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Adelphi Hotel owner hails record profits despite ten years as UK's 'worst chain'

Britannia Hotels slashed almost 1,000 jobs during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

Liverpool Echo

Grieving Scots son says Covid-death dad 'as good as euthanised' as UK Inquiry opens

Bill Jolly is furious that his dad, William, was discharged from hospital to his care home with coronavirus in 2020.

Daily Record

Mandy Cohen as CDC director? Republicans in Congress tell Biden she’s ‘unfit’

North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd, Rep. Dan Bishop and other Republicans are citing Dr. Mandy Cohen’s track record during the COVID-19 pandemic in opposing her as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Republicans grill outgoing CDC director as she prepares to exit

WASHINGTON — During what’s likely to be her last appearance before skeptical congressional Republicans on Tuesday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky once again asked for more data and workforce authorities — and, once again, she was sharply dismissed.

Tribune News Service

CPS boosts school budgets with focus on special education — and more property taxes

Buoyed in part once again by federal COVID-19 relief funding, Chicago Public Schools will spend about $220 million more in the 2023-2024 school year to hire teachers and other support staff.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Covid Inquiry must probe allegations that the Tories delayed unduly in responding'

The Covid pandemic isn’t ancient history, it is an ongoing nightmare – for those ill now as well as for many survivors

Daily Mirror

End of an era is in sight as an icon of our high streets is almost extinct

Although they were permitted to open during Covid lockdowns, lack of business grants and soaring energy bills have all contributed to their downward spiral

Daily Mirror

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Republicans grill outgoing CDC director as she prepares to exit - Roll Call

Outgoing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky once again asked for more data and workforce authorities — and once again was sharply dismissed.

Roll Call

UK Government focus on Brexit ‘prevented’ plans for dealing with next pandemic

Brexit “crowded out and prevented” the work that was needed to prepare for the next pandemic, the lead lawyer to the Covid-19 Inquiry has…

The National (Scotland)

‘A bowl of spaghetti’ : Covid inquiry opens with flowchart on UK’s pandemic planning

Over 100 bodies appear to have had a role in protecting Britain from deadly viruses, and Lady Hallett must untangle the mess

The Guardian - UK

Online Learning During COVID-19 Linked With Lower Test Scores

A new study has found that the more schools kept kids online, the worse their pass rates on state standardized tests were.

Reason

Heartbreak of the bereaved families who could be ‘sidelined’ from Covid inquiry

Jo Goodman says her dad got her shielding letter nine days after he died from Covid in 2020

The Independent UK

UK may ‘not have been well prepared at all’ for pandemic, Covid Inquiry told

Government’s focus on Brexit ‘crowded out and prevented’ work needed to prepare for a pandemic, the lead lawyer to the inquiry suggested on first day of public hearings

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry: 5 key things from Day 1 of evidence as bereaved families share heartbreak

Three years on from the start of the pandemic, the Inquiry heard how the virus 'left in its wake death, misery and incalculable loss'

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

The Covid con: How billions in coronavirus relief was stolen or wasted

Criminals and gangs grabbed the money. But so did a US soldier in Georgia, the pastors of a defunct church in Texas, a former state lawmaker in Missouri and a roofing contractor in Montana

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Leader podcast: Time for answers as Covid-19 inquiry begins

It’s the start of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, where the way in which the Government handled the pandemic will be fully investigated.

Wales Online

Welsh Government accused of not taking responsibility for failures as Covid inquiry begins

A group representing bereaved Welsh families spoke as the UK Covid-19 Inquiry began in London

Daily Mirror

Bali travel update for Brits as holiday hotspot scraps last of its Covid rules

The Indonesian government has scrapped Covid entry requirements to the country three years after the coronavirus pandemic shut down travel to the Asian island nation

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"Minnesota Appeals Court Decides 4 Cases on Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates"

A post by Prof. Howard Friedman (Religion Clause), which he kindly allowed me to pass along: Yesterday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals decided four separate appeals from decisions of Unemployment Law Judges who denied unemployment benefits because an applicant refused on religious grounds to comply with an employer's Covid vaccine…

Daily Mirror

'Our town has been destroyed since Eurostar closed its terminal here'

The Eurostar terminal at Ashford, Kent, has been closed since the start of the Covid pandemic and, despite some 23,000 people signing a petition, there are no plans to reopen it

The Hindu

CoWIN data leak from a non-governmental database operated by threat actor, says Union Minister

The alleged data leak of COVID vaccination beneficiary details is assumed to have happened from a non-governmental database, which might have been populated by the a threat actor running the telegram bot which released the leaked data, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.

StockNews.com

Should You Buy Into Pfizer (PFE) Today?

Despite a slowdown of Covid-19 vaccine sales in the last reported quarter, biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE) is positioned to deliver robust growth this year and beyond, thanks to the strength of its in-line products and expected near-term launches and revenue distribution from the recent acquisition. So, let’s find out if…

Woman & Home

Is Best Interests based on a true story and what is the thought-provoking BBC drama about?

Best Interests tells a profound tale that will resonate with many viewers and some might be wondering if it's based on one specific case

The Week

Covid inquiry: can it bring about meaningful change?

The first public hearings in the long-awaited Covid inquiry finally began this morning with a film featuring testimonies from bereaved families followed by opening statements.

The Guardian - UK

No-deal Brexit planning ‘crowded out’ efforts to prepare for pandemic

Covid inquiry hears that from 2018 planning for UK’s disorderly exit from EU ‘drained resources and capacity’

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