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Former chief medical officer close to tears as she apologises at Covid inquiry

‘It wasn’t just the deaths, it was the way they died. It was horrible’, Professor Dame Sally Davies said

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on David Cameron and George Osborne: a duo’s dangerous delusions

Editorial: The Covid inquiry reveals the architects of austerity are unmoved by their wrecking of public services ahead of the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Consumers keep cutting back as pressures mount

The pullback in non-essential spending continues as households scrimp on nice-to-haves so they can meet higher mortgage repayments.

AAP

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George Osborne sings praises of true pandemic hero – himself

Yes, it was unfortunate the former chancellor had let social care collapse, but no one lives for ever

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: What we learned on the day austerity chief George Osborne gave evidence

The former Chancellor's evidence under oath came just 24 hours after his ex-boss David Cameron became the first politician to face the Inquiry - and was heckled with cries of 'shame on you'

Daily Mirror

Dame Sally Davies apologises to Covid bereaved in emotional hearing

Former CMO for England was previously told coronavirus ‘won’t come here’ after asking for preparedness review

The Guardian - UK

LOCALIZE IT: Evictions on the rise after a lull during pandemic

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Covid lockdowns damaged a generation, former chief medical officer tells inquiry

Dame Sally Davies lamented the ‘educational impact’ of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Expert reveals how to avoid airport drop-off charges by making one simple change

Airport drop-off charges have increased in multiple airports across the UK to make up for financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

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Ex-civil service staff chief says No 10 leaders ‘set tone’ for lockdown parties

Rupert McNeil described conduct in Downing Street during the pandemic as ‘extremely disappointing’ and discussed perceptions of the civil service.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Homeowners facing soaring costs shouldn’t expect sympathy from renters

Are homeowners suffering from a severe bout of main character syndrome? A decade of record-low interest rates fuelled a prolonged house price boom that was impervious even to a once-in-a-century pandemic.

Evening Standard

George Osborne tells Covid inquiry austerity cuts better prepared UK for pandemic

GEORGE Osborne has claimed that Tory austerity cuts better prepared the UK to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic - and rejected claims that the policy…

The National (Scotland)

David Cameron left Britain exposed to the pandemic – where’s the outrage?

Boris Johnson’s party antics of course deserve scrutiny, but a chief architect of our woeful Covid response has virtually got away with it, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

George Osborne says Conservative austerity programme helped UK cope with Covid pandemic

Former Chancellor George Osborne has defended his austerity policies in government, insisting they in fact helped Britain to cope better with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The Independent UK

Osborne rejects claims austerity depleted NHS ahead of coronavirus pandemic

The former chancellor argued his cuts may have better prepared Britain to combat Covid-19.

Evening Standard

London students are most resilient in country after the pandemic

85% of students from London describe their well-being as ‘good’ or ‘okay’ in a new wellbeing survey

The Independent UK

Failing to appoint minister for pandemic planning an ‘error’, inquiry told

Former minister Sir Oliver Letwin told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry it is a ‘lasting regret’ that he did not focus more on pandemic planning.

The Guardian - UK

Britain remains ‘wildly under-resilient’, Covid inquiry hears

Oliver Letwin, who led emergency planning during coalition, says churn of ministers and officials is ‘disaster for country’

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Midlothian man unable to stand after incurable cancer missed during the pandemic

By the time his cancer was caught, he was so severely anaemic, doctors wondered how he was “standing upright” and his hearing was also permanently damaged, and he now wears a hearing aid.

Chronicle Live

How every North East MP voted on the Boris Johnson privileges committee report

Politicians have backed a report stating the former Prime Minister lied about parties in Downing Street during the coronavirus pandemic

The Hindu

Confidence in science fell in 2022 while political divides persisted, poll shows

Confidence in the scientific community declined among U.S. adults in 2022, a major survey shows, driven by a partisan divide after the covid-19 pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Soft power: Saudi Arabia flexes muscles with launch of new Gulf airline Riyadh Air

Move comes amid resurgent demand for air travel after end of Covid lockdowns

Daily Mirror

Triple Tory day of SHAME as Cameron heckled, Johnson humiliated and Sunak missing

Rishi Sunak was branded weak for not showing up to vote on the report, while the Tories who did laid into former Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the string of Partygate lies

The Conversation

Supermarket shelves were empty for months after the Lismore floods. Here's how to make supply chains more resilient

From the outside, the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales seems idyllic. Rainforests, mountains, beaches and Byron Bay. But the past few years have made life harder for many who live there, with Black Summer bushfires, the COVID pandemic and intense flooding.

Daily Mirror

Covid Inquiry: What we learned on the day austerity PM David Cameron gave evidence

David Cameron became the first politician to give evidence to Covid Inquiry as he faced questions on the UK's preparedness and cuts to public services between 2010 and 2016

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