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Cutting costs, merging, shelving Batgirl: is this the end of HBO Max?

CEO announces company will ‘fully embrace theatrical’ releases and move from straight-to-streaming productions

The Guardian - US

'I was denied UK residency as Home Office saw me as a threat because of my race'

Farrukh Sair, a former NHS worker, says that he feels that countries such as France appreciated those who helped during…

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Norwegian Makes a Covid Change Royal Caribbean, Carnival Haven’t

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a major change to its pandemic-era policies.

West Lothian brass band bounces back from pandemic with full line-up of events and a new name

The band have a new look and return with a full line-up of events for the rest of the year.

Long Eaton cafe delayed by the pandemic finally opens - bringing something new to the town

'We are happy to be open'

Nottingham Post

Bruce Grobbelaar hits out at ‘confusing’ UK Covid travel rules after conviction

Liverpool legend Bruce Grobbelaar has hit out at “confusion” caused by the UK’s Covid travel rules after he was fined…

Evening Standard

Qantas asks senior executives to work as baggage handlers amid staff shortage

The call out comes nearly two years after Qantas fired nearly 2,000 airport staff amid the pandemic.

Evening Standard

More than a million could die waiting for green cards as US immigration buckles amid COVID

WASHINGTON — Milap Kashipara spent 16 years waiting for a green card that he hoped would lead to better opportunities…

Los Angeles Times

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Women have always trailed men in research output: how COVID made the situation worse

The under-representation of women in research is well documented. Emerging evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this inequality…

The Conversation

Rent for prime London properties up 13.5% in a year as super-rich return

Estate agent Savills says increase of luxury rents in centre of capital show it is ‘bouncing back’ after pandemic

The Guardian - UK

School pupils urged to utilise careers helpline on 'nerve-wracking' results day

STUDENTS are set to receive their results from the first in-person exams since the Covid-19 pandemic began ...

The National (Scotland)

Power PDA and ‘fast-forwarding’: The biggest dating trends of 2022

Trends like ‘dry dating’ and ‘hesi-dating’ reveal how the pandemic has affected our love lives

The Independent UK

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Cycling growth in UK at risk of being left behind by Europe, experts warn

Bicycle sales down by a quarter on pre-pandemic levels and electric bike takeup also stalling after a boom

The Guardian - UK

Mimosas out, espresso martinis in? 2 Dallas women launch boozy coffee in a can

DALLAS — It all started at brunch, when Dallas women Nicole Craven and Alexis Smith would order an espresso martini…

Tribune News Service

Tovino Thomas’ new film ‘Thallumala’ to release on 12 August

The Malayalam film industry has been one of the worst affected by the covid-19 pandemic with revenue losses in the…

Hong Kong cuts Covid hotel quarantine to 3 days on arrivals

The policy taking effect Friday will be Hong Kong's shortest quarantine for arrivals since the pandemic began

Hong Kong cuts Covid quarantine to three days in hotel for incoming travellers

Hong Kong will shorten the Covid-19 hotel quarantine period for all arrivals to three days from seven, taking another step…

Irish Independent

Newmains Army Cadets delight after attending first residential camp since pandemic

Cadets could take part in an array of activities and training exercises

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Canada labour shortage: One of five of these professionals has to work overtime

The seventh wave of Covid hit which hit Canada in the month of June and July saw absences among nurses…

Nottinghamshire drug deaths at highest level for 30 years

The pandemic is believed to have hit the vulnerable particularly hard

Nottingham Post

Hong Kong cuts COVID quarantine stay for incoming travellers

Hong Kong will shorten the COVID-19 hotel quarantine period for all arrivals to three days from seven, taking another step…

NatWest survey shows East Midlands economy contracting

However job numbers up and rate of cost inflation said to have eased to ten-month low

Birmingham Post

Akasa Air's maiden flight takes off from Mumbai to Ahmedabad

MUMBAI: While Covid saw the death of a number of airlines worldwide, the Indian airline industry not only survived the…

The Times of India

Non-COVID deaths are up a significant amount this year. What's driving the increase?

There has been a significant increase in the number of non-COVID deaths since the Omicron wave took off, and that…