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Edinburgh festival fringe 2023 to host artists from nearly 70 countries
Executives urge audiences to ‘fill yer boots’ and watch as many shows as possible amid Covid fightback Encore! Surefire shows returning for the Edinburgh festival in 2023 The Edinburgh festival…
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Influenza vaccinations recommended as cases of respiratory illness rise across Australia
Of the nearly 58,000 cases recorded across the country, 30% occurred over the last fortnightly reporting period Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning…
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Long Covid can impair quality of life more than advanced cancers, study says
Some patients’ health-related life quality scores worse than those of people with stage 4 lung cancer Many people with long Covid have a lower health-related quality of life than people…
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Boris and Carrie Johnson ‘hosted friend at Chequers during Covid restrictions’
Exclusive: friend ‘helped the couple plan their wedding’ in May 2021 when restrictions on indoor gatherings in place Boris and Carrie Johnson hosted a close friend, who helped plan their…
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Ex-Italian prime minister and health minister cleared of Covid culpability
Court rules that Giuseppe Conte and Roberto Speranza not at fault over 6,000 excess deaths in Bergamo at start of pandemic Italy’s former prime minister Giuseppe Conte and the former…
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MPs call for action on pandemic-widened gap between England’s poor and rich pupils
Public accounts committee warns that without more intervention, attainment gap could take decade to return to pre-Covid levels It could take a decade for the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils…
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Guardian’s David Conn wins Paul Foot award for Michelle Mone investigation
Reporter and his team exposed the Tory peer’s use of a government ‘VIP lane’ to provide PPE during the Covid pandemic The Guardian reporter David Conn has won the Paul…
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Covid inquiry heads for row with government over Google Spaces redactions
Lawyer says not providing complete set of messages on platform would be ‘wrong in principle’ A fresh battle over unredacted Covid documents is looming, as the public inquiry’s most senior…
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Poorest countries are biggest losers from economic shocks, says World Bank
Combined impact of Covid crisis, Ukraine war and tough measures by central banks taking heavy toll The world’s poorest countries are the biggest losers from a global economy failing to…
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What is the UK government hiding from the Covid inquiry? – podcast
The government has launched legal action to prevent the independent Covid inquiry demanding disclosure of thousands of WhatsApp messages. What does it have to hide, asks Aubrey Allegretti Next week…