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"There's one word that sums up the pandemic for so many, loss": Covid-19 public inquiry starts

The inquiry is expected to hold its first evidence hearings in late spring next year

Manchester Evening News

Covid-19 public inquiry opens amid anger from bereaved over testimony

Chair Lady Hallett tells families upset their evidence will not be heard directly that they will be ‘at the heart’ of hearing

The Guardian - UK

UK COVID inquiry begins, vowing to expose any culpable conduct

A public inquiry into Britain's response to and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic got underway on Tuesday, with a promise it would get to the truth, and expose any wrongdoing or culpable conduct.

Reuters

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Welsh families who lost loved ones to Covid win battle to have voices heard at UK public inquiry

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru (CBFJC) group was granted 'core participant status' in the first module of the inquiry

Wales Online

Covid inquiry chair vows it will not drag on for decades and report ‘before another disaster strikes’

Government ministers who oversaw the UK’s handling of the pandemic will give evidence in the Inquiry

The Independent UK

Commentary: Fentanyl feels like the monster coming for our kids. How do parents talk about it?

It’s been a banner few years for parents having to talk about deadly things with their children. A pandemic. Mass shootings. Climate change. The end of democracy.

Los Angeles Times

Boy George's net worth as star becomes highest-paid I'm A Celebrity contestant

Boy George has reportedly signed up for the upcoming series of I'm A Celebrity, which will return to Australia for the first time in three years following the Covid-19 pandemic

Daily Mirror

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Living with Children: 'Gentle parenting' appeals to emotion, not reason

Q: My husband and I recently visited our son’s family. We live 2,000 miles apart and with the pandemic and all, we hadn’t seen one another in several years. We were appalled to discover that they — our daughter-in-law in particular — practice “gentle parenting,” which seemed to explain our…

Tribune News Service

Professor offers pandemic health advice for Halloween: ‘Treat it like the flu’

TAMPA, Fla. -- In 2020, we created chutes to send candy to trick-or-treaters at a distance. We canceled Halloween house parties. The theme parks put their scare actors behind hedges or up on platforms to frighten guests from a distance. Halloween stores sold loot scoop bags so kids could collect…

Tribune News Service

‘Do I have to get a flu shot?’ Your flu questions answered

PHILADELPHIA -- The flu is poised for a comeback this year after two seasons in the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Covid inquiry begins as families fear testimony won’t be heard

Bereaved families are set to attend the first in-person hearing of the coronavirus inquiry on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Covid bereaved seek assurances they can share testimonies directly with inquiry

Bereaved families are set to attend the first in-person hearing of the coronavirus inquiry on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Ageing to spur health and beauty sector

Health and beauty businesses are recovering rapidly driven by the country's growing senior population and growing concerns regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangkok Post

No interest loans on the rise as pandemic and cost of living prices take their toll

When everything went wrong financially for Rosetta Ianchello, a scheme set up by charity Good Shepherd and the National Australia Bank helped her to manage her debt.

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The Conversation

How small acts of kindness can make you happier and healthier

How to optimize the pursuit of well-being and happiness is a question researchers have tried to tackle from a range of angles. The social effects of the pandemic led many people to focus more closely on their mental health and buffer against threats to well-being — in short, to pursue…

France 24

Global food crisis: Famine in Somalia 'on the horizon', ONE Campaign warns

The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, runaway inflation and climate change are all fuelling a global food security crisis. Gayle E. Smith is the chief executive officer of the ONE Campaign, an NGO co-founded by the singer Bono. She spoke to FRANCE 24 about fighting extreme poverty in the…

Evening Standard

Summer heatwave saw London footfall plummet to Covid ‘Plan B’ levels

Record high temperatures in London this summer had a similar impact on visitor footfall as the introduction of “Plan B” pandemic restrictions in December 2021, according to City Hall.

Birmingham Post

Losses widen at Newcastle Airport but passenger numbers start to recover

The airport saw a big slump in passenger numbers during the pandemic, with accounts for 2021 showing the financial impact

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Los Angeles Times

New declarations that ‘the pandemic is over’ once again miss the larger point, experts say

LOS ANGELES — “The pandemic is over.”

Birmingham Post

Out-of-home food supplier Turner & Price ploughs on after pandemic with sales up from pre-Covid levels

Double digit increase on pre-Covid level of sales for Hull firm as turnover increases 13 per cent on 2019-20

ABC News

Australia's public education funding went backwards during COVID pandemic

Public funding of education was cut in Australia during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, as most of the OECD did the opposite, according to a new report.

The Conversation

COVID inquiry: the UK government's pandemic response was often not 'guided by the science' – yet now scientists are under fire

The UK COVID-19 Inquiry, an independent inquiry set up to examine the country’s response to and the impact of the COVID pandemic, has officially begun.

Los Angeles Times

How the pandemic saved one of California's smallest public schools

KNEELAND, Calif. — In Kneeland, which isn't so much a town as a rural fire station and a smattering of homes in the forest, the school has long been the lifeblood of the community.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Jumps More Than $3 as OPEC+ Weighs Output Cut

Oil prices jumped by more than $3 on Monday as OPEC+ considers reducing output by more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) to buttress prices with what would be its biggest cut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brent crude futures rebounded $3.37, or 4%, to $88.51 a…

The National (Scotland)

Chair of Scottish Government's Covid public inquiry steps down

THE judge appointed to chair the independent public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic in Scotland is resigning from the role.

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