2 w. ago Plastic surgeon tried to burn 'hated' colleague to death before stabbing him in violent attack

Peter Brooks, who wanted Graeme Perks "out of the way" after he took part in a disciplinary probe, tried to kill him in a horror petrol and knife attack during the Covid lockdown

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2 w. ago Plastic surgeon Peter Brooks found guilty of trying to kill colleague during Covid lockdown

Peter Brooks was ‘voluntarily absent’ from his month-long trial because he was on hunger strike

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2 w. ago UK is 'not prepared' for another pandemic as fears over deadly new viruses grow

EXCLUSIVE: Last month, the UK marked the grim milestone of five years since being plunged into lockdown as the Covid pandemic tore through the country - now we ask experts how prepared are we for another?

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2 w. ago ‘A case study in groupthink’: were liberals wrong about the pandemic?

US political scientists’ book argues aggressive Covid policies such as mask mandates were in some cases misguidedWere conservatives right to question Covid lockdowns? Were the liberals who defended them less grounded in science than they believed? And did liberal dismissiveness of the other side come at a cost that Americans will continue to pay for many years?A new book by two political scientists argues yes to all three questions, making the case that the aggressive policies that the US and other countries adopted to fight Covid – including school shutdowns, business closures, mask mandates and social distancing – were in some cases misguided and in many cases deserved more rigorous public debate. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Martin Lewis warns of looming deadline for anyone who worked from home during pandemic

Those who worked at home could claim up to £140 to cover extra costs such as water, heating and electricity

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2 w. ago Famous Scots osprey finally returns to nest after fears over illness

Louis became a hit during the first lockdown of the Covid pandemic in 2020 on a live nest camera.

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3 w. ago Man City star reveals unknown second passion as he makes touching gesture for iconic city centre venue

The love started during the Covid lockdown

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3 w. ago 13 photos of Edinburgh’s eerily empty streets during the first lockdown

Five years since Edinburgh first went into lockdown during the Covid pandemic, we're looking back at the extraordinary scenes which ensued.

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3 w. ago The One Show to take over Piccadilly Circus for 200th One Big Thank You

The segment celebrating community heroes started during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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3 w. ago Scary ways Covid lockdown altered our brains and signs of trauma you won't spot

As a new documentary looks at the way the Covid-19 pandemic has left a legacy on people's lives, experts have revealed some of the ways in which our brains may have changed forever

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4 w. ago Millions want another Covid lockdown due to hectic life as we miss 'peace and quiet'

EXCLUSIVE: As it comes to five years since the world was plunged into lockdown due to Covid-19, some people actually miss life on the inside as the hectic daily lives are back

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4 w. ago 'Disease X' warning as experts list viruses that could spark next pandemic

One leading scientist has warned that one virus poses a “threat far worse than Covid impossible to control by even the strictest lockdown”.

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4 w. ago Love and Loss: The Pandemic Five Years On is an emotionally shattering re

For those of us lucky enough not to have lost anyone dear, the 12 months between March 2020 and March 2021 now have the quality of a peculiar dream. If we think of the period at all, it’s often in the context of alternating boredom and strangeness; breadmaking and homeschooling; bingeing Tiger King and wondering if 4pm is too early for a glass of wine. Can it possibly have been five years already since Boris Johnson stood at his podium, told us he’d been shaking hands with Covid patients, and, shortly afterwards, announced the first lockdown?

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4 w. ago Terrifying ways Covid lockdown changed our brains forever and trauma signs you won't spot

This month marks the fifth anniversary of the UK being placed into lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Five years on, The Mirror looks at how the traumatic ordeal changed our brains forever - and the hidden signs you're still struggling with it

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4 w. ago Swinney speaks of ‘unbearable’ loss of life from Covid on lockdown anniversary

The first lockdown was imposed across the UK on March 24 2020.

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4 w. ago 'Working as a nurse through Covid lockdown was the most horrendous time of my life'

“No one goes to work to die and yet during the worst pandemic in 100 years, we were deemed to be expendable."

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last month Most of Gen Z have never worked a 5 day office week — and I never want to

Five years on from the Covid lockdown, let’s all say thank you to the pandemic’s true silver lining: the death of the five-day office week

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last month UK Covid lockdown five years on: 26 eerie photos show deserted streets and wildlife taking over cities

Five years since the UK first went into lockdown during the Covid pandemic, we're looking back at the extraordinary scenes which ensued.

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last month UK lockdown: Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life in the UK, from work to the kitchen

Life has largely returned to normal, but some things have changed forever

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last month 'My husband met our baby through hospital window': London mums' birth stories in first Covid lockdown

'My husband met our baby through hospital window': London mums' birth stories in first Covid lockdown  Yahoo News UK

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