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Britain must build own vaccine manufacturing capability, says Matt Hancock | Covid inquiry newsthirst.

Britain must build its own vaccine manufacturing capability as a “critical” part of preparing for a future pandemic, the former health secretary Matt Hancock has told the Covid inquiry. Hancock, a central figure in the UK’s response to the crisis, said the pandemic demonstrated the “vital need” for a sovereign onshore facility to ensure the…

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UK firms plan price rises as confidence falls to lowest level since Truss budget | Economics newsthirst.

More than half of British companies are planning price rises in the next three months, according to research that found UK business confidence has slumped to its lowest since the chaos of Liz Truss’s brief stint as prime minister. Of 4,800 businesses polled by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), 55% said they expected to…

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Sick and wounded Palestinians leave Gaza as Rafah crossing reopens newsthirst.

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Gaza’s Rafah border crossing, a main entry and exit point for the territory, has reopened after eight months to allow sick and wounded Palestinians to cross over into Egypt to receive medical treatment. Fifty patients, including children with cancer, had entered Egypt to access medical care, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The crossing…

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