Students in areas hit the hardest by coronavirus may be given higher marks to ensure they are not held back by pandemic, exam board chief says Colin Hughes, chief executive of AQA, said grades boost was being considered But noted this could cause problems and end up being unfair to poorer pupils Welsh government has … Read more
Infection rates in some Tier 3 areas are finally beginning to fall – but most are still facing rising figures, data shows. Liverpool, which entered the strictest Tier 3 lockdown on October 14, has seen a 21% drop in the rate of Covid infections in the most recent week, according to figures from Public Health England’s … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today admitted she cannot rule out imposing nationwide coronavirus restrictions on Scotland ‘in the next few weeks’ as she unveiled her new five-tier plan for local lockdowns. The First Minister this afternoon revealed which parts of Scotland will be in which tier when her new rules come into force from Monday. She urged … Read more
WHICH AREAS WILL FACE NEW TIER TWO RULES? East Riding of Yorkshire Hull North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire Dudley Staffordshire Telford and the Wrekin Amber Valley Bolsover Derbyshire Dales Derby City South Derbyshire High Peak, Derbyshire Charnwood Luton Oxford City Ministers today dragged another 16 authorities into Tier Two, as Britain creeps another step closer … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon bowed to business pressure to ease Scotland’s pub closures today to allow them greater freedom to open. The First Minister made a raft of changes to the country’s hospitality rules as she provided more detail about a new five-tier lockdown due to come into force on Monday. Pubs in Level 3 which are … Read more
WHAT ARE THE TIER THREE RULES? AND WHEN DO THEY COME INTO FORCE? Warrington will be subject to Tier Three lockdown rules as of midnight tonight. Nottingham City, Gedling, Broxtowe and Rushcliffe will be part of Tier Three from 00.01am Thursday. NEW RULES People must not socialise with anybody they do not live with, or … Read more
The British Army are being drafted in to help enforce coronavirus restrictions in Tier 3 areas as the UK continues to battle the second wave of the pandemic. Five Army and Navy environmental health officers trained in ‘outbreak management’ were deployed in Liverpool on Friday. They have been tasked with identifying clusters of local infections, helping control outbreaks … Read more
Rishi Sunak will today unveil yet another bailout amid warnings that thousands of bars and restaurants in Tier Two lockdown areas face going bust. In a dramatic Commons statement this morning, the Chancellor is expected to boost support for sectors like hospitality by hundreds of millions of pounds, after a wave of anger at ‘loopholes’ in … Read more
Is Rishi about to announce a Tier Two bailout? Treasury insists ‘evolving and comprehensive’ support for business amid backlash from pubs and restaurants as Chancellor is ‘acutely aware of financial costs’ on those firms Chancellor Rishi Sunak under pressure to bring forward more help for business Extra help has been pledged for companies in Tier … Read more
Broadband users in rural areas are being left behind in major network upgrade, spending watchdog warn Report by the NAO says target of nationwide broadband by 2025 is ‘challenging’ The National Audit Office said this could mean rural areas are left until last One in five premises in rural areas lack access to basic broadband … Read more