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The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Covid Inquiry: Biggest revelations from Dominic Cummings, Lee Cain, Helen MacNamara and other key players

From Number 10's 'macho overconfidence' to half-term holidays - the key takeaways

Evening Standard

‘Nastiness, arrogance and misogyny’ of No 10 exposed at Covid inquiry

WhatsApp messages also reveal Boris Johnson’s dismissive attitude to millions of old people at risk from the virus

The Guardian - UK

Sturgeon refuses to say if she kept pandemic WhatsApp messages

Former Scottish first minister says she ‘will be very clear to the [UK Covid] inquiry’ about any evidence she holds

The Guardian - UK

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What we have learned from the Covid inquiry so far this week

Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain were among the high-profile witnesses this week.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid crisis slammed by former top advisers

Ex-PM thought coronavirus was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, inquiry hears, as bereaved relatives attack ‘psychotic’ comments

The Independent UK

Hancock ‘killed people’ and ‘lied’ in pandemic, Cummings told PM

The former health secretary was criticised by the former top Downing Street adviser during a lengthy appearance before Lady Hallett’s probe.

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry: Dominic Cummings says No 10 in 'chaos' as pandemic hit and vulnerable 'appallingly neglected'

The inquiry also saw diary entries showing that Boris Johnson suggested he believed the pandemic was 'nature’s way of dealing with old people'

Evening Standard

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The city exodus continues two years after lockdowns

The rate of people moving from the cities to the regions continues to exceed pre-pandemic levels, showing the escape to the country is no short-lived trend.

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Johnson aides Cummings and Cain lay bare chaos and dysfunction of Covid response

Dominic Cummings said there was no shielding plan early in the pandemic and vulnerable groups were ‘appallingly neglected’.

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings reveals Tory Covid talks with Scotland were not about 'truths'

DOMINIC Cummings has described meetings with the Scottish Government and other devolved administrations during the pandemic as a…

The National (Scotland)

Everyone called indecisive Boris Johnson the ‘trolley’, Dominic Cummings claims

The former top aid hit out at a ‘dysfunctional’ system during the pandemic as he gave evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson favoured ‘older people accepting their fate’, Covid inquiry hears

Former PM had said his party felt virus was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, and was not convinced NHS was overwhelmed

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings attacked 'useless f***pig' cabinet and 'liar' Matt Hancock in foul-mouthed WhatsApp messages

Cummings is accused of being part of a 'macho culture' within Downing Street at the start of the pandemic.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson 'wanted old people to accept their fate to avoid Covid lockdowns'

Boris Johnson suggested he believed the coronavirus pandemic was 'nature’s way of dealing with old people' as he resisted lockdown measures, Sir…

The National (Scotland)

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Pandemic emergency is over, but Chicago restaurants are still adding fees to your bill

Owners say they need the surcharges to stay in business and remain competitive. Critics say it’s a sneaky way to increase the tab without raising menu prices.

Evening Standard

There was no real plan to tackle Covid crisis, admits former No 10 spin chief

Boris Johnson's former aide Lee Cain acknowledged 'chaos' in Government over the looming pandemic in early 2020

The Guardian - US

‘Is this an appropriate use of AI or not?’: teachers say classrooms are now AI testing labs

Educators are trying to understand how these tools work and, perhaps most pressingly, how they can be misused

The Guardian - UK

Brexit prioritised over tackling Covid at start of pandemic, says ex-minister

Lord Bethell says Boris Johnson did ‘everything he could’ to avoid focusing on pandemic in early days of crisis

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The Independent UK

Scottish Government stance on messages ‘shameful’, says Covid bereaved

First Minister Humza Yousaf said he has retained his pandemic-era messages and would be happy to give them to the inquiry.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s No10 tried to 'blow up' British way of running Civil Service, ex-minister says of Covid chaos

Covid Inquiry has been hearing of the chaos in Government during the Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

Chinese factory activity contracts in October as pandemic recovery falters

An official survey of manufacturers shows China’s factory activity contracted in October, suggesting the economy remains on uneven footing

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry LIVE: Dominic Cummings says handling of Barnard Castle by Downing Street was 'absolute car crash'

The messages were 'both surprising and not surprising, I don’t know which is worse', the ex-civil servant said

The Independent UK

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

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