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Rape convictions have soared despite pandemic backlog for Scotland’s courts

During 2021-22, convictions for rape and attempted rape rose to 160 – an increase of 105% from 2020-21.

The Independent UK

Covid bereaved relatives demand answers over pandemic deaths

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry began formal hearings on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Call for 'absolute candour' as inquiry into Scottish Covid response to begin

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry will begin on Tuesday, as a leading lawyer called for witnesses to speak with “absolute candour” in order to learn…

The National (Scotland)

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Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry to begin

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry will explore the Scottish Government’s response to the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Listening to youth voices was missing in the COVID-19 pandemic response

The new school year has brought about another increase in COVID-19 cases.

The Conversation

The new world of digital work

Digital workers demand flexibility, great offices, and top technology. As Peter Bale finds out, employers want transformation.

Newsroom.co.nz

Leadership in a crisis: how President Ramaphosa’s COVID speeches drew on Mandela's ideas of South African unity

In times of crisis, leaders wield more than just political power. They harness the art of rhetoric in a bid to unite their nations towards a common goal. South Africa, with a tumultuous history marked by apartheid, has seen leaders employ persuasive communication to navigate challenges.

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Canada’s health-care crisis is gendered: How the burden of care falls to women

As we enter cold, flu and COVID season, Canada is continuing to experience a health-care crisis. One in six Canadians don’t have a family doctor and less than 50 per cent are able to see a primary care provider on the same or next day. Both the B.C. Nurses Union…

The Conversation

Empty classroom seats reveal ‘long shadow’ of Covid chaos on Britain’s children

Former commissioner Anne Longfield’s inquiry testimony exposed how future generations will pay price for government’s poor decisions

The Guardian - UK

Illinois recruit Tysean Griffin returns as Morgan Park beats Simeon in the Battle of Vincennes

Griffin, who has been a starter for the Mustangs since the pandemic spring season in 2021, is a playmaker on offense, defense and special teams.

Chicago Sun-Times

'The customer is the loser' in the new hotel industry, where the rooms are dirtier, the prices are higher and you're getting less service, analyst says

“Not as many towels, maid service essentially stopped ... some beds looked like someone took a nap on them before I got there.”

Fortune

Cruises, golf and private health: how baby boomer spending has kept UK inflation stubbornly high

The postwar generation has benefited from good pensions and now interest rate rises, but while its spending has boosted the economy, it has many downsides – not least prices

The Guardian - UK

After Losing Billions to Scammers, This COVID Aid Program Won't Require All Loans To Be Repaid

But that decision seems to violate federal law.

Reason

Labour asks watchdog to investigate Sunak over wife’s interest in startup fund

PM’s much-criticised Future Fund, set up during the pandemic, gave £2m to companies co-owned by Akshata Murty

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'We are worn out and no one cares': why ambulance staff in UK and Australia are ready to quit the profession

The COVID-19 pandemic may be over, but its scars remain for those on the frontline of the health sector – not least in the ambulance services. And our research conducted separately in the UK and Australia shows things are getting worse across the globe.

The Hindu

Kerala JD(S) row | Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan asks Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to expel Minister

Kerala opposition Leader VDD Satheesan urges chief minister pinarayi vijayan to expel JD(S) nominee from Cabinet as party aligned with NDA. He alleges CPI(M)-BJP alliance helping former stay in power. CAG report on KMSCL purchases during COVID-19 pandemic proves Oppn. allegations of corruption. Satheesan also wants CM to restrain M.M.…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak named 'Dr Death' by government advisers during pandemic, inquiry told

Government advisers referred to Rishi Sunak as “Dr Death” during the pandemic, WhatsApp messages shown to the Covid-19 Inquiry have revealed...

The Independent UK

Government advisers called Sunak ‘Dr Death’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry told

WhatsApp messages between epidemiologist Professor John Edmunds and Professor Dame Angela McLean were shared at Thursday’s hearing.

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COVID wastewater data is being distorted

One of the last tools for tracking the pandemic is shifting hands. Experts warn it could reduce our surveillance

Capital & Main

U.S. Undoes Progress on Child Poverty as Spending Cuts Take Priority

The end of pandemic relief programs is returning millions of children to poverty.

Evening Standard

OPINION - If nobody is paying attention to the Covid inquiry, can it really be devastating?

Have you been following the Covid inquiry? Away from the front pages, which have mostly been occupied by other stories, revelation after appalling revelation has been spilling out, confirming our very worst fears about what went on in Downing Street as the Covid pandemic hit.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak was branded ‘Dr Death’ by top government scientist in secret Covid WhatsApp messages

Deputy chief scientific adviser’s disparaging WhatsApp messages shown to inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s Covid startup fund invested nearly £2m in firms linked to his wife

Four businesses linked to Akshata Murty revealed to have received investment from much-criticised Future Fund

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Spectacular Myanmar lake festival resumes after 3 years

One of the most colorful festivals in the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, involving scores of rowed boats and a spectacular gold-gilded barge, is being celebrated this month after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic and violent political instability.

The Independent UK

Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales jump 25%

The total is higher than the pre-pandemic year of 2019/20, but below the figure for 2018/19.

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