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Calls for UK government to tackle alcohol-related deaths in older people

Health experts have said a record number of over-55s are dying from heavy drinking while the under-35s are consuming less

The Guardian - UK

Friday essay: a reinvention of self – the pleasure of literary journeys

In the hiatus that was COVID lockdown, the novelty of “staying put” had a peculiar grace and delight. To limit one’s trajectory to five kilometres meant homing in on the small and the local: the seasonal repetitions of a plant blossoming in a neighbour’s garden, new pale green leaves on…

The Conversation

USAID-Funded Pandemic Research Failed To Spot COVID or Ensure Chinese Transparency

There remains many open questions about whether the agency's funding played a role in the creation of COVID-19 in a Wuhan laboratory.

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Long COVID: women at greater risk compared to men – could immune system differences be the cause?

About 5% of people who catch COVID have long-lasting symptoms. In these people, loss of smell, dizziness, fatigue and other hallmark COVID symptoms can persist for months after the initial illness. Yet even five years after the COVID pandemic began, we still don’t know why some people develop long COVID…

The Conversation

Why supermarkets are siding with farmers over inheritance tax

In recent years, British farmers have faced growing pressures, from Brexit to COVID and the Ukraine war. For some of them you can now add planned inheritance tax (IHT) reforms – announced in the budget last autumn – to that list.

The Conversation

Racial Disparities Persist In Maternal Mortality Rates

New CDC data shows Black women in the US face a maternal mortality rate 3.5 times higher than white women, with COVID-19 exacerbating disparities. Efforts ...

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Rayner's coup against Starmer, his voice coach and the biggest revelations from new book on PM's rise

A new book on Keir Starmer’s rise to power has caused a stir in Westminster.

The Independent UK

BBC and ITV slash big-budget TV spend as US streamers pour money into UK

Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky also among UK broadcasters making cuts as Netflix, Disney and Amazon pile on pressure

The Guardian - UK

5 Ways In Which Argentina's Milei Has Mirrored Trump

On Wednesday, Argentina announced it would follow the United States out of the World Health Organization, echoing Trump's repeated complaints about what he called the body's mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Latin Times

Following Trump, Argentina Quits World Health Organization

Argentina said Wednesday it will quit the World Health Organization, following in the footsteps of Donald Trump's United States and citing similar complaints over the UN body's management of the Covid-19 pandemic.

International Business Times

Argentina Follows Suit With Trump and Pulls Out of World Health Organization, Cites 'Deep Differences' Regarding COVID-19 Response

In a statement, Javier Milei's administration accused the WHO of leading them to "the longest lockdown in human history"

Latin Times

Police respond to calls for probe into Keir Starmer voice coach 'breaking Covid laws'

LONDON'S police force has responded to calls for a probe into whether Covid laws were broken by Keir Starmer's voice coach ...

The National (Scotland)

How to secure a China travel visa as new rules allow longer stays

Exclusive: Travellers can now get a China transit permit valid for 10 days if they travel via the People’s Republic between two other countries

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Keir Starmer’s voice coach needed in person during Covid restrictions – No 10

Tories call for police investigation into whether Labour leader broke lockdown rules when preparing Brexit speech

Evening Standard

Kay Burley's most controversial Sky News moments as she quits channel after 36 years

From making Peter Andre cry on live TV to her suspension for breaching Covid rules

The Guardian - AU

‘It just can’t be replaced’: Mallacoota’s black summer grief is still fresh after five years

Photographer and Mallacoota resident Rachel Mounsey revisits those who lost their homes and much more

Salon

The GOP leans into its pro-plague era

"Eugenics is the Rosetta Stone for so much of Trump’s agenda"

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The Independent UK

Starmer voice coach travelled between lockdown tiers as Covid rule-breach row grows

Leonie Mellinger visited Labour’s London office on Christmas Eve in 2020, before travelling to Brighton, when the capital was under Tier 4 regulations and Brighton was in Tier 3

The National (Scotland)

Scottish museum hosts 'innovative' Covid vaccine story exhibition

AN exhibition telling the story of the global effort to develop a Covid vaccine is open now at the National Museum of Scotland.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer denies breaking Covid lockdown rules with voice coach

The Tories say the Labour prime minister has questions to answer over Christmas Eve meeting with Leonie Mellinger

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer denies breaking lockdown rules with voice coach meetings

Sir Keir Starmer has denied breaking lockdown rules after it emerged he had met a voice coach during the winter of 2020.

Evening Standard

Starmer denies breaking lockdown rules over meeting with voice coach

The Prime Minister said ‘of course’ he did not breach restrictions in place during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

Jury selection to begin for alleged ringleader of $250M pandemic fraud scheme in Minnesota

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of the alleged ringleader of a scheme to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children

AAP

Ex-ABC host stands by anti-Israel 'genocide' posts

A radio presenter taken off air by the ABC has defended her anti-Israeli views, with a court told she received death threats after her "humiliating" sacking.

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