9 h. ago Five crazy moments from Covid lockdown – Wembley lasagne and undies for facemasks

The Covid-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event that saw millions sadly lose their lives and health. However, there were some parts that we can look back on with some sort of warped joy

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12 h. ago London v New York: Capital's Tube and bus network beats Big Apple in post

But report warns many cities face ‘backlog’ of repairs due to a drop in spending during the pandemic

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59 h. ago Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan

Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know itImagine a disease that can render its sufferers bedbound for years. One that could take a marathon runner and leave them unable to walk to the toilet. Imagine that at least 2 million people in England and Scotland alone were affected to some degree, each with a mix of debilitating symptoms, from breathlessness to brain fog to multi-organ damage.Then imagine that there were no proven treatments for this life-changing illness, let alone a cure. In fact, patients are often told it’s all in their heads. Now imagine that more people are falling ill every day with the virus that causes this devastating disability – and that successive governments have abandoned almost every strategy to try to get to grips with it.Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnistIn the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans...

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4 d. ago Matt Baker opens up on ‘incredible’ new career after quitting BBC The One Show

Former Blue Peter star Matt Baker presented the BBC programme from 2011 to 2020, but his final show was filmed from his family home in Durham during the Covid-19 lockdown

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6 d. ago 'I went back into Covid lockdown five years on to see how I coped – just remember bog roll'

EXCLUSIVE: Possibly the closest the world has come to experiencing Covid-19-style lockdowns in the five years since is when the “HMPV” virus reared its ugly head at the start of this year

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7 d. ago American money and Premier League power: How Covid sparked football’s open conflict

Five years on from the pandemic’s outbreak in the UK, Miguel Delaney speaks to executives inside English football who watched as Covid-19 changed the face of the beautiful game

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9 d. ago Where is Tiger King's Joe Exotic now – cancer battle, prison and age gap romance

The Covid lockdown of 2020 seems like a lifetime ago, and many people spent their time binge-watching Netflix's hit show Tiger King, but where is Joe Exotic now?

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1 week ago Around the world in 60 hours: Nigerian aims to set travel record with ‘low

Alma Asinobi wants to break Guinness world record for shortest time to visit seven continentsIn 2019, Alma Asinobi, a Nigerian postgraduate architecture student, gave herself an ambitious goal after obtaining her first passport: to visit up to 16 countries every year.Then Covid-19 triggered a global lockdown, curtailing her dreams. Since restrictions were lifted, she has visited more than 30 countries and founded a travel agency, Kaijego. Continue reading...

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1 week ago What are your memories of the first Covid lockdown? Take our poll and have your say

As the UK grows closer to marking 5-years since being told to 'stay home' for the first time, we ask - what are your memories of that first Covid-19 lockdown?

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1 week ago Charming countryside village is silently turning into the new Cotswolds as families flock there buy £200k cheaper homes

Perched on the banks of the River Great Ouse in rural Bedfordshire, the picturesque settlements of Bromham, Sharnbrook, Harrold and Turvey have boomed in popularity since the COVID lockdown.

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2 w. ago Five years on from the pandemic, how has Covid changed our world? | The panel

We asked a group of experts on politics, trade, literature, psychology, work and more: what has been the most surprising or shocking consequence of Covid-19 in your field? Continue reading...

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