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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “Shutting up shop: high street names we’ll see no more | Retail industry” A series of retail failures during the pandemic has changed the face of Britain’s high streets for good. Several well-established household names have disappeared from the nation’s town centres and shopping malls and will not be …

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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “Happy Monday: booking frenzy for first day of lockdown-lite in England | Coronavirus” Outdoor hospitality, events and grooming salons will be open for business in England from Monday and some people are planning to cram in as many activities as possible after months of hibernation. Kriti Sachdeva is more …

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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “Me and my ‘she shed’: women on the joys of their garden retreats” Angela Benjamin At the entrance to Angela Benjamin’s shed is a copper sign that reads: “She Cave”, and a deep purple clematis weaves its way through the letters. The shed is a simple wooden structure at …

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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “China considers mixing Covid vaccines to give greater protection | China” China’s top disease control official has admitted that the efficacy of the country’s domestically produced vaccines is low as it emerged the authorities are considering mixing them to try to offer greater protection against coronavirus. The rare admission …

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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “When I was young, I left Sudan in search of ‘success’. Now I yearn for family and home | Coronavirus” For as long as I have been able to remember, I have known that I would not always live where I was born. I knew that at some point, …

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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “Canada ski resort linked to largest outbreak of P1 Covid variant outside Brazil | Canada” For ski resorts, spring normally marks a final chance for visitors to carve sun-drenched runs before the season ends. But at Canada’s most famous ski resort, the gondolas have stopped, and the slopes are …

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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “People are returning to the high street, but the retail crash has changed it beyond recognition | Retail industry” As what we now call non-essential retail reopens in England, the return of crowds to our high streets will presumably be hailed as a moment of unbridled collective joy: a …

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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “What are the new Covid rules in England from 12 April? | Coronavirus” Lockdown restrictions will be eased further from 12 April in England, with some changes across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Here is a roundup of what will be allowed: Shops, hairdressers and zoos All non-essential shops …

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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “As the grip of Covid eases, the UK looks set for a classic short-lived boom | Economic growth (GDP)” Never have the opening lines of TS Eliot’s The Wasteland seemed more apt. In 2020, April really was the cruellest month, as the first wave of Covid-19 deaths peaked and …

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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “Long Covid: many will need specialist therapies, says expert | Long Covid” A “significant” number of people will require long-term aftercare such as the physiotherapy and speech therapy being received by Derek Draper after a year in intensive care following Covid, a leading doctor has said. On Friday, it …

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