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UK driving tests delayed by up to five months at more than 100 centres

Data shows would-be drivers waiting an average of 17.8 weeks from booking, up from six weeks before Covid

The Guardian - UK

Former director of the CDC predicts the next pandemic will be from bird flu

While mortality from Covid-19 was 0.6 per cent, Robert Redfield says bird flu mortality likely to be ‘somewhere between 25 and 50 per cent’

The Independent UK

UK attractions try to win back visitors as post-Covid ‘revenge spending’ ends

Alton Towers and Legoland owner alters tactics after period of VAT cuts and people spending cash saved during lockdowns

The Guardian - UK

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UK Election Picks Over 14 Years Of Conservative Rule

Fourteen years of Conservative party rule in the UK have seen Brexit, Covid, economic turmoil and political scandals, leaving many Britons worse off and disenchanted.

International Business Times

TOI Health News Morning Briefing| New COVID variant KP.3 on loose, groundwater in Himachal town is carcinogenic agents, reasons why India is becoming a cancer hot spot, and more

Welcome to TOI health news morning briefing. Today’s highlights include the rise of the new COVID-19 variant, KP.3, now responsible for over 25% of cases in the US, surpassing the JN.1 variant. Meanwhile, a recent WHO report reveals India faced 1.41 million new cancer cases in 2022, leading to over…

The Times of India

Fauci recounts expletive-laden lecture he got from Trump when stock market didn’t increase enough on vaccine news

Anthony Fauci has a new book plan and detailed one conversation with trump where the president said he “loved” him, but also expressed anger with the doctor.

The Independent UK

'Don't soldier on': Business, union leaders urge sick people to stay home

'We're in a different world now. Life isn't all about work.'

Newcastle Herald

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Why don’t the Conservatives want to talk about arts and culture?

The arts and cultural sector is facing a multitude of challenges. With COVID and cost of living crisis following hot on the heels of a decade of funding cuts, many organisations have had to strip back their programmes. Some have closed altogether.

The Conversation

UK election: how the parties differ on their approach to the NHS

In the UK, the NHS is always one of the most discussed issues in an election campaign and rates high in polls of voters’ priorities. Health and the NHS have also dominated the political debate for the last parliament, with the COVID pandemic and subsequent crises in primary care, elective…

The Conversation

Mental health is main cause of rising absences in England, say headteachers

Nearly nine out of 10 report marked rise in pupils missing school due to mental health issues since Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

KP.3, the new COVID variant is here: What we know about it till now

KP.3, the new variant of COVID, is currently responsible for over 25% of all COVID cases in the US as per the data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is overtaking the previously dominant JN.1 variant. Apart from this, other variants of the FLiRT group of…

The Times of India

iOS 18 is the end of an era — latest iPhone update removes COVID exposure notification feature

Apple's upcoming iOS 18 iPhone software update looks set to remove support for COVID-19 Exposure Notifications if the first beta release is any indication.

iMore

Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health

Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results for its phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against COVID and influenza.

The Conversation

Grenfell and other bereaved families demand next PM act on public inquiries

Bereaved from scandals including tower block fire, infected blood and Covid-19 gather calling for guarantee that recommendations don’t gather dust

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Newcastle Herald

Five-finger discount: shoplifting skyrockets at Newcastle retailers

Businesses pay the price as retail theft soars in Newcastle.

The Conversation

Another national park season is here. Let’s help the parks embrace our arrival

In June 2020, three months after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world, health officials adjusted initial restrictions to allow outdoor socializing. This recommendation was well received by the public, especially by those struggling with lockdown mandates.

The Independent UK

Labour manifesto admits Covid corruption tsar may raise no money at all

After initially promising a Covid corruption tsar would raise billions, Labour appears to have admitted the figure may raise no money at all

The Guardian - AU

Drum kits and kombucha: how some Australian firms are enticing Gen Z back into the office

Offices haven’t been this wacky for decades. Employers hope a new slew of incentives can boost face-to-face work

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Immunisation rates fall among Australia’s vulnerable as experts blame pandemic misinformation and practical barriers

Below-target levels come after record highs in 2020, with some areas in NSW, Queensland and WA now showing consistently lower vaccination rates

Fortune

We’ll soon live in a world with a ‘staggering’ excess of oil that we can’t fully use, global energy watchdog IEA warns

Supply will outstrip demand, and the spare capacity will be unlike ever "seen before other than at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020,” IEA said.

The Times of India

COVID infection can protect against common cold? Know what the new study found

The findings of a new study has shed light on COVID research which probably was not discovered before. After observing COVID-19 PCR tests from more than 4,900 people, researchers have found that people previously infected with COVID-19 had about a 50% lower chance of having a symptomatic coronavirus-caused common cold…

The National (Scotland)

I'm not a kid any more: Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour out to make Euro 2024 mark

Billy Gilmour has pledged to put being ruled out of Euro 2020 by Covid behind him at Euro 2024 and show he is no longer a promising kid.

The Conversation

Unemployment has dipped, but don’t be fooled – the jobs market is weakening

For some time now – gradually, but nevertheless relentlessly – the Australian labour market has been weakening.

The Guardian - UK

Scotland can defy the odds against Germany in Euros opener, says Gilmour

Billy Gilmour believes Scotland are well equipped to defy the odds and spoil Germany’s European Championship party when the tournament gets under way in Munich on Friday

The Conversation

An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous

Bird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new pandemic is imminent. We still have a chance to stop a possible humanitarian disaster, but only if we get to work urgently, carefully and aggressively.

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