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HAMISH MCRAE: All workers are key to speed of Covid recovery

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HAMISH MCRAE: With the swift roll-out of the vaccines and extensive testing, the UK is well positioned to escape its present straitjacket By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 We have to get everyone back to work. This is not simply an … Read more

Women hold the key to recovery, says Natwest boss ALISON ROSE

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Women hold the key to recovery, says Natwest boss ALISON ROSE, as bank launches second £1bn fund for female entrepreneurs By Alison Rose Natwest Group Chief Executive Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 27 January 2021 For the first time in nearly a year, hope is on the horizon thanks to … Read more

Healthy heart could be the key to warding off dementia later in life, new research suggests 

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Healthy heart could be the key to warding off dementia later in life, new research suggests Scientists claim making some changes earlier in life could prevent dementia   Suggested lifestyle changes include regular exercise and eating healthier  Findings based on data from a 36-year study into the health of 10,000 Britons By Colin Fernandez Science Correspondent For … Read more

Alex Salmond Inquiry orders key evidence from SNP officials are released in unprecedented move

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Alex Salmond Inquiry orders key evidence including WhatsApp messages from SNP officials are released in unprecedented move Linda Fabiani wrote to former first minister after he refused to come to Holyrood He was needed to speak on February 2 but citing health concerns over Covid-19 It comes as MSPs issued notice to Crown Office calling … Read more

Seagrass ‘Neptune balls’ may be key to clearing oceans of plastic

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Every year, an estimated eight million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans, threatening the lives of fish, seabirds and marine mammals.  Now, a new study suggests that the key to clearing our oceans of plastic may lie in seagrass.  Seagrass forms so-called ‘Neptune balls’ – oval orbs made from the base of leaves … Read more

Seagrass ‘Neptune balls’ may be key to clearing oceans of plastic

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Every year, an estimated eight million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans, threatening the lives of fish, seabirds and marine mammals.  Now, a new study suggests that the key to clearing our oceans of plastic may lie in seagrass.  Seagrass forms so-called ‘Neptune balls’ – oval orbs made from the base of leaves … Read more

TOM UTLEY: The only comfort from forgetting all my passwords – they don’t hold a key to £200million

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From time to time on this page, I like to suggest modern contenders for the Kingsley Amis Prize, which I award every so often to the phrase I currently judge to be the most depressing in the English language. Set up in memory of the late whisky-loving novelist, it celebrates Amis’s famous declaration that the … Read more

Commuting key workers see number of trains slashed to 72% of normal levels during third lockdown

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Check your train timetables! Commuting key workers see number of trains slashed to 72% of normal levels during third lockdown The RDG said drop from 87% to 72% reflects lower number of people travelling Morning and evening peak services are being prioritised to support key workers Some timetables were amended, and others will be changed … Read more

Schools are refusing to allow children into class unless BOTH parents are key workers

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Schools are ignoring government guidelines and refusing to allow children into class unless BOTH parents are key workers, MailOnline has learned. Department for Education guidance states that only one parent needs to be a critical worker for their child to attend class – even if both parents are working from home. It adds parents who … Read more