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Covid-19 pandemic victims remembered days after inquiry hearings close

Annual day of reflection marks six years on from the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Brits stuck in Dubai compare travel chaos to Covid pandemic

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The Independent UK

Brits stuck in Dubai compare travel chaos to Covid pandemic: ‘How long can this go on for?’

A pair of Britons who are stuck in Dubai have compared the travel chaos to that seen during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

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Iran war pushes oil price above $90, threatening rise in global inflation

Reports Kuwait was cutting output pushed up cost of barrel of Brent crude to highest weekly gain since Covid pandemic began

The Guardian - UK

Politicians want to stop companies from buying homes. A ban wouldn’t bring down costs.

President Trump, who wants to stop profit-driven companies from buying residences in bulk, spotlighted the struggles of a Houston woman who was regularly outbid by firms on homes in the pandemic.

The Texas Tribune

What the UK’s ‘day of reflection’ reveals about COVID memory

A couple of years ago I dug up an artefact buried under soil, grass and leaves in a park close to my home in Exeter. It was not some ancient object but rather a granite memorial plaque laid down by the local city council only three years before. Dedicated to…

The Conversation

Will Ohio State Record-Breaker Bruce Thornton Be the Last of His Kind?

It’s never been harder to become the scoring king at a top program.

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The Black Death’s counterintuitive effect: as human numbers fell, so did plant diversity

Between 1347 and 1353, Europe was gripped by the most catastrophic pandemic in its history: the Black Death. Killing many millions, the plague wiped out between one-third and a half of Europe’s population.

The Conversation

Talent shortage: These are the hardest roles to fill in Europe

The supply-demand mismatch increased dramatically after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Euronews

‘A new normal’: inquiry’s key findings on how Covid changed UK society

Final module focuses on legacy and impact on mental health, particularly for key workers, vulnerable and bereaved people

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry reaches ‘bittersweet’ final day of witness testimony

Campaigners say ‘hard-hitting, clear-sighted and damning’ inquiry – the most expensive in history – ‘absolutely has been worth it’

The Guardian - UK

Covid deaths caused by ‘government incompetence, chaos and callousness’, bereaved families say

The Covid-19 Inquiry heard the last of the evidence from those whose relatives died during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Bereaved to keep up justice fight as UK Covid-19 Inquiry witness evidence ends

Hearings in the inquiry’s 10th and final module, examining the pandemic’s impact on society, will conclude on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Britain’s economic growth to be weakest in a century outside of pandemic and WWII, think tank warns

The UK’s top two economic think tanks – the Resolution Foundation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies – have issued dire warnings over economic growth and borrowing a day after Rachel Reeves delivered her spring statement

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Evening Standard

Widow felt ‘completely betrayed by authorities breaking Covid rules’ – inquiry

Julie McMurray said she felt she ‘failed’ her husband Robert by not being by his side in hospital during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Inside the battle to end the Aids pandemic in the face of Trump’s cuts

SPECIAL REPORT: Rachel Hagan speaks to some of researchers behind the push for a full HIV vaccine – whose trial had to be saved after the US slashed its grant – about the cost of the delay, and lays out the warnings it provides for the current rollout of the…

Times Pets

When Love Feels Heavy: The Quiet Burnout Of Modern Pet Parents

Pet parenting is often painted as pure joy. Morning cuddles. Playful chaos. A wagging tail waiting at the door. But behind this soft picture, many pet parents are carrying something they feel guilty admitting. Exhaustion. Emotional fatigue. Burnout. And almost nobody talks about it. Loving a pet deeply does not…

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of flights cancelled as world faces worst travel chaos since Covid crisis

Hundreds of thousands of passengers remain stranded, with key air hubs in Middle East closed amid fallout from US-Israeli strikes on Iran

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The Times of India

UAE shuts classrooms, parents on alert: All schools and universities go online amid security concerns on Iran vs US-Israel attacks

Amidst escalating regional tensions involving Iran, the US and Israel, the UAE has temporarily moved all schools and universities to online learning from March 2-4, 2026. This precautionary measure aims to ensure student and staff safety while maintaining educational continuity, leveraging digital infrastructure built during the pandemic. Other Gulf nations…

Evening Standard

Thanksgiving service to be held for late former health secretary Jeane Freeman

She held the brief during the outbreak of the Covid pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Dissatisfaction with life in UK unchanged since Covid, official data shows

Average life satisfaction still below pre-pandemic peak despite improving economic outlook, reports ONS

Sports Illustrated

Mirages of 2020: Revisiting 10 Pandemic Sports Breakouts After Wayne Tinkle's Firing

Do you remember shooting stars like the Canadiens, Coastal Carolina and the Hawks?

TechRadar

‘The tariffs and pandemic crisis seem a joke compared to this’: Cheap phones could be gone forever thanks to the RAM crisis, a new report claims

The smartphone market could be forever changed by the RAM crisis, says a new report — and Android could be hit particularly badly.

The Times of India

This 29-year-old brought landline phones back into style and earned $789K by selling them

Interest in older technology has been resurfacing in small but noticeable ways, particularly among younger consumers trying to reduce smartphone use. In Los Angeles, 29-year-old founder Cat Goetze has built a business around that shift. Her company, Physical Phones, sells Bluetooth-enabled landline-style devices that connect to modern smartphones. In 2025,…

The Conversation

Our pets are devouring biodiversity – but a few changes in EU law could make all the difference

Around 44% of EU homes have at least one pet, of which over 90% are cats or dogs. While we’ve been bringing more and more pets into our lives in recent decades, the trend really shot up during the COVID pandemic. Europe’s pet population rose by an estimated 11% in…

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