Trafford ‘will be RELEASED from tough North West lockdown rules’ amid fears Number 10 could hit Birmingham with stricter measures to control Covid-19 outbreak Everyone in Greater Manchester was banned from meeting other households Local health chief claimed Trafford will be exempt from rules as of next week Matt Hancock chaired a meeting yesterday to … Read more
‘There are much more important matters at hand’: Naomi Osaka pulls out of her Western & Southern Open semi-final in New York as she joins US athletes and teams in protesting after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin Athletes and teams in the US are protesting against yet another police shooting Jacob Blake … Read more
Headteachers won’t fine parents who decide to keep their children home from school next week, unions have signalled to Downing Street. Number 10 insisted compulsory fines should be used as a ‘last resort’ to force parents into bringing their children into the classroom when schools reopen. But unions, who have opposed the return to the … Read more
Downing Street was today forced to insist that teachers and pupils in England would not have to wear masks at school – after Scotland said it was preparing to make them compulsory in some situations. Nicola Sturgeon indicated that they would probably have to be worn in areas such as ‘corridors and communal areas’. And … Read more
Getting office workers back to their desks should be as big a priority as getting children back to the classroom, senior Tories warned last night. Boris Johnson yesterday led a Government push to ensure all school children return to class next week, saying it was ‘vitally important’ that months of patchy home learning finally came to … Read more
Downing Street said today workers who want to return to their workplace should put pressure on their bosses to allow it. No10 said businesses had a obligation to offer staff ‘Covid-secure workplaces’ if they cannot work from home amid reports many City firms are plotting to retain home working into 2021. NatWest is among banks … Read more
Keir Starmer today warned plans for children to return to classrooms in September could be at ‘serious risk’ due to the government’s chaotic handling of exam results. The Labour leader said Downing Street had wasted two weeks which could have been spent preparing for the new school year ‘clearing up a mess of the government’s … Read more
‘He’s a very useful idiot for us’: Unions say they ‘don’t want Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to be sacked’ as ministers believe he has ‘one last chance’ to save his career by ensuring schools reopen next week Ministers say Gavin Williamson is on his ‘last chance’ to save his cabinet job Test will be his … Read more
Tory MPs are planning a Commons rebellion against Dominic Cummings’s ‘star wars’ plans to turbocharge the UK’s science and technology capabilities Tory MPs are planning a Commons rebellion against Dominic Cummings‘s ‘star wars‘ plans to turbocharge the UK’s science and technology capabilities – as a ‘proxy protest’ against his Downing Street operation. Mr Cummings, Boris … Read more
Covid-19 may have entered Britain through at least 79 countries and Croatia is not one of them, according to NHS statistics released today. Data given to SAGE – Number 10‘s scientific advisory panel – revealed 800 patients who were hospitalised between March and August had travelled abroad in the past fortnight. It does not necessarily … Read more