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House approves $13.6bn in aid for battered Ukraine and European allies

Democrats were forced to abandon $15.6bn for combating the Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

Kerala: 1,421 test Covid positive TPR at 4.77%

T'PURAM: The state has reported 1,421 cases from 29,754 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The TPR has come down to 4.77%. With 17 more deaths in the past few days being recorded as Covid deaths and 71 deaths added from the appeals received, the death toll has climbed…

The Times of India

Victoria agitates for 'fair share' of GST

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas is pleading with the federal government to reconsider how GST is carved up in COVID-19 times and beyond.

AAP

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UK Covid cases rise by 50% in a week as hospitalisations and deaths also spike

The UK has seen a massive 50% rise in Covid cases in a week while hospitalisations and deaths have also risen sharply since the government announced Freedom Day last month

Daily Mirror

Covid pandemic 'not over' as cases surge in over-55s with deaths and hospitalisations up

The 95,000 random swab test collected in England between February 8 and March 1 suggests one in every 35 people now have the virus. Covid cases started to increase from the end of February

Daily Mirror

Audit Office and Stormont department clash over ‘irregular’ Covid expenditure

Auditor General Kieran Donnelly has raised concerns over Covid scheme expenditure being wrongly recorded in Invest NI accounts.

The Independent UK

Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

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Javid expected to back scrapping of Covid locator forms for England

Covid travel requirement on course to be dropped before Easter after pressure from Conservative MPs

The Guardian - UK

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Adidas AG (OTC:ADDYY) reported a fourth-quarter FY21 sales decline of 0.1% year-on-year, to €5.1 billion. Currency-neutral revenues in Q4 declined 3%. Supply shortages due to the lockdowns in Vietnam, challenging market environment in Greater China, and COVID-19 related lockdowns in Asia-Pacific reduced revenue growth by more than €400 million in Q4. Currency-neutral revenues…

Benzinga

Fraud minister who quit in disgust says Covid loans were 'happy days for crooks'

Lord Agnew described the Treasury's early anti-fraud efforts as a “Dad’s Army” operation where basic checks were overlooked

Daily Mirror

Humza Yousaf 'concerned' over rising levels of Covid in Scotland

The Scottish Health Secretary told Scots not to let their 'guard down' in the face of the virus.

Daily Record

Covid Ireland: Nearly 30,000 cases reported since Monday as hospital pressure mounts

Wednesday’s case figures have come in at 9,070 according to officials at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre

Irish Mirror

Talking Point: Should rent be capped to help Londoners with rising costs?

Anyone who has attempted to rent in the capital knows of the difficulty of finding somewhere affordable, never mind considering whether or not your flat mates are decent (and as many found during several Covid lockdowns) if you have access to some outdoor space.

Evening Standard

Humza Yousaf warns Scots 'not to let guard down' over 'concerning' rise in covid cases

There were 11,957 new coronavirus cases recorded in Scotland within the past 24 hours – which is the highest since January 11 when 12,604 were reported.

Glasgow Live

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Clapping fatigue, Covid smooches and sprayed canapés: inside the Oscar nominees luncheon

Will Smith spurns my advances, Kenneth Branagh makes new friends and Coppola chardonnay flows at this year’s socially distanced nominees lunch

The Independent UK

‘Happy days if you were a crook’ at start of Covid loan scheme: Lord Agnew

Lord Agnew, who resigned from his role in January in the House of Lords, slammed the Treasury’s anti-fraud efforts as a ‘Dad’s Army’ operation.

Chronicle Live

DWP legacy claimants to appeal decision to exclude them from Universal Credit £20 uplift

Lawyers applying for permission to appeal last month's decision that millions of sick and disabled should not get Covid backpay

Evening Standard

Easter holiday bookings rocket as all Covid travel rules ‘could be axed next week’

Airlines say they have seen ‘strong and sustained’ demand for Easter holidays

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Returning home: Why the state finals belong in Champaign

After 25 years in Peoria — and two canceled state finals the past two years due to Covid — the boys’ state basketball tournament returns to Champaign this weekend.

Radio France Internationale

France sees Covid infections on the rise again but hospital numbers down

The number of Covid patients in French hospitals has now dropped below 22,000, but the number of infections continues to rise, health authorities said. This comes as the government prepares to further lift Covid restrictions, such as masks in workplaces, as of next Monday.

Daily Record

All Covid UK travel rules 'could be scrapped within days' for holidaymakers

The UK Government is considering axing passenger locator forms in a welcome boost for the Easter holidays.

Evening Standard

Axing Covid forms would cut wait times, says Gatwick boss

Airport immigration hall queues would be reduced to pre-pandemic levels if the Government axed complex Covid travel forms in time for the Easter holidays, the boss of Gatwick said on Wednesday.

Wales Online

Covid cases are rising again in many parts of the UK including Wales

Hospitals in the south west of England are recording more daily Covid admissions now than during the peak of the Omicron wave

Daily Mirror

Maldives ease last of Covid test rules for vaccinated Brits heading on holidays

The Maldives are the latest holiday destinations to have updated its Covid travel rules and ditched pre-travel PCR test requirements for UK holidaymakers

Daily Mirror

Hopeful Chelsea buyer Nick Candy is billionaire who broke lockdown rules at Tory Xmas party

Nick Candy, who is reportedly interested in buying Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, is a Tory donor and attended a Christmas party during Covid restrictions in 2020

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