Welsh lockdown is extended for three more weeks with schools and colleges staying shut until February half-term without ‘significant’ drop in infections, First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms Mark Drakeford confirmed the Level 4 restrictions in Wales will not be lifted School and college students will continue learning online till February half-term The First Minister said … Read more
Michael Gove dealt another blow to parents today as he suggested schools could remain closed after the February half-term. In a stark warning this morning, the former education secretary hinted schools may open even later than expected if the government’s vaccination drive lags behind. The Cabinet Minister said that while education was the ‘number one priority’, he said, … Read more
University College London’s Professor Andrew Hayward, a member of SAGE, has warned England needs to be put in a third national lockdown to prevent a ‘catastrophe’ between now and February England needs to be put in a third national lockdown to prevent a ‘catastrophe’ between now and February, a scientific adviser to the Government claimed … Read more
Pressure was growing on Boris Johnson last night from within his own party to keep pupils out of school at the start of the new term as it was revealed students in Tier 4 may be at home until mid-February. Schools in the stay-at-home areas could be set to remain closed until February half term in … Read more
Laverne Cox ‘is so excited’ to host ‘intimate’ weekly podcast for Shondaland in February By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 22:35 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 21 December 2020 Transgender trailblazer Laverne Cox announced Monday that she’s ‘so excited’ to host her first-ever weekly podcast for Shondaland and iHeartRadio, which launches in … Read more
A temporary ferry to replace the closed Hammersmith Bridge could be running by February, but the funding to repair and reopen the crossing is still not in place. The cost of fixing the Victorian bridge in West London has already hit £141million and it is now unlikely to reopen until 2027 – four years later … Read more
Global ginger shortage could last until FEBRUARY as China’s struggling harvest season is only just starting – but UK supermarkets vow to meet festive demand from British bakers Poor ginger harvest in China could result in shortages until February next year Pandemic saw a rise in demand as suppliers in Brazil and Peru couldn’t keep … Read more
Floyd Mayweather to take on YouTube boxer Logan Paul in a ‘super exhibition fight’ in February 2021 as the undefeated ‘Money’ returns to the ring for the first time in two years Floyd Mayweather will take on Logan Paul in an exhibition fight in February 2021 The American boxing legend will put his 50-0 undefeated record … Read more
After months of isolation, care home residents were reunited with loved ones yesterday as the roll-out of rapid Covid tests got under way. Families and care workers shed tears of joy as they hugged for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. It came just hours after ministers announced measures aimed at opening … Read more
Britain may still face a circuit breaker lockdown in January or February despite the mass roll-out of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, a top scientist has warned. Professor Liam Smeeth, an epidemiology and public health expert at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, issued his caution as Britain today made one of 2020’s biggest breakthroughs and … Read more