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Police find €1.3m jewellery in Zapatero’s office safe during Plus Ultra bailout inquiry
The former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is being investigated for possible tax fraud and smuggling after police discovered jewelry valued at more than €1.3m (£1.1m) while searching his office safe as part of a separate inquiry.
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UK unemployment hits 5% as youth joblessness surges and pressure mounts on chancellor
The levels of UK unemployment rose to 5% in three months to February, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.
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Labour civil war brewing as ministers warn coup against Starmer would trigger chaos
Cabinet ministers have told rebellious Labour MPs that any attempt to oust Keir Starmer after potentially disastrous election.
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Inside the Covid contract scandal: How Dominic Cummings lobbied for Trump-linked tech billionaires to run UK testing systems
Boris Johnson’s former Chief of Staff Dominic Cummings lobbied Government officials to hand Covid ‘Test and Trace’ tech contracts to a firm run by a Trump-supporting billionaire, after he held a secret meeting with its founder, alongside the Prime Minister.
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New Covid strains circulating in the UK this autumn: XFG and NB.1.8.1 variants not more dangerous
If you feel unwell with a sore throat and a fever, you may have caught one of the new strains of Covid circulating this autumn.
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Hochul defies Trump administration, lets NY pharmacists give Covid shots to all
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order that enables pharmacists to administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests one, directly challenging the new restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.
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Over 100,000 UK workers switch to full-time four-day week since pandemic
More than 100,000 workers in the UK have switched to a full-time four-day week since the pandemic, further signaling a revolution in the world of work inspired by Covid, according to an analysis.
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New ‘Stratus’ Covid variant spreads across UK, causing hoarse voice and resisting immunity
A new strain of Covid has spread across the UK with some experts warning it is resisting immunity.
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Ex-minister defends VIP contract lane despite admitting ‘one or two crooks’
Lord Agnew says fast-track PPE procurement was not ‘some kind of plan by rightwing people to enrich themselves’
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Nation remembers victims of COVID-19 as UK marks fifth anniversary of the pandemic
Events have been held nationwide to honor those who passed away, with the prime minister stating that for many, "there is deep grief and loss that may never be relieved."
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Teacher with long Covid awarded £42k for unfair dismissal
A teacher with long Covid has won more than £42,000 in a disability discrimination case after she was fired for taking too much time off work.
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Two more individuals plead guilty in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme in the US
Ayan Jama and Mekfira Hussein pleaded guilty to their role in stealing $250 million from a U.S. federal program meant to feed hungry children during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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CIA suspects Covid-19 likely originated in a lab, but has low confidence in this conclusion
The CIA now believes the most plausible explanation for the origins of Covid-19 is that it leaked from a laboratory in China, it has emerged.
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Actor gets 8 years for fake Covid-19 cure scam
A part-time actor who has claimed to be the inspiration for HBO’s Ballers was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for soliciting investors...
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Five years on, WHO calls for China to share critical data on Covid-19 origins
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged China to share Covid data and allow access so scientists can understand its origins five years on from the outbreak of the deadly virus.
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Nearly 170,000 retail jobs were lost in 2024, with expectations of even more job losses next year
The figure is the highest since the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in 2020.
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New Covid corruption chief to leave ‘no stone unturned’, Reeves warns
Tom Hayhoe has been appointed to to claw back taxpayers’ money wasted on deals during the pandemic.
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UK COVID contracts worth £15 billion raise corruption concerns
Around a third of all public contracts signed by the British government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic skipped standard procurement safeguards with billions going to entities connected to the Conservative Party, claims a comprehensive new report by Transparency International U.K.
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South Africa arrests multiple suspects in pandemic-related corruption case
Following a court order, law enforcement agencies detained dozens of public servants and businesspeople on Tuesday, who are believed to have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic for personal gain.
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Hancock and Hunt failed to prepare UK for pandemic, Covid inquiry finds
Health secretaries failed to fix flaws in contingency planning before Covid killed more than 230,000 in UK, report says
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AstraZeneca is withdrawing a COVID vaccine despite saving over 6.5 million lives due to concerns
Almost three and a half years after 82-year-old Brian Pinker became the first person to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid, the jab has been withdrawn globally.
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