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and bird flu.

The Guardian - UK

Even as my wife lay dying, I followed Covid rules. So how can I forgive the Tories?

Letters: We must not forget the hundreds of Tory MPs who supported Boris Johnson’s corrupt regime, says Roger McGarva. Plus a letter from Elizabeth Davey on how restrictions kept family from her husband in his final days

The Independent UK

Pandemic plan ‘didn’t envisage mass test and trace would be necessary’ – Selbie

The former Public Health England chief executive said that he never discussed ‘the scale of pandemic we faced’.

Daily Record

Last days for Ayrshire residents to take up Covid-19 vaccine before offer ends on Friday

Under 50s with no risk factors are encouraged to get jabbed over the coming days.

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