One in SIX children are now struggling with their mental health because of school closures and Covid-19 lockdown, new report says Report has urged government to set out roadmap to help schools reopen It said teenagers and children are losing their way in the coronavirus pandemic Children’s Commissioner reported a spike in referrals to NHS … Read more
Depression among the young is at ‘frightening’ levels and keeping schools shut risks having ‘calamitous’ impact on children’s mental health, paediatricians warn Experts warn children are experiencing anxiety, self harm and suicidal thoughts Parents showing signs of emotional distress and breakdowns due to pressure In the US, Las Vegas schools are reopening after 18 students … Read more
Tina Fey’s Broadway musical adaptation of Mean Girls has been shuttered amid coronavirus closures By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 01:58 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 02:03 GMT, 8 January 2021 Tina Fey’s Broadway musical adaptation of Mean Girls has been shuttered amid the ongoing closure on Broadway amid the coronavirus pandemic. ‘The chance to bring … Read more
‘Two Tory MPs submit letters of no confidence in Boris Johnson’ amid disquiet over pace of vaccine roll-out and lockdown as ministers are split over school closures By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent and James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 19:01 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 19:18 GMT, 5 January 2021 Boris Johnson‘s Cabinet … Read more
Parents are facing chaos over classroom closures as primaries across the country stay shut today despite Boris Johnson insisting ‘schools are safe’. The Prime Minister told families yesterday that children should return to school in all areas where they were due to open today and tomorrow. But as Covid-19 rates soar, teaching unions said that … Read more
Fear of more bank branch closures as lockdown lessens use of cash Nearly a third of consumers have stopped using cash since the initial lockdown Some 28% said they have stopped using cash machines altogether By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:21 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:21 GMT, 2 January … Read more
Children will return to face-to-face lessons in January, a senior minister claimed today amid claims that some schools may remain shut until February. Communities Minister Robert Jenrick said that classes would restart in person in ‘the first few weeks of January’, with teachers administering Covid tests to pupils to cut down on disruption. His comments … Read more
Kylie Gillies flees Sydney and is forced to leave behind her sons and husband amid COVID-19 border closures… as she prays for a ‘Christmas miracle’ her family can reunite in Queensland By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:39 GMT, 20 December 2020 | Updated: 11:39 GMT, 20 December 2020 Kylie Gillies says she’s … Read more
Lambeth Council in south London is planning to keep ‘temporary’ controversial road closures in place for three years, it has been reported. The authority is said to have claimed nearly £200,000 of Government cash to block off five streets as part of its ‘Oval Triangle low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) temporary scheme’. But it has also … Read more
The French national lockdown is set to be extended beyond the original date of December 2, despite the government saying that the coronavirus had peaked. Health Minister Olivier Veran confirmed today that he wouldn’t be able to provide a date for the end of the draconian national restrictions which were imposed for a month on October … Read more