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Teachers' Union Calls For Government To Follow US and Fund Ventilation Units For Classrooms

Classrooms should be fitted with ventilation units in time for the return to school in September, a leading education union has said today.

24 Jul Coronavirus

Lorry Drivers Union Criticises "Ridiculous" Isolation Exemption Process For Critical Workers

The lorry drivers union has described the government as putting the industry into a “ridiculous situation” by making firms apply to be exempt from self-isolation when the sector is already facing huge job shortages.

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20 Jul Coronavirus

The impact of COVID-19 on Rochdale’s Pakistani communities

19 Jul Coronavirus

Government Scientists Issue Warning Over Nightclubs Less Than 24 Hours After They Were Allowed To Reopen

Just hours after nightclubs opened for the first time in 16 months, government scientific and medical officers have issued a stark warning about attending "closed, crowded" spaces and suggested evidence from abroad shows they can be "super-spreader" venues.

19 Jul Coronavirus

Unvaccinated To Be Banned From Nightclubs From End Of September As PM Urges Young People To Get Jabbed

People who are not fully jabbed will be barred from nightclubs and other venues with large crowds from the end of September, Boris Johnson has announced, as the government urges more young people to get vaccinated.

19 Jul Coronavirus

The Government Doesn't Know How Many People Have Deleted Covid-19 App As "Pingdemic" Continues

The government has admitted it does not have a record of how many people have deleted the NHS Covid-19 app as more than 500,000 people are self-isolating in the so-called "pingdemic".

19 Jul Coronavirus

Boris Johnson's Meeting With Irish Taoiseach Cancelled As PM Self-Isolates

Exclusive: A Boris Johnson meeting with Ireland's Taoiseach Micheal Martin has been scrapped because the Prime Minister self-isolating.

18 Jul Coronavirus

Johnson And Sunak Self-Isolation U-Turn Plunges Government Into Chaos Ahead Of "Freedom Day"

The government was in chaos on Sunday morning when Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hastily pulled out of a pilot scheme that was set to exempt them from self-isolation rules.

18 Jul Coronavirus

Johnson and Sunak Pull Out of Self-Isolation Exemption After Major Backlash

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have both pulled out of a pilot scheme that would have exempted them from following self-isolation rules, in a major and swift government U-turn.

12 Jul Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Warns Pandemic "Is Not Over" As Government Confirms 19 July End To Restrictions

Boris Johnson has urged people to act cautiously when all legal coronavirus restrictions in England are dropped next week, telling the public: "This pandemic is not over."

11 Jul Coronavirus

NHS Parliamentary Awards: the most competitive year yet

To state the obvious, this has been a year like no other for the National Health Service, so the judges of the NHS Parliamentary Awards have faced an even tougher job.

07 Jul Coronavirus

NHS Awards celebrates the best of the health service

The best of the NHS have been honoured for their work during the most challenging time in the health service’s 73 year history.

04 Jul Coronavirus

Compulsory Face Masks To Be Scrapped From 19 July, Says Robert Jenrick

A cabinet minister has suggested that the final stage of lockdown lifting — including an end to compulsory face coverings — is on track to go ahead on 19 July amid “very promising” coronavirus data.

03 Jul Coronavirus

Our frontline shop workers are too important to treat this way

This pandemic has taught us all a great deal about what really matters in life. One of the key lessons has been that our society cannot function without the dedication and hard work of our frontline workers. Yet all too often they are undervalued and underpaid.

26 Jun Coronavirus

The Saturday View: How A Lack Of Data Caused A Wave Of Festival Cancellations

As Glastonbury lays silent for a second year in a row this weekend, continuing uncertainty over remaining Covid restrictions, a lack of pandemic insurance, and the government's delayed release of data on mass event trials has triggered a brutal week for the UK’s festival industry.

23 Jun Coronavirus

Two Doses Of Jab Has "Quite Dramatic" Effect Against Covid-19, Latest Data Shows

The latest coronavirus data is "proving encouraging" and shows the "high effectiveness" of the vaccines, Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London has said in a boost to hopes of the 19 July easing of restrictions going ahead.

19 Jun Coronavirus

Shop talk: behind the scenes of Britain’s charity stores

Military medals, designer clothes and rare Beatles records … charity shops have long been a treasure trove for the eagle-eyed bargain hunter. Kate Proctor speaks to the people running some of the UK’s stores, and discovers the weird and wonderful donations they’ve received

19 Jun Coronavirus

62% Of Brits Would Back Delaying Lockdown Roadmap Beyond the 19 July “Terminus” Date

Exclusive: Over half of Brits would back the government delaying the coronavirus roadmap beyond 19 July — despite Boris Johnson describing this as the “terminus” for lockdown restrictions.

18 Jun Coronavirus

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Claims “Did Not Stack Up” Committee Member Says

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is far from being cleared of lying about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a member of the committee which is investigating the government’s response.

14 Jun Coronavirus

Pub Trade Outraged As Roadmap Delayed By Four Weeks With No Extra Financial Support

Pub and nightclub owners are warning that businesses will fail and cost the sector millions after the government extended coronavirus restrictions for another four weeks.

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14 Jun Health

Acute inpatient wards: Time to implement psychological therapies

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended psychological therapies for severe mental health problems.

11 Jun Coronavirus

Delta Variant Cases In The UK Surge By Almost 30,000 In A Week Ahead Of June 21 Decision

The number of cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has shot up by 29,892 in a week amid growing pessimism over the June 21 unlocking.

10 Jun Coronavirus

Uncertainty and fear are having a devastating impact on choral singing

Tuesday 17 March 2020. I knew this would be the last service the Abbey Choir would sing for some while.

10 Jun Coronavirus

Matt Hancock Was Warned Of 'Reasonable Worst-Case Scenario' Of 820,000 UK Deaths At The Start Of Pandemic

Matt Hancock has claimed a reasonable worst-case scenario for the pandemic showed there could be as many as 820,000 deaths in the UK.