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Trump secretly gave Putin Covid test machines, Bob Woodward book says
‘Please don’t tell anybody,’ Russian president advised, according to new book from veteran Watergate reporter US politics live – follow updates Donald Trump secretly sent Covid-19 testing machines to Vladimir…
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School starters born during pandemic lack communication skills, Ofsted says
English primary schools having to help infants catch up on speech and language to cope with lessons Primary schools are having to teach infants how to communicate, as they struggle…
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Boris Johnson hits out at ‘greedy’ Keir Starmer over freebies
Ex-PM criticises Starmer’s decision to accept gifts, while defending award of PPE contracts during Covid Keir Starmer’s decision to accept clothing freebies “looks greedy”, according to Boris Johnson. The former…
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Severe Covid infections can inflame brain’s ‘control centre’, research says
Scans of people hospitalised with Covid may explain the long-term breathlessness and fatigue some patients experience Severe Covid infections can drive inflammation in the brain’s “control centre”, researchers say, leading…
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Al Pacino reveals he almost died of Covid – and delivers his verdict on the afterlife
The 84-year-old actor speaks about contracting the virus in 2020, saying he ‘didn’t have a pulse’ and came to with six paramedics in his house Al Pacino has revealed he…
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Never-ending odyssey: the rise of perpetual cruises that offer the very wealthy a new home at sea
After numerous delays, the Odyssey finally sets sail from Belfast for three-and-a-half years – but what drives people to spend a fortune living full-time on luxury liners? On 13 March…
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Chinese smart-glasses maker Even Realities puts displays first in alternative vision to Meta
The US$600 G1 glasses are a premium, display-oriented product in a market increasingly flooded with cheap Chinese alternatives. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Boris Johnson insists he would have won July election in new book
Former PM’s memoir Unleashed argues he was victim of ‘witch-hunt’ and lockdown parties broke no rules Boris Johnson has insisted he would have won another election if he had not…
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Everything you need to know about Covid this autumn – podcast
Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, the Guardian’s science editor and Science Weekly co-host, to answer the questions we are all asking about Covid this autumn, from what is…
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Covid inquiry told how putting on PPE delayed treatment of dying patients
Ambulance technician says policy of only donning protective equipment at scene cost vital minutes Dying patients experienced vital delays in being treated by paramedics because of the time it took…