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What we know so far about major Covid rule change that could come into effect within days

The new measures could be brought in after both public and private sectors reported severe staff shortages due to employees being absent with Covid related illnesses

Irish Mirror

Michael Hiltzik: That big tech exodus out of California turns out to be a bust

Wannabe innovation hubs from coast to coast have been slavering over the prospect that the work-from-home revolution triggered by the COVID pandemic would finally break the stranglehold that California and Silicon Valley have had on high-tech jobs.

Los Angeles Times

Premier League injuries cost clubs £90m with Chelsea and Man Utd losing the most

Premier League clubs suffered a combined 659 injuries from the start of the 2021/22 season up to and including the weekend of January 18 with millions spent on lost wages

Daily Mirror

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Covid Ireland: Dail bar becomes first to reintroduce face masks as urgent new restrictions announced

The Dail bar has become the first hospitality venue in Ireland to reintroduce rules around visitor numbers and face covering. It comes just days after Tanaiste Leo Varadkar doubled-down on the Government’s pledge not to bring back Covid measures.

Irish Mirror

Modus Subsea swung to loss as Covid caused key Indonesian customer to collapse

The offshore contractor said that despite a difficult year it remained 'well placed' for the future

Birmingham Post

Edinburgh sexual assaults and spiking incidents rose as Covid restrictions ended, report shows

The capital's police division recorded 352 sexual assaults between April and December last year, and said the end of Covid restrictions had seen a return to pre-pandemic 'crime profiles'.

Edinburgh Live

Talking Point: How do you feel about rising Covid cases?

Covid-19 is largely on the rise across the UK in spite of a successful booster programme and a lull in cases that was experienced post Christmas. Its resurgence is largely driven by the Omicron BA.2 variant, a more transmissible form of Omicron, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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The Leader podcast: London’s Covid-19 spike and TfL’s travel risk u-turn

London’s number of Covid cases diagnosed have risen by nearly a third...so what has happened, and how worried should we be, particularly when using public transport?

Evening Standard

One in 11 Scots 'may have had Covid-19 last week' researchers find

Humza Yousaf has said the NHS is under "unprecedented pressure" over covid

Daily Record

Life after lockdown - tell us how your social life has changed for the chance to win a £250 gift card

Have your say in our survey marking the second anniversary of the first Covid lockdown

Chronicle Live

Mark Drakeford's message to people worried by masks and isolation rules easing while Covid spreads rapidly

Cases are sky rocketing and hospitalisations are on the up but the Welsh Government is loosening its Covid rules

Wales Online

Confusion over Bukayo Saka Covid-19 test as Gareth Southgate 'not sure' why Arsenal star is out

England take on Switzerland and Ivory Coast during the international break but Arsenal star Bukayo Saka will not be part of Gareth Southgate's squad now

Football London

Italy to scrap face mask rules and Covid vaccine passes ahead of May half term

Italy's Covid rules for tourists are set to change in May as the country is scrapping its local restrictions and vaccine pass requirements in time for May half term

Daily Mirror

Covid infection rates for all 32 Scots councils as Public Health Scotland confirm 10,100 new cases

There are 2,326 patients with Covid in Scottish hospitals.

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The Guardian - UK

Weekly Covid cases in UK increase by 1m, figures show

ONS says one in 11 people in Scotland had coronavirus in week ending 20 March – country’s highest figure since survey began

Edinburgh Live

Next Covid variant could be 'worst yet' and still 'throw surprises' - Chris Witty warns

The Government's chief medical advisor Sir Chris Witty has suggested that lockdowns may return as he warns the next coronavirus variant could be the worst one we've seen yet.

Reason

COVID Revealed America To Be a Nation of Rulers, Not of Laws

Life is returning to "normal" after two years, but that normal includes even fewer limits on executive powers.

Daily Record

Covid pandemic cannot be used as an excuse for failing A&E, says MSP

Labour's Paul O'Kane says pandemic "can't be the automatic excuse for failure"

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Evening Standard

Ben White interview: Arsenal star talks England return, Arteta revolution and bouncing back from debut nightmare

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal revolution is paying dividends for England, with Ben White one of four players who could be key figures at the World Cup.

Chronicle Live

South Tyneside litterbug fined following flytipping run outside Covid testing centre

Richard Oliver of Boldon Colliery, dumped sacks of domestic rubbish and an industrial air filter illegally

The Guardian - UK

When should lateral flow tests be used in UK once kits are no longer free?

People may turn to Covid tests less regularly once charges come in from April. When is the optimal time to use one?

The Guardian - UK

Two years ago I said I was taking Covid ‘with a pinch of salt’ – perhaps I was wrong

March 2020 was a nightmare month in the game of prediction. But I stand firm that some of my scepticism may be borne out, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Daily Record

Frontline staff tell story of Covid frontline two years on from first lockdown

The message of gratitude comes as the country marks the first anniversary of lockdown on March 23.

Wales Online

Caught Covid? Expert on what you should and shouldn't do when self-isolation isn't mandatory

Even as the rules do relax, living with Covid must not mean ignoring it

Daily Mirror

Couple on track to retire by 40 using £15,000 they saved from Covid wedding

When covid restrictions meant Kristine Licuanan couldn't have the big wedding celebration she hoped for, she and her partner decided to invest the cash instead, and it's paying off

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