NEWS FOR 26/01/2022 (Wednesday the 26^th of January, 2022 - 7:36:42am gmt)

• Boris Johnson to face MPs in Commons as Gray report looms
  Posted on Wednesday, 26/01/2022, 3:18:02am gmt
  Civil servant Sue Gray's report is said to be largely complete and is expected to be published soon.
  
  
• Two-thirds with Omicron say they have had Covid before
  Posted on Wednesday, 26/01/2022, 1:13:53am gmt
  The latest findings hint at how common reinfections might be and who is more likely to catch Covid again.
  
  
• Dozens feared lost as 'smuggling' boat capsizes off Florida
  Posted on Wednesday, 26/01/2022, 12:23:57am gmt
  US officials say the vessel may have been part of a "human smuggling venture".
  
  
• Unvaccinated man denied heart transplant by Boston hospital
  Posted on Tuesday, 25/01/2022, 11:58:38pm gmt
  The 31-year-old father-of-two refuses to get the shot, but the hospital says it is following policy.
  
  
• Disney responds to Peter Dinklage's criticism of Snow White remake
  Posted on Tuesday, 25/01/2022, 11:44:50pm gmt
  Actor Peter Dinklage called a live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "backwards".
  
  
• Autonomous-car 'users not legally accountable' call
  Posted on Wednesday, 26/01/2022, 12:06:28am gmt
  If anything goes wrong, the company behind the driving system would be responsible, rather than the driver.
  
  
• Sir Elton John postpones US shows after positive Covid-19 test
  Posted on Tuesday, 25/01/2022, 9:38:49pm gmt
  The pandemic has already caused several delays in the 74-year-old musician's final world tour.
  
  
• Ukraine: US could sanction Putin personally if Russia invades, Biden says
  Posted on Wednesday, 26/01/2022, 7:29:54am gmt
  US president Joe Biden says said an invasion would have "enormous consequences" for the world.
  
  
• Covid in Wales: Self-isolation to be cut to five days minimum
  Posted on Tuesday, 25/01/2022, 10:46:19pm gmt
  The change will come on the same day nightclubs reopen and the rule of six in pubs is scrapped.
  
  
• Key workers face cost of living squeeze, TUC warns
  Posted on Wednesday, 26/01/2022, 12:05:17am gmt
  It will be a "hammer blow" to morale if pay fails to keep up with inflation, the trades union body says.
  
  
• Global chip shortage: US says firms' stocks have plunged
  Posted on Wednesday, 26/01/2022, 4:11:02am gmt
  The shortage of semiconductors is continuing to have a major impact on industries around the world.
  
  
• Winter Olympics 2022: China eases Covid testing rules amid rise in cases
  Posted on Wednesday, 26/01/2022, 5:16:26am gmt
  Organisers lower testing benchmarks while the rest of the city faces harsher Covid restrictions.
  
  

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