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Covid inquiry: The key government failings from Baroness Hallett’s first report

The damning report highlights several failures by the government during the Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer has the chance to reset relations with Europe

A Nato summit in Washington in week one, a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) on home soil in week two — Sir Keir Starmer is enjoying a fast start on the international stage.

Evening Standard

Hubris and planning for wrong type of pandemic: five takeaways from Covid inquiry verdict

The pandemic caused ‘grief, untold misery and economic turmoil’ which could have been cut if the UK had been better prepared, report states

The Guardian - UK

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UK Government 'failed' public leading to more deaths, Covid-19 inquiry finds

THE UK Government and the civil service “failed” the public due to “significant flaws” in preparing for the Covid-19 pandemic, a public…

The National (Scotland)

Five key findings from the Covid Inquiry as first report published

Inquiry says Government failed to prepare for a pandemic in years leading up to Covid outbreak

Evening Standard

‘Fatal strategic flaws’: first report of UK Covid inquiry pinpoints serious errors of state

Health secretaries failed to amend contingency planning before Covid killed more than 230,000 in UK, report says

The Guardian - UK

Covid Inquiry report exposes 'fatal strategic flaws' that meant pandemic cost more UK lives

‘Never again can a disease lead to so many deaths and so much suffering,’ chairwoman Baroness Hallett said

Evening Standard

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Government failed public by preparing for wrong pandemic, damning Covid inquiry report finds

Covid inquiry finds ‘groupthink’ led to failures in preparing the UK for the pandemic

The Independent UK

Revealed: The coronavirus outbreak plan ignored by the government during the pandemic

As the Covid Inquiry publishes its findings, The Independent reveals the ready-to-go pandemic plan that the government ignored

The Independent UK

UK Covid-19 inquiry: report ‘does not go far enough’ say bereaved families – as it happened

Group says it is ‘relieved’ at many of report’s recommendations but calls for more measures to tackle inequality and improve capacity of public services

The Guardian - UK

Covid Inquiry latest LIVE: UK prepared for 'wrong pandemic', scathing first report says

More than 235,000 deaths involved Covid-19 in the UK up to the end of 2023

Evening Standard

Verdict due on impact of Brexit and austerity on Covid-19 response

David Cameron, George Osborne and Matt Hancock to face criticism about priorities in years running up to pandemic

The Guardian - UK

UK Covid inquiry to finally lay bare failures of government and politicians during pandemic

Academics have said it is a question of ‘when not if’ another pandemic will hit

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry report live: UK pandemic plan failures set to be laid bare as Brexit likely to be blamed

Baroness Hallett to deliver report today on how prepared country was to face deadly outbreak when coronavirus hit

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First Covid Inquiry report set to expose catalogue of failings during pandemic

Failures to prepare for a pandemic are expected to be laid bare on Thursday

Fortune

Home prices are still sky-high, but competition isn’t as fierce, as the frenzied housing market slowly rebalances

In some ways the housing market is beginning to feel more like it did before the pandemic.

Fortune

The IRS is right to scrutinize pandemic-era employee retention credit claims—but legitimate filers can’t afford more delays

The IRS has closely examined ERC claims in backlog and determined that 10-20% were low-risk, 60-70% had unacceptable risk, and 10-20% had high risk.

Newslaundry

Lack of awareness, agency, finances: Why women with cancer suffer more

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The Guardian view on the widening attainment gap: poorer children need a boost

Editorial: The progress made by pupils from lower-income families has been wiped out – and it’s not all the pandemic’s fault

The Guardian - UK

First black leader of any European country: Vaughan Gething’s political career

Departing Welsh first minister joined Labour at 17 and was elected to the then Welsh assembly in 2011

The Guardian - UK

Woman wins payout after boss coughed in her face during Covid pandemic

Judge says Kevin Davies, father of Wales rugby star, set out to ‘ridicule and intimidate’ former employee

The Guardian - UK

Rich-poor education gap grows for 16-year-olds in almost all of England

First post-pandemic study of attainment gap finds pupils from low-income families have fallen further behind richer peers except in London

The Times of India

Human bird flu cases rising in the US: Here's why; know symptoms and preventive tips

Bird flu or avian influenza cases in humans are on the rise in the US sparking fear of another pandemic similar to Covid-19. Four dairy workers have tested positive for H5N1 strain in the country amid massive spread of the virus in dairy cows. While there have been no cases…

Capital & Main

California Learned During the Pandemic How to Rapidly Cut Poverty, But It Was a Temporary Fix

With the end of direct cash payments, poverty levels are moving up.

France 24

As Europe prepares for summer holidays, WHO warns that the Covid-19 era is far from over

With three out of four Europeans planning on travelling over the summer, the era of border closures, mandatory testing and vaccine certificates seems a half-remembered nightmare to many. But with more than 1,700 people still dying every week across the world from Covid-19 and vaccine coverage declining among at-risk populations,…

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