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People in UK are overall less happy than before pandemic, ONS finds

Measures of wellbeing have fallen and anxiety increased, but Outer Hebrides bucks trend

The Guardian - UK

UK happiness levels fall but Scotland records improvement

Levels of personal wellbeing among the UK population have fallen over the past year but are still higher than during the Covid pandemic, a new…

The National (Scotland)

Gun Injuries Doubled In American Children During Pandemic: Study

Drastic increase in firearm purchases may have led to tragic spikes in injuries and deaths among children.

Zenger

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UK happiness and satisfaction levels fall while anxiety rises, survey suggests

Wellbeing levels had been on an upwards trend in the years before the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

Pandemic PPE: how Australia entrusted a small-time retailer with $100m and got 46m unusable masks

As the world scrambled desperately for protective equipment in 2020, Australia made a hasty deal with a virtually unknown supplier. It went disastrously wrong

The Guardian - AU

Australian government paid millions for unusable Covid face masks from obscure online retailer

Exclusive: almost 46m masks turned out to be unusable after $100m in contracts were awarded to company with little apparent pre-pandemic experience in PPE supply

The Guardian - AU

Health officials was ‘not concerned’ about Covid patients in care homes months into pandemic, inquiry hears

Simon Ridley also claimed he was “blindsided” by Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme

The Independent UK

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Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food – new research

The share of low-income U.S. families experiencing food insufficiency – sometimes or often not having enough food to eat – fell from 24.5% to 22.5% at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we found in a new study published in the November 2023 issue of Food Policy.

The Conversation

‘Profusion of officialdom’ in early days of pandemic, inquiry hears

Simon Ridley became the latest senior official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe.

The Independent UK

Co-working firm WeWork files for bankruptcy in US amid office real estate downturn

WeWork, the desk renting company co-founded by Adam Neumann, has filed for bankruptcy in order to deal with its $13 billion in outstanding lease obligations. The group, which was once valued at $47 billion, saw its meteoric rise thwarted in 2019 when its heavy losses were exposed and during the…

France 24

UK tourists to Netherlands down 22% after Amsterdam campaign urging Brits to stay away

Fewer people are arriving from the UK than before the pandemic

The Independent UK

How the pandemic permanently altered college towns

Universities are more than just halls of learning; they are vibrant ecosystems and often the beating heart of the towns they reside in. Their reach goes beyond academia and plays a significant role in shaping the local economies of North American college towns.

The Conversation

Trial opens for ex-top Baltimore prosecutor charged with perjury tied to property purchases

A trial has started for a former top Baltimore prosecutor charged with perjury

The Independent UK

Senate Resolution Would Send Federal Offenders Back to Prison 3 Years After Being Released to Home Confinement

The Bureau of Prisons released more than 12,000 people on home confinement during the pandemic. Three years later, Republicans want to overturn a Justice Department rule allowing those still serving sentences to stay home.

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The Independent UK

Book Review: Solitary writer ruminates on grief, love and writing during pandemic's first spring

Sigrid Nunez, the National Book Award-winning author of “The Friend,” has written a pandemic novel called “The Vulnerables.”

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson called Treasury the ‘pro-death squad’ during Covid pandemic, inquiry told

No 10 took no advice on ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ and Treasury had no estimated cost of lockdown, inquiry hears

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson called Treasury ‘the pro-death squad’, Covid inquiry told

Incumbent PM made joke about Rishi Sunak’s department because of its focus on lifting restrictions, according to diary entries

The Independent UK

UK tourists to Netherlands down 22% after Amsterdam campaign urging Brits to stay away

Fewer people are arriving from the UK than before the pandemic

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Singapore's delayed prime minister switch could happen next November—and elevate the man who helped lead the country's COVID response

The COVID pandemic and a surprise withdrawal delayed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's plans to hand over power.

The Conversation

A 4-day week might not work in health care. But adapting this model could reduce burnout among staff

The COVID pandemic saw a mass exodus of health-care workers across developed countries, exacerbating an existing health-care staffing crisis.

The Hindu

Kerala to launch master plan to raise tourism’s contribution to State GDP from 12% to 20%

Kerala govt to launch Mission 2030, a comprehensive master plan for tourism sector, to increase contribution to GDP from 12% to 20%. Govt to focus on leveraging larger-scale private investment in 2024. Two-day tourism investors meet to discuss new ideas and opportunities. Govt to develop heli tourism, cruise tourism and…

Evening Standard

Pupil absence so high all of society must work to fix it, headteachers warn

The number of pupils skipping school remains at double pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian - UK

Cummings vs MacNamara: the backstage clash at the heart of the UK’s Covid response

Boris Johnson’s chief adviser and senior civil servant traded blows at the pandemic inquiry last week, describing horrifying levels of government chaos. The irony was how often their assessments agreed

The Guardian - UK

Brexit, lack of cash, politics: has the UK cycling revolution run out of road?

Bike sales boomed during the pandemic, but now cycle shops are going bust, sales of ebikes are sluggish and there’s a downturn in ‘active travel’

The Independent UK

‘Despicable’: Bereaved Covid families slam Johnson and Hancock over pandemic WhatsApp messages

Bereaved daughter and sister says her family members deserved so much more

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