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NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds

Heather Hallett says ‘superhuman’ efforts of workers were at times the only reason health service survived

The Guardian - UK

Covid-19 pandemic probe to set out impact on NHS and patients

The UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry is set to publish insights on how the healthcare system in Britain coped in the face of the virus.

The Independent UK

China’s Tencent boasts of 'strong stockpile' of AI GPUs - looking at alternative AI accelerators

Tencent claims it has a strong stockpile of GPUs for AI development in the face of investor concerns.

Tom’s Hardware

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The week in audio: Make Me a Mixtape; 16 Sunsets; Cinematic Soundtracks; How to Play – review

Clara Amfo and Jordan Stephens return with more bespoke celebrity playlists; a new space shuttle podcast goes into orbit; Radio 3’s spin-off station takes unwinding to the next level. Plus, the ins and outs of Holst’s Planets

The Guardian - UK

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK

Future pandemic as big as Covid is inevitable, says Whitty

England’s chief medical officer also tells inquiry that UK’s low level of intensive care provision is a political decision

The Guardian - UK

Doctor in tears at Covid inquiry says what NHS staff saw was ‘indescribable’

Prof Kevin Fong, who was on shift during 7/7 bombings, says height of pandemic was like a ‘terrorist attack every day’

The Guardian - UK

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‘Scenes from hell’: Hospitals ran out of body bags and were close to collapse in pandemic, Covid inquiry told

A top doctor broke down in tears as he said that scenes in the unit ‘were like nothing I had ever seen’

The Independent UK

Humans may not be able to live on Mars

Cold, bathed in radiation and far from Earth, life on Mars would strain our mental and bodily limits

Salon

What does it take to be an astronaut? After dreaming of the stars, I decided to find out

I got very close to becoming a European Space Agency astronaut, but the final lesson was a bittersweet one, says doctor Kevin Fong

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