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Daily Mirror – Hidden toll of Long Covid Summary of the front page The Mirror says 400,000 people in the UK need specialist care for long COVID. The paper leads with an investigation about the legacy of long Covid in the UK. It says two million Brits have been left with symptoms after contracting the virus, and 400,000 need specialist care. It quotes one sufferer as saying Covid-19 “has completely changed my life”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous image Next image

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Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price quits after damning report Adam Price has resigned as leader of Plaid Cymru after a report revealed a culture of misogyny, harassment, and bullying within the party. The party announced that a new leader will be in place by summer. The decision comes after a series of difficulties, including allegations of sexual assault and a toxic working environment. In his resignation letter, Price cited a lack of united support from his colleagues as the reason for his departure. Plaid’s Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts, stated that Price’s resignation was necessary to address the party’s toxic…

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TransPennine Express to be nationalised after FirstGroup lost contract due to poor service TransPennine Express, the train service covering Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, will be nationalised following numerous customer complaints and train cancellations. The government will take over operations with the aim of improving service quality, though passengers will not experience immediate changes. In recent months, about a quarter of TransPennine Express services were cancelled, reducing to around one in six in March but still the highest cancellation rate in the UK. The decision not to renew the contract with FirstGroup, the company running TransPennine, was influenced by staff…

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Police arrest 61 suspected Italian mafia in widespread raid Italian police have conducted a series of raids across seven regions, resulting in the arrest of 61 suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta, Italy’s most powerful mafia. The individuals are accused of crimes such as fraud, drug trafficking, government infiltration, and extortion of local farmers. Over 500 police officers participated in the operation, targeting a total of 167 people, including those already in prison. This crackdown is part of an ongoing effort to dismantle the criminal network. Last week, a major operation involving ten countries led to the arrest of over 100…

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Finnish PM Sanna Marin to divorce as she prepares to leave office Finland’s outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her husband Markus Raikkonen have announced their divorce after 19 years together, and three years officially married. Ms Marin, who became the world’s youngest prime minister in 2019, expressed gratitude for their time together and their shared daughter. The couple married in 2020 during Ms Marin’s leadership in the country’s pandemic response. Despite the divorce, they stated that they will remain best friends and continue to spend time together as a family. Ms Marin’s centre-left party suffered a defeat in the…

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