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Covid inquiry live: Dominic Cummings sorry for foul-mouthed WhatsApps but denies misogyny over sexist rant

Boris Johnson’s former chief of staff called civil servant Helen MacNamara a ‘c***’ in one message

The Independent UK

I’ve retained my WhatsApp messages relating to Covid pandemic, says Humza Yousaf

First Minister says he would expect officials to have kept ‘relevant’ messages

The Independent UK

Women staff were being ‘talked over and ignored’, report into No 10 culture during pandemic finds

Report written in May 2020 amid concerns about discipline, ‘macho behaviour’ and misogyny, UK Covid-19 Inquiry hears

The Independent UK

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Families hold vigil at Barnard Castle ahead of Dominic Cummings’ Covid inquiry appearance

Campaigners projected the message ‘231,332 Covid deaths – is that clear enough to read?’ on to the walls of Barnard Castle

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings to face questions at Covid inquiry

The former chief adviser to Boris Johnson will give evidence alongside former No 10 comms chief Lee Cain as the inquiry continues.

The Independent UK

US Covid booster rates are shockingly low

Experts have warned of a possible ‘tripledemic’ this cold and flu season

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘can't lead’ and making Government ‘impossible’, top civil servant Simon Case said during Covid

The UK’s top civil servant vented that Boris Johnson ‘cannot lead’ amid pandemic-era frustration with the Prime Minister’s leadership

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Report into No 10 culture during pandemic found female staff ‘talked over’

The report was written in May 2020 amid concerns about discipline, ‘macho behaviour’ and misogyny, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry heard on Monday.

The Independent UK

Vigil at Barnard Castle ahead of Dominic Cummings’ Covid inquiry appearance

Campaigners projected the message ‘231,332 Covid deaths – is that clear enough to read?’ on to the walls of Barnard Castle on Monday.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s chaotic ‘flip-flopping’ made it ‘impossible’ to tackle Covid, advisers’ messages reveal

Cabinet secretary warned that Johnson ‘cannot lead’ during crisis – as ex-No 10 aide admits he ‘disappeared’ WhatsApp messages

The Independent UK

The COVID-19 death toll in India, getting it right

Equipped with all available information, the task force will be enabled to conduct a thorough analysis using standard statistical methods that utilise empirical data

The Hindu

It’s all a bit of a purple haze as ‘Party Marty’ takes the witness stand

Boris Johnson’s former PPS shows if you can remember what happened in No 10 during lockdown you probably weren’t there

The Guardian - UK

Johnson ‘cannot lead’ and making Government ‘impossible’ – Case

The UK’s top civil servant vented that Boris Johnson ‘cannot lead’ amid pandemic-era frustration with the Prime Minister’s leadership.

The Independent UK

Right-wing figures try to blame Matthew Perry’s death on Covid vaccine

The 54-year-old’s cause of death remains unclear, with an initial post-mortem coming back as ‘inconclusive’

The Independent UK

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The extraordinary Covid WhatsApp messages that reveal the ‘chaos’ inside Boris Johnson’s government

Messages sent between Dominic Cummings, Lee Cain and Simon Case lay bare the chaos behind Downing Street’s response to Covid

The Guardian - UK

Timely reminder of George Osborne’s misogyny

Brief letters: BHypocrisy on display | Ghost signs | War protest | Billy Bragg

The Independent UK

Johnson aide ‘deeply sorry’ over BYOB party

Former principal private secretary Martin Reynolds appeared before the Covid-19 inquiry on Monday.

The Independent UK

Half-term communications gap under scrutiny as inquiry hears of Covid ‘failings’

There was a 10-day period in February in which no notes on coronavirus were sent to Boris Johnson and no emergency Cobra meetings held.

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The Hindu

Family history, severe COVID-19 are some factors that increase risk of sudden death among adults: ICMR study

A new ICMR study finds COVID-19 vaccine is not linked to sudden death in young adults; other health/lifestyle factors play a prominent role. Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya quoted the study and cautioned against strenuous physical activity to reduce the risk of heart attacks.

The Conversation

Why some people got blood clots after the AstraZeneca vaccine – new clues

AstraZeneca in partnership with the University of Oxford developed one of the first vaccines against COVID. The vaccine, which used an adenovirus to smuggle instructions into human cells to make antibodies against the novel coronavirus, saved countless lives. But a problem soon emerged. A tiny proportion – about one in…

The Hindu

Quarantine days of PG students’ COVID-19 service must be deducted from bond period, says Madras High Court

Madras HC orders 150 days deducted from postgrad med students' 2-yr in-bond service for services rendered during COVID-19. Quarantine period also counted as on-duty & deducted from bond period. HC recognises students' call of duty despite risk of infection.

Evening Standard

'Innocence project' launched to overturn wrongful Covid law convictions

The Manchester Innocence Project, working with lawyers at top firm Fieldfisher, have launched an initiative to overturn suspected miscarriages of justice

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings ‘was most empowered chief of staff Downing Street has seen’

The former chief adviser to Boris Johnson will give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Gap in Covid communications to Johnson coincided with half-term, inquiry hears

A former top aide also faced questions about why he had turned on the ‘disappearing message function’ on a high-level WhatsApp group in April 2021.

The Independent UK

I have not deleted any WhatsApp messages relating to Covid pandemic, says Yousaf

The First Minister said he would expect officials including the national clinical director and chief medical officer to have kept ‘relevant’ messages.

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