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Boris Johnson 'moaned Covid wasn't killing many people' weeks before second wave

The ousted PM is said to have text disgraced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock to argue Covid restrictions couldn't be justified because not enough people were dying

Daily Mirror

Strictly Come Dancing result sees Kym Marsh leave a week after Covid blow and 'free pass' backlash

This week's Strictly Come Dancing results aired on Saturday and saw Kym and Graziano and Molly and Carlos land in the dance-off

Chronicle Live

Kym Marsh breaks down as she's axed from Strictly just days after return from Covid battle

Kym Marsh has now exited Strictly Come Dancing just one week after she made her return to the BBC One ballroom floor following a bout of coronavirus

Daily Mirror

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MI5 file 'bungle' during Covid revealed Churchill in on 'Valkyrie' plot to kill Hitler

Spooks dumped piles of top secret wartime files on the internet during pandemic lockdowns covering the attempt by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg to blow up the dictator

Daily Mirror

Ministers 'unprepared' for another crisis like Covid after resilience plan falls behind

The government initially planned to publish its resilience plan - promised 18 months ago - in July - now they say it will come in the Autumn...and that could last until nearly Christmas.

Daily Mirror

Glasgow nurse 'sacked' after 28 years NHS service over struggle with long Covid

Brenda Eadie was unable to get out of bed for four weeks after contracting covid at work. The long-term effects of the virus left her struggling to cope and losing her job.

Glasgow Live

Matt Hancock: Ministers reacted to huge Covid death toll prediction with a 'shrug'

MATT Hancock has said he was warned the Covid pandemic could kill hundreds of thousands of people in the UK two months before the Government put the…

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More Chinese cities easing Covid curbs

The southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen has ended mandatory Covid testing to enter public venues, joining a growing list of local authorities easing the strict social curbs imposed across the country since the pandemic broke out three years ago.

Bangkok Post

We were warned 820,000 could die from Covid, Matt Hancock says

The former health secretary said that when he passed on the warning to the Cabinet the reaction was ‘shrug shrug’

Evening Standard

China’s easing of Covid curbs does not solve Xi Jinping’s dilemma

Loosening controls further could spark a devastating outbreak, but tightening the rules again could trigger unrest

The Guardian - UK

The old and the new behind Australia’s surprising shot at World Cup 2022 glory with best run in 16 years

Australia coach Graham Arnold described his squad as “boxing kangaroos” before the World Cup, but few expected they would make the knockouts in Qatar.

Evening Standard

Harry Souttar on somehow sizing up Messi after Aussies’ fairy-tale run

Things move a little slower here on a Friday. With the working week running from Sunday to Thursday, Friday is the Muslim holy day, a time for…

The National (Scotland)

COVID-19 'complicated' Liberals' SA election campaign but not sole factor in loss, review finds

An internal review has found the former South Australian government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was not the sole factor that lost the Liberal Party the state election.

ABC News

Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more COVID curbs as China fine-tunes policy

Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test results to travel, as an easing of China's virus curbs gathered pace.

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Graham Arnold relishing success of Australia’s ‘platinum generation’

The Socceroos manager reflects on the sacrifices and tough times during Covid that put the team on an unlikely path to a World Cup last-16 meeting with Argentina

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations near 10-month high

Hospital admissions for COVID-19 have jumped more than 26% in the last week alone, putting them on pace to hit numbers not seen since mid-February.

Daily Mirror

Ministers 'shrugged off' warnings 820,000 Brits could die before first Covid lockdown

Matt Hancock claims chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty informed him in January 2020 of the "worst case scenario", and he passed it on to fellow Cabinet ministers

Reuters

U.S. diplomat says China protests had effect in easing COVID curbs

Protests in China against the world's toughest COVID-19 restrictions are dying down because they have had an effect, a top U.S. diplomat said on Friday, as Beijing further eased testing and quarantine rules.

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Surge in calls forces Ambulance Victoria to enact a code red in Metropolitan Melbourne

Off-duty paramedics are called in to deal with a surge in calls around midnight. Ambulance Victoria says 140 staff are currently furloughed because of COVID-19.

Bangkok Post

Airport operator has wings

Airports of Thailand (AOT), the world's largest airport operator in terms of market capitalisation, has returned to the spotlight this year as the reopening of borders to tourists has led to skyrocketing passenger arrivals.

Bangkok Post

Easing in e-commerce market growth

Thailand's e-commerce market is expected to experience slower growth from this year's estimated 18%, dipping to single digits in 2023 as more shoppers return to stores after Covid infections eased, says the Thai E-Commerce Association (Theca).

Manchester Evening News

Matt Hancock says 'please forgive me' for breaking own Covid rules in grovelling apology video

"This was an affaire de coeur and therefore my political judgement was off"

Manchester Evening News

Matt Hancock was warned Covid could kill 820,000 people in January 2020

176,000 people have died of Covid-19 in England

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock in demand as guest speaker for local Tory events, say MPs

Hancock’s potential to raise funds for party coffers creates dilemma after whip was withdrawn due to I’m a Celebrity appearance

The Independent UK

Hancock says ministers were told Covid could kill 820,000 people in UK

The former health secretary said that when he passed on the warning to the Cabinet the reaction was ‘shrug shrug’.

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