Michael Gove today guaranteed teachers and pupils will be safe when schools are reopened before swiftly backtracking as he said ‘you can never eliminate risk’. The Government is locked in a furious row with councils and teaching unions over its plans to begin the phased reopening of primary schools from June 1 as the coronavirus … Read more
Gavin Williamson piled pressure on teaching unions and local politicians today as he warned of the dire ‘consequences if children did not start returning to school. The Education Secretary made a blunt appeal to the emotions of parents tonight as he insisted planning can begin to reopen classrooms from as early as next month. Outlining … Read more
The body claims not to affiliate with any political party in a bid to maintain ‘independence’, but members of the NEU executive have repeatedly backed the policies of Jeremy Corbyn.
A family could have been ‘blown to pieces’ after an ‘old bottle’ they found in their back garden turned out to be a live Second World War bomb. Ed Cawdell, 43, and his family were clearing out the mysterious concrete structure in his back garden in Quorn, Leicestershire when they found the explosive. They had … Read more
Major UK motor bodies have today called on the Government to axe the six-month MOT exemption for vehicles put in place due to Covid-19 over fears of a rapid rise in the number of dangerous cars on the road now that the lockdown has been eased. New measures announced by the Prime Minister this week … Read more
Theme parks could axe queues amid plans to let customers book timeslots to meet Covid-19 safety standards Tech firm Accesso is developing a system to allow visitors to book ‘digital tickets’ Physical lining up is to be replaced by virtual queues Accesso’s clients include Thorpe Park and Merlin Entertainments By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On … Read more
Zoom buys online security service in bid to address safety concerns and introduce end-to-end encryption The platform has acquired Keybase in a bid to bolster security Zoom’s acquisition will help it introduce end-to-end encryption Stronger encryption will require some Zoom features to be altered The acquisition is a part of Zoom’s 90-day commitment to strengthen security By … Read more
Robin Wright follows safety orders by wearing a mask to collect supplies from the supermarket By Annita Katee For Dailymail.com Published: 21:32 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 21:32 BST, 6 May 2020 The Governor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, ordered residents to wear face masks while running essential errands, last month. And Robin Wright … Read more
Police fear for safety of two teenage girls who have not been seen since they went missing together in Derby on Saturday Two teenage girls are missing in Derby and have not been seen in five days Amanda Ditrichova, 14, and Vanesa Magyarova, 15 were last spotted on Saturday Anyone who has any information on … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn, 70, turns up at the House of Commons on first day of ‘virtual Parliament’ to watch from the backbenches as new Labour leader Keir Starmer makes PMQs debut – despite advice for the elderly to self-isolate as much as possible The Islington North MP took his seat on the deserted backbenches today He … Read more