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Visitors to Dumfries and Galloway town centres almost half pre-pandemic level

Council chiefs are warning that quiet streets and low levels of face-to-face trading could be the “new normal”

Daily Record

Small business founders expect to work longer and harder in months ahead

Business owners are working an average of 51 hour weeks

Wales Online

Mumsnet is aflame over the family who wore pyjamas to a breakfast buffet. Is it really the end of the world?

The pandemic has left many of us hazy about how we should behave in public – and remarkably judgmental

The Guardian - UK

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'Every day' 1,000 hospital patients sit in beds well enough to go home but can't - now high Covid admissions threaten to push the NHS over the edge

The NHS faced scarcity of beds during winter before the pandemic, say doctors, now packed hospitals are again having to contend with hundreds of beds occupied by patients with Covid

Manchester Evening News

For host Indonesia, a G20 summit dogged by Russia-Ukraine rancour

Group of 20 leaders meet on Tuesday under very different circumstances than those host Indonesia envisioned when it began planning the summit last year, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine hanging over proceedings even in the absence of Russia's leader.

Reuters

Qantas worker who raised COVID-19 concerns allegedly stood down for 'creating anxiety' among staff, court told

A Sydney court hears the airline stood Theo Seremetidis down after he told colleagues they had a right to refuse unsafe work a month before the global pandemic was declared.

ABC News

Tempted to buy a UV light disinfection gadget? Some can be dangerous – here's what you need to know

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed many of our behaviours and attitudes towards infection control.

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Fund England’s bus network now or lose vital routes, campaigners warn

Charities and transport groups say hundreds more routes face axe without targeted help and long-term funding

The Guardian - UK

Numbers seeking advice over homeless threat grows by 53% – Scottish Labour

Scottish Labour has warned against a cliff-edge in housing support after pandemic protections were lifted.

The Independent UK

I'm a Celeb's Matt Hancock asked if rules 'were rules or guidelines' after he's picked as camp leader

The Jab was a cheeky reference to Hancock's breaking Covid guidelines during the pandemic while he was Health Secretary.

Daily Record

The Pandemic Housing Bubble is bursting, says KPMG

"Once you start the process of prices falling nationally, there is a self-fulfilling momentum to it because no one wants to catch a falling knife" says Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG.

Fortune

Homeless people in UK city say 'I'd rather die, living on the streets is hell'

At the start of the pandemic in March 2020 new funding was made available to ensure homeless people in Cardiff had somewhere to go but now they've been left to sleep on the streets

Daily Mirror

People of colour more likely to be fined for lockdown raves, data shows

More than a third of 441 fines in England and Wales for ‘amplified music’ events were issued to Black, Asian and mixed race people

The Guardian - UK

'I delivered pizzas during the pandemic – now I work in tech for Deliveroo'

David was made redundant during the pandemic and had to take a job delivering pizzas

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'We moved to Manchester and bought our dream city centre penthouse for £690k - it would cost millions in London'

Simon Mayhew, 37, and his partner lived in the capital for 18 years before packing up their life and moving to Manchester during the pandemic

Reuters

Indonesia president launches G20 pandemic fund, seeks more money

Indonesia President Joko Widodo said on Sunday at the launch of a Group of 20 (G20) pandemic fund that the amount of money raised so far to improve preparedness for future pandemics was not yet sufficient.

The National (Scotland)

The truth about Scotland's NHS: 'This crisis goes back to the coalition government'

AFTER battling through the Covid pandemic, the NHS in Scotland is still facing challenges like never before. From record waiting times to looming…

The Independent UK

Ukraine war, tensions with China loom over big Bali summit

A showdown between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin isn’t happening, but the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing tensions between China and the West will be at the fore when leaders of the world’s biggest economies gather in tropical Bali this week

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Zenger

Kids Spent Almost 90 Minutes Extra A Day Staring At Screens During Pandemic

On average, children spend over four hours of their day watching a variety of videos and other content on tech gadgets

Bangkok Post

Marina drive for Phuket

The arrival of the Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship off Phuket's Patong beach late last month was a welcome sight for the resort province that is still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Liverpool Echo

Mum and daughter 'proud' of restaurant success after unexpected redundancy

Gemma and Gillian were made redundant during the pandemic but have now found success in a new line of work

The Guardian - AU

‘Our little $7,000 dog’: inside Australia’s oodle boom

The desire for designer dogs has come with unexpected, sometimes ugly, consequences. But teddybear fur and puppy-dog eyes remain irresistible

The Canberra Times

Facing a state of pandemic denial, being allowed to ask the hard questions is critical

Raina MacIntyre, professor of global biosecurity and one of Australia's leading COVID response experts, says COVID's origins are still not certain.

Daily Record

Matt Hancock breaks down on I'm A Celebrity and reveals reason for joining show

He received a grilling from his fellow campmates about how he handled certain aspects of the Covid pandemic.

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock says he has no regrets over handling of Covid pandemic

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has insisted he does not regret his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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