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Accused of acting as a Chinese agent, NY governors' ex-aide now faces pandemic fraud charge, too

A former aide to two New York governors has been charged with illegally profiteering from the state’s scramble for face masks early in the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

OPINION - Keir Starmer's welfare vote nightmare hides a bigger problem: Britain just can't go on like this

One of the perils of being a PM is all the foreign junkets … the Nato meetings, the G7 get-togethers, the one-to-ones with Donald Trump. It’s part of the job of course, but it can present the incumbent with some awful dilemmas: which would you rather…attend a glamorous summit about…

Evening Standard

RFK Jr. fact checked: Physician reveals what Kennedy gets wrong on vaccine safety

ANALYSIS: Jake Scott says the evidence on vaccine safety is clear and publicly available

The Independent UK

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Women trapped with abusers: South Africa’s COVID lockdowns exposed serious protection gaps

The unintended consequences of measures introduced to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus from 2020 to 2022 have been studied extensively. Research in South Africa shows that some of these measures added to social ills, such as unemployment and poverty.

The Conversation

C of E prepares spiritual response to war as UK military warns of rising threat

Bishop to armed forces says he does not want to repeat church’s lack of preparedness during Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong

In the four months since he began serving as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made many public statements about vaccines that have cast doubt on their safety and on the objectivity of long-standing processes established to evaluate them.

The Conversation

Matt Hancock back at Covid inquiry for probe into pandemic impact on care homes

From Monday, module six of the inquiry will look at the effect the pandemic had on the adult social care sector across the UK.

Evening Standard

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RFK Jr. threatens to tank 500 million childhood vaccinations unless health leaders prove themselves

He is ready to endanger the future of America.

We Got This Covered

Voices: ‘We haven’t learned anything’: Readers despair over UK’s Covid response in 2025

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and improving ventilation – have quietly disappeared, say Independent readers

The Independent UK

FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots

U.S. health officials have expanded warnings about a rare heart side effect associated with the two leading COVID-19 vaccines

The Independent UK

From Scientific Breakthrough to Political Controversy: The mRNA Vaccine Debate

mRNA vaccines, once seen as a COVID-19 breakthrough, are now caught in a storm of misinformation, politics, and shifting public trust.

International Business Times UK

US to stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi, health secretary says

The announcement from Robert F Kennedy Jr comes as his controversial CDC vaccine panel meets for the first time.

Al Jazeera

The Latest: NATO leaders agree on spending hike, vow to defend each other

NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked

The Independent UK

British Business Bank back in the spotlight with £10bn UK growth mandate

Louis Taylor, CEO of state-owned lender, targets investment in eight key UK sectors as he prepares defence at Covid inquiry

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Kennedy's new vaccine advisers meet for first time

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The Conversation

Some people are turning to nicotine gum and patches to treat long COVID brain fog

Some people with long COVID are turning to an unlikely remedy: nicotine gum and patches. Though typically used to quit smoking, nicotine is now being explored as a possible way to ease symptoms such as brain fog and fatigue.

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MPs slam ‘flat-footed’ Government effort to recover £1.9bn in Covid loan fraud

THE UK Government has been labelled “dangerously flat-footed” in its attempts to recover billions of pounds worth of taxpayer losses from an…

The Guardian - UK

The Covid ‘lab leak’ theory isn’t just a rightwing conspiracy – pretending that’s the case is bad for science

While figures like Steve Bannon have exploited the issue, scientists have done themselves no favours by shutting down legitimate inquiry, says award-winning science writer Jane Qiu

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The Independent UK

Gareth Southgate to receive knighthood at Windsor Castle

The 54-year-old former England manager was recognised for his services to association football in the New Year Honours.

International Business Times

Child Vaccine Coverage Faltering, Threatening Millions: Study

Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned Wednesday.

The Independent UK

£2.2bn of ‘wasteful’ NHS spending to be diverted to working classes – Streeting

People in greatest need often receive the worst quality healthcare, Health Secretary Wes Streeting will say.

Evening Standard

Government ‘passive’ in recovering £1.9bn of Covid loan losses, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee criticised the lack of incentive for lenders to recover the money.

The Independent UK

Government branded ‘dangerously flat-footed’ in recovering £1.9bn of Covid loan losses

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – comprised of cross-party MPs – criticised the lack of incentive for lenders to recover the money

The Independent UK

Survey ‘suggests political system poised for potential transformation’

The latest chapter of the British Social Attitudes survey found a growing appetite for electoral reform.

The Guardian - UK

Millions of children at risk as global vaccine rates fall, study finds

Persistent health inequalities, disruption caused by Covid-19, and soaring levels of misinformation and hesitancy are behind fall, say study’s authors

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