15 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon denies she 'behaved politically' during coronavirus pandemic response

The former first minister said it was "very difficult" working with Boris Johnson during the peak covid years in 2020 and 2021.

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15 h. ago Covid inquiry latest: UK’s pandemic response ‘too little, too late’, says inquiry chair

Damning report finds more than 20,000 lives could have been spared over spring and summer 2020 had restrictions started just seven days earlier

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16 h. ago Divided Stormont led to ‘chaotic’ Covid response, public inquiry finds

The report published on Thursday focuses on the core political and administrative decision-making across the UK in response to the pandemic.

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17 h. ago The key players who presided over the government’s ‘chaotic’ Covid pandemic response

Baroness Heather Hallett's report on the response to Covid-19 criticised Boris Johnson's excessive optimism in the face of the looming pandemic and "oscillation" on key lockdown decisions

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19 h. ago Live Covid inquiry report updates as Wales' response to pandemic judged

A major report is being published today about how the different governments handled the pandemic

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3 w. ago Amazon plans to cut 30,000 corporate jobs in response to pandemic overhiring

Figure represents nearly 10% of the company’s roughly 350,000 corporate employeesAmazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.The figure represents a small percentage of Amazon’s 1.55 million total employees, but nearly 10% of the company’s roughly 350,000 corporate employees. This would represent the largest job cut at Amazon since around 27,000 jobs were eliminated starting in late 2022. Continue reading...

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