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Covid Statutory Sick Pay - when is it changing and how much can I claim?

The government's Living With Covid plan has been announced and includes changes to key payments including Statutory Sick Pay. Changes are being brought in as people learn to live with the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Scotland Covid rules change timetable announced with face masks law to end within weeks

Nicola Sturgeon said the Scottish Government will still 'strongly recommend' people continue to use face coverings while she said isolation for positive cases would remain a requirement

Wales Online

Nicola Sturgeon announces end to mandatory vaccine passports in Scotland

The legal requirement to wear masks will be dropped from March 21 although the Scottish Government will continue to recommend they should be worn.

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Nicola Sturgeon vows to ‘uphold’ free Covid tests as self-isolation continues for Scots

Mandatory mask wearing will change to ‘guidance’ in Scotland from 21 March

The Independent UK

Glasvegas postpone first Scots show since 2018 after positive Covid test

The Geraldine hitmakers have waited a long time to see fans but have had to make a new date.

Daily Record

7 potential Champions League venues as Russia crisis leads UEFA to showpiece rethink

The situation in Ukraine means the governing body is likely to move the game from St Petersburg.

Daily Record

East Lothian Council fears Covid funding gap will top £14 million next year

SNP Councillor Stuart Currie took a swipe at Westminster as he warned anyone who thinks "even 400 miles away" that Covid has come to a "shuddering halt" was wrong

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What is Irish nightlife like since the removal of Covid restrictions?

The dropping of the mask mandate will mean facemasks will no longer be mandatory after 28 February, the stand-down of NPHET, and protective measures in schools will be lifted

Irish Mirror

Scottish children can get Covid vaccination from mid-March, Nicola Sturgeon confirms

The First Minister announced today that children aged 5-11 will be offered the Covid vaccine from mid-March, with evening and weekend appointments to be made to help parents and guardians

Edinburgh Live

Nicola Sturgeon's new covid plan for Scotland promises 'return to normal way of life'

The First Minister says the Scottish Government wants to rely on vaccines, treatments and free tests rather than resorting to legally imposed restrictions.

Glasgow Live

Nicola Sturgeon announces end of vaccine passports and face masks in Scotland

The First Minister confirmed legal requirements to present the record of covid vaccination and the wearing of face masks in public places will no longer be enforced

Edinburgh Live

Attendance continues to rise but heads call for clearer guidance for schools

The Independent UK

Covid tests: how much they'll cost and who'll get them free after rule change

Boris Johnson has announced the end of mass free Covid tests

Bristol Post

Lifting Covid restrictions is 'an experiment aimed at the poor' say furious North East health leaders

Senior health figures in Newcastle and Gateshead have slammed plans to ditch the last of the Covid-19 restrictions this week

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Dr Hilary says Scotland sensible to 'exercise caution' during Lorraine interview

ITV's Dr Hilary Jones criticised Boris Johnson's decision to lift almost all Covid-19 restrictions down in England on Thursday this week, as he claimed Scotland and Wales are right to be hesitant.

Liverpool Echo

Covid and lockdowns cost Liverpool City Region £3 billion

New figures lay bare the impact the pandemic had on region's key sectors - with urgent interventions proposed to help rebuild

Daily Mirror

Top office gripes revealed as 'living with Covid' plan unfolds - like smelly food

One in five workers have asked their boss about getting sanitary products in the office - as half expressed anxiety about returning to a work environment after years of working from home during the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Johnson wants us to take personal responsibility for Covid – but England is left exposed

The ‘living with Covid’ strategy fails to provide testing, or address the impact of future variants, long Covid and inequality, says director of UCL’s Clinical Operational Research Unit Christina Pagel

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The Independent UK

Number of lateral flow tests to be capped as free tests scaled back

Tests will only be free for the most vulnerable from April.

Radio France Internationale

Complex calendar at Paris attacks trial again disrupted by Covid

The Paris trial of 20 men accused of involvement or complicity in the November 2015 attacks which cost 131 people their lives has again been adjourned for a week following positive coronavirus tests among the prisoners. Hearings are now scheduled to resume on 1 March.

Daily Record

Next Covid variant could be 'worse than Omicron', UK health official warns

Professor Sir Chris Whitty said that there is a risk that any further strains of the virus could cause ‘significant problems’ for the UK.

Daily Record

The Queen cancels all virtual engagements after catching covid

Her Majesty tested positive for the deadly bug on Sunday and had virtual audience events scheduled for Tuesday.

Manchester Evening News

Queen cancels more engagements and is 'still suffering' from Covid after positive test, Buckingham Palace says

The monarch is suffering from 'mild cold-like symptoms'

Birmingham Post

'Living with Covid' plan receives 'cautious' welcome from businesses in South West

People who test positive for coronavirus will no longer be legally required to isolate from Thursday (February 24)

Daily Mirror

Sajid Javid will wear face mask on tube - despite Boris Johnson ending Covid rules

Health Secretary Sajid Javid warned Covid is 'certainly not done with us' as he said he would continue to wear a face covering on the tube if infection rates were high

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