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Tories say PM ‘must go soon’. Britons appear to be losing confidence in their prime minister, with a ‘Yougov’ poll showing that a majority of voters believe the government is handling almost every issue badly - by ratios of more than three to one in the case of inflation, taxation, immigration, housing and the NHS. And with a Commons committee now set to examine whether Boris Johnson misled parliament about Downing Street’s lockdown parties after an opposition motion was nodded through by Tories, it appears the PM’s own party may be losing confidence too. One former minister said: “If we don’t act well before the party conference in October, it will be too late.” The Observer

Surprise growth rate in China. China’ s economy has recorded a growth rate that surpassed expectations. GDP grew 4.8% in the three months to the end of March compared with the same period last year – faster than the 4% year-on-year increase it registered in the previous quarter and also ahead of the 4.4% growth rate forecast by a Reuters poll of economists. The government has set its 2022 growth target at around 5.5%, the lowest in three decades. CNN

Busywork dominates the workday. Do you spend your workday feeling like you are not quite accomplishing what you should be? You're not alone – according to a global survey of more than 10,600 knowledge workers, people spend around 58% of their time on "work about work", including meetings and emails, with a higher figure among managers. The study found 23 hours per week are lost to menial, repetitive tasks, with people spending only a third of their time on skilled work and 9% on strategy. How would people improve productivity? Nearly half of respondents suggested more efficient meetings and clearer responsibilities. Metro Fairy-tale of New York. The delightful Emma Raducanu pulled off the fairy-tale feat of winning the US Open. She becomes the first qualifier in the Open era to win a Slam and is elevated to British number one. At the start of the year, this inspirational young woman was ranked number 345 in the world and less than three months ago was sitting her A Levels. She has raised all our spirits and is a wonderful British story. Editor

Life expectancy lowest for a decade. Life expectancy in England has fallen to its lowest level since 2011. Public Health England (PHE) said excess deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic caused life expectancy to fall by 1.3 years for men, to 78.7, and 0.9 years for women to 82.7. As well as pointing to the pandemic, PHE said there had been an “unprecedented” rise in deaths caused by alcohol use, up 20% last year compared to 2019.

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Covid lowers life expectancy. A worldwide study has found that the Covid pandemic has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy in Western Europe since the Second World War. Even bigger declines were seen among males in the US, with a decline of 2.2 years relative to 2019 levels, followed by Lithuanian males (1.7 years). Last week the Office for National Statistics estimated that life expectancy for men in the UK had fallen for the first time in 40 years because of the impact of the pandemic. The Daily Mail

The bottom line. A Savanta ComRes poll has revealed that 60% of British adults wish their life was “more simple”, while 41% say the pace of life is too much for them, up from 30% in 1983. More than half wish they could “slow down”. Daily Mail

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