COVID-19 Updates
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Melbourne is stuck in a reverse Groundhog Day: every day is worse than the one before | Tim Richards
I despair for the Melbourne CBD – for all city centres, really – now that this disaster has turned their charms into curses The week with the earthquake was my…
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Vaccine passports in Australia: who will impose them and how will they work?
National cabinet has agreed that all states and territories will integrate vaccine certificates in their check-in apps. But as for how and when they will be implemented, it’s every jurisdiction…
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The View delays Kamala Harris interview after two hosts contract Covid
Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin were asked to leave the set and the vice-president’s interview was conducted remotely Kamala Harris’s planned in-person appearance on The View has been delayed after…
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Perfect storm: how the energy crisis, pandemic and Brexit affect UK households
With inflation set to rise, alongside the cost of shopping and transport, the economic fallout will squeeze Britons’ budgets The Bank of England warned this week that surging energy bills…
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Labour squares off against Gove with housing policy ahead of party conference – as it happened
This live blog is closed – for coronavirus updates, please follow the global Covid blog. For fuel and supply chain updates, please follow the business live blog What is causing…
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Gas crisis, Covid and food shortages: Tories fear perfect winter storm
Conservatives fear a series of looming problems could put Boris Johnson’s government under strain A second winter of discontent could lie ahead, senior Tories fear, with people’s personal finances pushed…
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‘A bit of a mystery’: why England Covid cases are going down despite easing of restrictions
Analysis: Experts say it is first time since start of pandemic that sustained decline is recorded out of lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In early…
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Schools in England struggling to stay open amid soaring Covid cases
Many using measures abandoned by government in attempt to keep pupils in classrooms Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Schools in England are struggling to stay open…
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NHS ‘on the edge’ with some patients waiting 48 hours for a bed
Exclusive: record number of A&Es having to turn away ambulances daily amid unprecedented demand The NHS is struggling to cope with growing demand for urgent and emergency care, health officials…
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CDC overrides advisory panel to back Pfizer booster for Americans with high-risk jobs
CDC advisory panel had only recommended boosters for elderly and some people with underlying medical conditions The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has broken with advice from its…