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Visitors return to Hong Kong, but no training courses for new tour guides who speak English, other foreign languages
All guides must be trained, certified by Travel Industry Authority, but no word on courses for some Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Boris Johnson: why is he in so much trouble – and can his political career survive?
The ex-UK prime minister was questioned by MPs this week about parties in No 10 during lockdown. If they don’t accept his answers their verdict could finish him Boris Johnson…
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‘It broke the link’: how the pandemic disrupted children’s relationship with school
One in five pupils in England were reported as persistently absent during the last school year Anne’s daughter is just nine, but feels constantly overwhelmed by school. Like many children,…
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Only 1% of £1.1bn lost in Covid business scheme recovered, report finds
National Audit Office urges ministers to learn lessons of losses in England resulting from fraud and error Just 1% of the estimated £1.1bn lost from the government’s Covid business support…
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Partygate: Johnson should reject any finding that he broke rules, say allies
Former PM should refuse to accept outcome if privileges committee rules he knowingly misled MPs, say supporters Boris Johnson should refuse to accept the outcome of the privileges committee investigation…
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Should Ofsted behave like swooping hawks? How can schools thrive in a climate of fear? | Gaby Hinsliff
All over the country, teachers are talking about the trauma. It is time to ask if this inspection regime really is the right one When inspectors from Ofsted, England’s education…
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Three years on, there is a new generation of lockdown sceptics – and they’re rewriting history | Richard Seymour
Now academics on the left have joined the anti-lockdown chorus. Yet their Covid theories rely on a travesty of the facts Was the pain worth it? Between March 2020 and…
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White House to disband Covid response team in May, reports say
Ashish Jha, Joe Biden’s Covid response coordinator, likely to leave the administration once emergency team is dissolved The White House plans to disband its Covid response team in May, according…
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Covid struck and Britain locked down. Here’s what we learned from that – and what we must do next time | Devi Sridhar
Three years on, amid rising lockdown scepticism, the public wants to move on from the trauma. But this is too important to forget Three years to the day from when…
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Thursday briefing: The key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Partygate grilling
In today’s newsletter: Johnson sat through three hours of questioning over whether he recklessly misled MPs over pandemic parties. Amid the bluster and the blowups, telling details emerged Sign up…