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Where can I watch the Covid-19 inquiry? When will Dominic Cummings answer questions?

Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain are giving evidence on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack fails to hand over statement to UK Covid Inquiry

ALISTER Jack has failed to hand over a statement to the UK Covid Inquiry, sparking criticism from lawyers involved in the probe.

The National (Scotland)

Dominic Cummings tells Covid inquiry foul-mouthed messages about colleague weren’t misogynistic – as it happened

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser denies contributing to an atmosphere of misogyny at No 10, saying he was ‘much ruder about men’

The Guardian - UK

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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

Evening Standard

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

Boris Johnson ‘can't lead’ and making Government ‘impossible’, top civil servant Simon Case said during Covid

The UK’s top civil servant vented that Boris Johnson ‘cannot lead’ amid pandemic-era frustration with the Prime Minister’s leadership

Evening Standard

Johnson ‘cannot lead’ and making Government ‘impossible’ – Case

The UK’s top civil servant vented that Boris Johnson ‘cannot lead’ amid pandemic-era frustration with the Prime Minister’s leadership.

The Independent UK

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Half-term communications gap under scrutiny as inquiry hears of Covid ‘failings’

There was a 10-day period in February in which no notes on coronavirus were sent to Boris Johnson and no emergency Cobra meetings held.

The Independent UK

'Weak and indecisive' Boris Johnson blasted by furious aides in explosive messages

BORIS Johnson was described as a “weak and indecisive” prime minister by furious aides during the pandemic, explosive WhatsApp messages have…

The National (Scotland)

Gap in Covid communications to Johnson coincided with half-term, inquiry hears

A former top aide also faced questions about why he had turned on the ‘disappearing message function’ on a high-level WhatsApp group in April 2021.

The Independent UK

Ex-No10 chief admits he ‘disappeared’ messages in PM’s WhatsApps group chat

Boris Johnson’s former aide ‘Party Marty’ sorry for ‘bring your own booze’ event – and says he ‘cannot recall’ why he set messages to delete weeks after the Covid inquiry announced

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf insists he has not deleted pandemic WhatsApp messages

HUMZA Yousaf has insisted he has kept his WhatsApp messages from during the pandemic but added that it was Scottish Government policy to…

The National (Scotland)

‘People will die anyway’: Pressure on Boris Johnson over Covid messages

Inquiry told of comments made by former prime minister during meeting discussing pandemic response

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson ‘mad’ if he did not realise Covid WhatsApps would become public, Simon Case said

The comments were made in WhatsApp messages between Cabinet Secretary Simon Case and then-principal private secretary Martin Reynolds

Evening Standard

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Nicola Sturgeon’s WhatsApp messages during pandemic ‘deleted’

Decision-makers have been asked to disclose data to the UK Covid-19 inquiry

The National (Scotland)

ScotRail puts out warning to customers over 'fake account scam'

SCOTRAIL has warned customers not to be fooled by a fake account attempting to “scam” people by pretending to be the travel firm ...

France 24

'We don't have the budget to feed all the inmates': A rise in deaths in DR Congo prisons

Overcrowding, lack of food, disease ... In September alone, 14 inmates died in the main prison in Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Images of inmates crammed into tents and photos of bodies being removed leaked onto social networks in mid-October. Our Observers told…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon faces questions amid claims of 'deleted' Covid WhatsApps

SCOTTISH ministers have key questions to answer amid reports that WhatsApp messages about decisions taken during the Covid pandemic have been…

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The National (Scotland)

Scottish ministers deny Jason Leitch 'deleted WhatsApps every day' during pandemic

THE Scottish Government has denied reports that Jason Leitch deleted WhatsApp messages every day during the Covid-19 pandemic and insisted all…

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings’ ‘misogynistic’ messages seen by Covid inquiry, George Osborne says

Former chancellor says WhatsApp messages between Boris Johnson and key advisers are ‘staggering’

The Guardian - UK

‘If Gemma Collins is a diva she gets blocked’: the secrets of TV stars’ WhatsApp groups

Who’s never off The Crown group chat? Who sings whole songs in the Game of Thrones one? And who dropped a bombshell on the Bridgerton bunch? TV stars tell all about their WhatsApp groups

The National (Scotland)

Jason Leitch 'deleted' pandemic WhatsApps say reports, as row over messages deepens

SCOTLAND’S clinical director deleted electronic messages he sent during the pandemic, according to reports.

The Independent UK

Scottish Government deleted most pandemic WhatsApp messages, inquiry believes

First Minister Humza Yousaf has said the matter is being investigated.

The Hindu

Kerala watch lovers’ collective, TimeGraphers, keeps alive the passion for timepieces

Kollam's Punthalathazham Biju has a special fondness for a 57-yr-old vintage Seiko Diashock 17 Jewels manual men's watch. He restored it and wears it every day. Time Graphers, a Kerala collective of watch lovers, was formed in 2019 to bond over their passion for timepieces. They released a limited-edition watch,…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government needs 'legal basis' to disclose certain WhatsApps to Covid probe

THE Scottish Government has said it needs a “legal basis” to release certain WhatsApps to the Covid-19 inquiry after a row over what had been…

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