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1. Ten bombshell findings from damning Covid inquiry report - including that lockdown could have been avoided

   The Standard has compiled the 10 most shocking revelations from Baroness Hallett’s Covid-19 inquiry report

2. Stone Roses and ex-Primal Scream bass player Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield dies aged 63

   Mounfield was part of The Stone Roses’ classic line-up alongside singer Brown, guitarist John Squire and drummer Alan ‘Reni’ Wren.

3. Brentford star suffers season-ending injury to wreck January transfer hopes

   Bees winger looked set to explore New Year exit, but will now focus on overcoming latest fitness setback

4. Third series of award-winning drama Time starring David Tennant to air on BBC

   The three-part series also stars Happy Valley actor Siobhan Finneran.

5. Scottish Government ‘had no real strategy’ for Covid in early 2020 – inquiry

   The UK Covid-19 Inquiry also found the devolved administrations to be too reliant on the UK Government.

6. Sturgeon’s ‘gold command’ meetings ‘reduced transparency’, Covid inquiry finds

   The former first minister and a small group of ministers and advisers met and made decisions outside the Cabinet.

7. Met apologises for 'wholly indefensible' use of undercover officers to spy on Doreen Lawrence and her family

   Baroness Lawrence has accused police of trying to pit her and her ex-husband against each other and manipulate their relationship in the wake of their son's murder

8. Manchester United pay tribute to 'passionate Red' Mani after Stone Roses bassist dies aged 63

   Late music star was a lifelong United fan who attended matches at Old Trafford

9. Government ‘chaos’ under Boris Johnson and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds

   The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was highly critical of former prime minister Boris Johnson and his team

10. 'LOCKDOWN MAY BE ONLY WAY TO STOP LONDON NHS COLLAPSE IN 15 DAYS', Cummings warned Johnson as Covid virus spread

    Details of fraught meetings at the heart of Government on how to protect the capital were laid bare in a damning report by the Covid Inquiry