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UK growth revised up to 5.5% amid higher NHS spending and exports rise
GDP grew faster than forecast in second quarter as fewer Covid restrictions prompted households and companies to spend Higher NHS spending, stronger investment and a bounce back in exports helped…
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Mark Drakeford attacks Westminster ‘failure’ over fuel crisis
Welsh first minister also says universal credit cut ‘disgraceful’ and he has not spoken to PM since June The Welsh first minister has launched a strong attack on the UK…
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UK’s new £500m winter hardship fund branded as ‘sticking plaster’
Charities and Labour call grants for struggling families an ‘11th-hour bid to save face’ as furlough and benefit cuts loom Charities and the Labour party have criticised the government’s planned…
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US hospitals outfitting nurses with panic buttons amid rise in assaults
Violence against healthcare workers from patients and families has increased during the pandemic In 2019, Laura Paul, a registered nurse, was seeing a sedated patient in the intensive care unit…
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Coffee bean price spike just a taste of what’s to come with climate change
Global coffee prices forecast to hit $4.44 a kilogram due to Brazilian cold snap following a string of droughts and pandemic supply chain issues Get our free news app; get…
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Victoria to cut Pfizer interval as cases surge to record high – as it happened
NSW extends stay-at-home orders for 17 regional LGAs as state records 941 cases; South Australia records one local case; five Queensland areas including Brisbane and Gold Coast return to stage…
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‘I’ll never go back’: Uganda’s schools at risk as teachers find new work during Covid
Many private schools may not reopen after staff laid off during lockdown say they will not return to the profession The last message Mary Namitala received from the private school…
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My patients in Melbourne tell me how they caught Covid, and the reasons leave me sad and frustrated | Kate Gregorevic
The impact of poverty on health has always been obvious to me, now maybe it will be obvious to everyone else When I do my ward round on my patients…
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China’s coronavirus curbs and consumer fears mean ‘golden week’ travel unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels this year
China’s “golden week” holiday this year is unlikely to see domestic travel rebound to pre-Covid levels, industry estimates show, hurt by uncertainty over pandemic curbs and consumer fears about the…
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Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines now available to all Australians over 60
Greg Hunt says expanding choice from AstraZeneca to mRNA jabs could help 300,000 older people who have been waiting to get vaccinated Follow our Covid live blog for the latest…