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Abolition of Public Health England just ‘passing of blame for coronavirus mistakes’
The abolition of Public Health England is a kneejerk attempt to blame it for mistakes made over coronavirus, one of the government’s key advisers on the crisis has alleged. Jeremy…
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Early-release scheme for prisoners in England and Wales to end
The government is to end its early-release scheme for prisoners in England and Wales, designed to ease the pressures created by the Covid-19 pandemic and under which about one in…
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Gavin Williamson backs Ofqual; last-minute U-turn on BTec results – as it happened
We’re going to close this blog down now. Thanks for reading and commenting. Here’s a summary of the day’s events. The education secretary finally backed Ofqual a day after declining…
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Glasgow primary school class told to quarantine after pupil tests positive for Covid-19
An entire class of Glasgow primary children and their teacher have been told to self-isolate after one pupil tested positive for coronavirus. Families at St Albert’s primary, Pollokshields – which…
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The Guardian view on coronavirus and the climate crisis: seize this chance | Editorial
In the early days of the pandemic, many people urged that societies could not and should not return to business as usual afterwards. Coronavirus not only confronted us with danger,…
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New York Police Department creates Asian hate crimes task force as attacks spike amid coronavirus pandemic
The New York Police Department has created a task force specifically to deal with a rise in hate crimes against Asian-Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.There have been 21 reported anti-Asian…
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Hamilton’s Australian producers say social distancing will be a ‘deal-breaker’
For musical theatre fans, the recent update that a waitlist for pre-sale tickets to Hamilton in Sydney would open from Monday 23 August is about the most exciting thing to…
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‘Desperate’ Australian hotels want overseas passenger caps raised to fill quarantine rooms
Australian hotels are “absolutely desperate for more business” and are prepared to participate in quarantine programs to boost capacity for returned travellers if the government eases the strict cap on…
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Rail passengers pay price for flawed calculation of UK inflation
Oil prices rose sharply. The summer sales for clothing, footwear and household goods were less generous than they were a year ago. Activity across the economy has started to recover.…
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Hong Kong jobless rate edges down to 6.1 per cent but threats remain, welfare chief warns
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate edged down marginally to 6.1 per cent in July amid a government wage subsidy, but the welfare minister warned on Wednesday that the jobless threat had…