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UK post-Covid plan will not keep public safe, expert tells inquiry

David Alexander of UCL says new framework merely ‘an attempt to tinker with the system’

The Guardian - UK

Evaluation of UK’s pandemic preparedness was ‘simply wrong’, expert says

The World Health Organisation carried out a joint external evaluation of the UK’s ability to cope with public health risks prior to the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Theme parks bounced back in 2022 from pandemic lows with revenue, if not attendance

Last year marked a return to normal for the theme park industry around the world with operators reporting revenues at par or above pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK

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Covid Inquiry: What we learned on Day 3 as plans for a future pandemic branded inadequate

The Covid inquiry will next week hear from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and former prime minister David Cameron, as well as Sir Chris Whitty and former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance

Daily Mirror

Johnson in ‘serious contempt’ poses major dilemma for UK’s Sunak

Boris Johnson committed a “serious contempt” of Parliament and repeatedly misled UK lawmakers about rule-breaking parties in Downing Street during the pandemic, according to a long-awaited probe which despite its largely unsurprising findings still shocked with the severity of its indictment of the former prime minister.

Tribune News Service

Confidence in science fell in 2022 while political divides persisted, poll shows

Confidence in the scientific community declined among U.S. adults in 2022, a major survey shows, driven by a a partisan divide that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

5 key takeaways from 'partygate' report that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament

A U.K. parliamentary committee has issued a damning report concluding that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled lawmakers over what he knew about multiple lockdown-flouting parties at his office and government buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

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China accused of researching covid bioweapon before pandemic in new report

The allegation is that the Chinese military wanted a vaccine to inoculate their own population if they ever wanted to use the virus for biowarfare

Wales Online

Rufus Norris to step down as National Theatre leader in spring 2025

Director says past eight years ‘most challenging time in history’ for sector, but audience figures finally back at pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron, George Osborne and Jeremy Hunt to give evidence at Covid inquiry next week

Former prime minister David Cameron and his then chancellor George Osborne will give evidence about how prepared the country was for a pandemic to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry next week.

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry: lawyers voice ‘alarm’ over short time slot for David Cameron

Former PM to be questioned on Monday, with George Osborne, Jeremy Hunt and Oliver Dowden also slated to give evidence

The Guardian - UK

Three Wuhan scientists 'were world's first Covid patients after experiment went wrong'

Three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have been suspected as the source of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new investigation

Daily Mirror

The Fed grows confident its Goldilocks economy might come true

The U.S. may not have to sacrifice the economic gains achieved in the pandemic recovery.

Axios

Number of Perth and Kinross Council employee sick days rises to above pre-pandemic levels

At a recent council meeting it was suggested the increase may be due to societal changes following the pandemic

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The Independent UK

West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement

The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract after more than a year of negotiations and several work disruptions that snarled shipping traffic at some of the largest ports

The Independent UK

After long waits, new pilgrims prepare for Hajj's return, the first major one since COVID-19

This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting period of three years when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the scale of one of Islam’s holiest rites

The Independent UK

After long waits, new pilgrims prepare for return of Hajj, the first major one since COVID-19

This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting period of three years when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the scale of one of Islam’s holiest rites

The Independent UK

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in pandemic, study says

The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Millions forced to move by war, famine and disaster

Shock mobility is a response to acute disruptions like natural disasters, wars, pandemics or economic crises.

The Conversation

Are tree-changers bad at managing their rural properties? A new study wades into the weeds to find the answer

Tree-changers opting for a rural lifestyle can get a bad rap for not managing their properties well. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted thousands more city-based Australians to buy property in the regions. So will this lead to more absentee neighbours who, in the eyes of some, don’t know what they’re doing?

The Independent UK

Met Opera box office has slight uptick in 2nd season after pandemic

The Metropolitan Opera saw a slight uptick in ticket sales in its second season following the coronavirus pandemic

The National (Scotland)

Ferry disruption ‘catastrophic’ for South Uist, Holyrood debate hears

Ferry cancellations have been “catastrophic” for South Uist, with one business owner saying it has had a bigger impact than the pandemic, an…

Daily Mirror

Austerity chiefs David Cameron and George Osborne hauled before Covid Inquiry next week

The former Prime Minister and his Chancellor are understood to be on the Covid Inquiry witness list next week, where they will likely face questions on how brutal Tory cuts undermined the NHS, social care and welfare state

Fortune

Treat culture: Millennials and Gen Zers are rebelling against the rough economy with little purchases that keep the malaise at bay

Late-stage capitalism has the youth spending on the smallest pleasures. "It's almost like your Sisyphean existential rebellion via artisanal ginger ale."

Los Angeles Times

How California schools are spending billions in record pandemic aid

California schools districts are largely on track to spend billions of dollars in pandemic aid before their 2024 deadline — with much of the funding targeting summer and after-school learning — but questions persist over how well the money is being spent to help students make up ground academically, researchers…

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