Britain’s Got Talent and Strictly Come Dancing are set for an Autumn ratings battle as both shows are set to air on the same weekend. The ITV talent search show will air its live semi-finals in September following a delay because of COVID-19 however this coincides with Strictly’s launch show. A source told The Sun … Read more
British people will be able to access a coronavirus vaccine from September, the chief executive of drug maker AstraZeneca has said, despite concerns it will not be ready. Pascal Soriot told The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday that British people will get first access to the vaccine from autumn. The pharmaceutical firm, which is working … Read more
National Trust faces £200m loss as it reveals its properties are unlikely to reopen until autumn due to coronavirus pandemic The conservation charity’s houses have been shut across the UK since March 20 The number of cancelled memberships soars as the trust eyes up cash reserves Boss tells MPs trust is ‘desperate to open’ as … Read more
Cambridge becomes first university in the world to axe ALL face-to-face lectures until autumn 2021 due to ‘rigid social distancing’ University said ‘there will be no face-to-face lectures during next academic year’ Announcement comes after leaked internal email obtained by student paper It comes after Office for Students said that varsity bosses had to give … Read more
More than eight million people will be stuck on NHS surgery waiting lists by autumn because of treatment delays caused by the coronavirus outbreak, experts say. Last August there were a record 4.41million patients in England on waiting lists for routine operations, a rise of 250,000 from the same month a year earlier. But that number … Read more
Europe could be hit by a double wave of disease in the autumn, with Covid-19 returning alongside seasonal flu, WHO warns Dr Hans Kluge said he was ‘very concerned’ about a second wave in Europe Warning from WHO’s Europe chief comes as lockdown easing started this week Kluge said now ‘is not a time for … Read more
UK gyms set to stay closed until autumn at the earliest despite Boris Johnson beginning the easing of lockdown next week The UK Government is set to begin concessions on the COVID-19 lockdown Boris Johnson will reveal his five-step plan on easing the lockdown next week Reports say that gyms are unlikely to reopen for … Read more
Students will still have to pay full tuition fees even if classes are taught online and universities remain closed, it has been revealed. Higher Education institutions are facing a funding crisis after a predicted large fall in the numbers of students from overseas taking up places in the coming academic year, as reported by The … Read more
Students who disagree with their predicted A-Level and GCSE grades may not be able to sit exams in the autumn to try and amend them, it has been reported. Due to the coronavirus lockdown, exams regulator Ofqual has instructed teachers to provide grades for students which reflect the results they would have been most likely … Read more
A coronavirus vaccine could be ready by autumn, an Oxford University professor has said. Sir John Bell said trials could be finished by mid-August but warned the real challenge would be manufacturing ‘many billions of doses’. He also revealed the prestigious institution started human trials with a candidate vaccine this week. There have been conflicting reports over … Read more