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George Osborne tells Covid inquiry austerity cuts better prepared UK for pandemic

GEORGE Osborne has claimed that Tory austerity cuts better prepared the UK to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic - and rejected claims that the policy…

The National (Scotland)

David Cameron left Britain exposed to the pandemic – where’s the outrage?

Boris Johnson’s party antics of course deserve scrutiny, but a chief architect of our woeful Covid response has virtually got away with it, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

George Osborne says Conservative austerity programme helped UK cope with Covid pandemic

Former Chancellor George Osborne has defended his austerity policies in government, insisting they in fact helped Britain to cope better with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Evening Standard

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Osborne rejects claims austerity depleted NHS ahead of coronavirus pandemic

The former chancellor argued his cuts may have better prepared Britain to combat Covid-19.

The Independent UK

London students are most resilient in country after the pandemic

85% of students from London describe their well-being as ‘good’ or ‘okay’ in a new wellbeing survey

Evening Standard

Failing to appoint minister for pandemic planning an ‘error’, inquiry told

Former minister Sir Oliver Letwin told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry it is a ‘lasting regret’ that he did not focus more on pandemic planning.

The Independent UK

Britain remains ‘wildly under-resilient’, Covid inquiry hears

Oliver Letwin, who led emergency planning during coalition, says churn of ministers and officials is ‘disaster for country’

The Guardian - UK

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Midlothian man unable to stand after incurable cancer missed during the pandemic

By the time his cancer was caught, he was so severely anaemic, doctors wondered how he was “standing upright” and his hearing was also permanently damaged, and he now wears a hearing aid.

Edinburgh Live

How every North East MP voted on the Boris Johnson privileges committee report

Politicians have backed a report stating the former Prime Minister lied about parties in Downing Street during the coronavirus pandemic

Chronicle Live

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 partisan divide after the covid-19 pandemic

The Hindu

Soft power: Saudi Arabia flexes muscles with launch of new Gulf airline Riyadh Air

Move comes amid resurgent demand for air travel after end of Covid lockdowns

The Guardian - UK

Triple Tory day of SHAME as Cameron heckled, Johnson humiliated and Sunak missing

Rishi Sunak was branded weak for not showing up to vote on the report, while the Tories who did laid into former Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the string of Partygate lies

Daily Mirror

Supermarket shelves were empty for months after the Lismore floods. Here's how to make supply chains more resilient

From the outside, the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales seems idyllic. Rainforests, mountains, beaches and Byron Bay. But the past few years have made life harder for many who live there, with Black Summer bushfires, the COVID pandemic and intense flooding.

The Conversation

Covid Inquiry: What we learned on the day austerity PM David Cameron gave evidence

David Cameron became the first politician to give evidence to Covid Inquiry as he faced questions on the UK's preparedness and cuts to public services between 2010 and 2016

Daily Mirror

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Manchester Evening News

Owners announce closure of 'dream restaurant' in Bury

''It wasn't our fault that the pandemic happened and now we have lost our business because of it'

Evening Standard

Covid fines likely after Partygate video from CCHQ emerges, Met Police chief suggests

In footage obtained by The Sunday Mirror, Conservative staff appear to be dancing and joking about Covid restrictions at the height of the pandemic

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Air quality disasters aren’t going away. Here’s how we should protect ourselves

As California residents, we are all too familiar with the orange skies that plagued the East Coast last week from Canadian wildfires and just hit the Midwest. And we have faced the plague of poor outdoor air quality many times while doing extensive public health work in cities, such as…

The Independent UK

Video of CCHQ Covid-era gathering tells ‘story way beyond the original photo’

In footage obtained by The Sunday Mirror, Conservative staff appear to be dancing and joking about Covid restrictions at the height of the pandemic.

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The Hindu

Guidance value to be revised after four and a half years

The Department of Stamps and Registration has already started reassessing property values and will soon come out with a draft of the new guidance values.

The Conversation

COVID's ongoing toll on university students’ mental health – new findings

Even before the pandemic, university students were at high risk of developing mental health problems. Transitioning to adulthood is already a period of heightened vulnerability, and for students, this can be combined with added stressors such as living away from home, financial hardship and changing social relationships.

The Guardian - UK

Kerala is rolling out free broadband for its poorest citizens. What’s stopping your government?

The pandemic showed us how digital divides worsen inequality - this project shows they’re not inevitable, says the Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation’s Oommen C Kurian

Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis' MSE explains how to avoid airport drop-off charges amid fee hike

Airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Norwich have introduced drop-off fees, while those including Manchester, Leeds Bradford and Stansted have increased theirs compared to pre-pandemic

The Hindu

TruJet gets new investor, may take to skies again

TruJet last operated a flight in March 2022, after which the pandemic’s impact forced it to halt operations

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron admits series of failures in his government’s pandemic preparations

Ex-PM defends austerity programme that unions said meant the NHS ‘didn’t stand a fighting chance’

Daily Mirror

David Cameron heckled 'shame on you' after defending Tory cuts at Covid Inquiry

David Cameron faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership between 2010 and 2016 as he became the first politician to be grilled by the Covid Inquiry

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