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How many Covid-19 deaths were there in England? The answer is complicated

The idea that people with a pre-existing condition are at death’s door is simply untrue. Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales were not as low as even a senior member of parliament has suggested.

Inverse

Rise in North East police officers using spit hoods during Covid - as criminals 'weaponise' saliva

The tactic was used on 522 occasions in 2020/21 across Northumbria and Durham forces - a 21% rise on the previous year

Chronicle Live

Energy poverty is linked to physical and mental health – our research proves it

Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem is set to increase its cap on energy prices by 54% this April 2022. This is in response to the skyrocketing price of gas, aggravated by demand picking up as countries relaxed lockdown measures, low-wind speeds, and bottlenecks in supply chains.

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Covid reinfections: why are they being included in UK case numbers?

As most UK countries start including reinfections in overall total, we look at why this is happening now

The Guardian - UK

‘One in seven’ young children in north-west England had Covid-19 in late January

Infections have surged among younger age groups since the start of the year.

The Independent UK

One in eight primary pupils in England had Covid last week, figures show

Infections among younger children thought to have peaked, but secondary school disruption still rife

The Guardian - UK

Risk of death from Covid ‘93% lower’ for fully-vaccinated people than unvaccinated, says study

Researchers used age-standardised mortality rates, which take into account differences in age structure and population size, to allow for comparisons between vaccination groups

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Risk of death involving Covid is 93 per cent lower in fully-vaccinated people compared with unvaccinated

Mortality rates were found to be 'consistently lower' across all age groups

Wales Online

One in five adults struggled to pay household bills in January

Some 69% of adults said they had been hit by the rising cost of living over the last month, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics

Wales Online

Whitehall's centralised system can't deliver Boris Johnson's promises to 'level up'

The government’s levelling up strategy to tackle regional inequality promises a “revolution in local democracy”. It seeks to do this largely through regional devolution – setting up more localised governments with their own mayors to give greater autonomy and power to the “left behind” regions.

The Conversation

Risk of Covid-19 death ‘93% lower’ for fully-vaccinated people than unvaccinated

It is 81% lower for those who have received only two doses.

The Independent UK

No 10 implicitly rebukes Bank of England chief over wage restraint call, amid unions anger – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened

Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising

The Guardian - AU

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel rebuked by watchdog over ‘misleading’ claims crime has fallen

PM falsely claimed crime had fallen by 14 per cent while responding to Sue Gray report on No 10 parties

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Daily Mirror

Number of Brits who are long-term sick has surged in the last two years

ONS figures show 250,000 more people were 'economically inactive' due to being long-term sick in the period to November 2021, compared to two years earlier - with experts anxiously waiting to find out if Covid is a factor

The Independent UK

Government presented crime figures in ‘misleading way’ – watchdog

UK Statistics Authority received complaints over allegations the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary falsely claimed crime had fallen.

The Independent UK

UK long Covid sufferers struggling with symptoms for more than a year rises to 550,000

Record total of 1.3 million individuals in UK estimated to be living with persistent symptoms

The Guardian - AU

Coronavirus live: Europe in virus ‘ceasefire’ with tranquil period ahead, says WHO; record UK long Covid cases — as it happened

Europe could enter ‘long period of Covid tranquility’ due to high vaccination rates, WHO says; record 1.33 million UK long Covid patients

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Liverpool Echo

New energy price cap announced today and what it will mean for you

Tens of millions of households will find out how much their bills will rise from April - with a cost of living catastrophe on the way

The Independent UK

UKHSA plays down reports daily Covid death updates will be axed under plans to ‘live with virus’

Experts fear that without daily updates, the virus could catch the country off guard

The Independent UK

Watchdog probes accusations PM and Patel falsely claimed drop in crime

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel have been reported to the UK Statistics Authority.

Daily Mirror

Covid death up by 534 in highest rise for 11 months after data backlog

New Covid infections have fallen since yesterday while the number of deaths reached a record high for this year partly down to a data backlog with 88,085 new cases and a further 534 deaths

The Independent UK

Covid-19 infection levels no longer falling in UK, figures suggest

Office for National Statistics figures indicate a high prevalence of the virus persisting in all parts of the UK.

Wales Online

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Wednesday, February 2

Wales has recorded 10 new Covid deaths while ONS data shows infection rates increased in the latest week

The Independent UK

Revealed: Covid conspiracy theories spread on Spotify, Apple and YouTube amid Joe Rogan backlash

Exclusive: The Independent finds Covid branded a ‘con’ in podcast unearthed in the wake of Joe Rogan Spotify controversy

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