Boris Johnson’s education catch up tsar today suggested the school day could be extended to help pupils recover from the coronavirus crisis. The Government has announced that secondary schools will be given funding to run summer schools for the pupils who need extra classes the most. Ministers considered a wide variety of options as part … Read more
Ryan Giggs has his bail extended after he was arrested last year on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend Ryan Giggs, 47, was arrested on suspicion of assault on November 1, 2020 The former footballer is alleged to have assaulted his girlfriend Kate Greville Police have extended Giggs’ bail concerning the assault allegation to May 1 … Read more
How fabulous it will be if the stamp duty holiday is extended in next week’s Budget – but how much better still if Rishi Sunak were to scrap this rotten tax for good. The Chancellor would not only win homebuyers’ undying gratitude, but would be giving the economy a much-needed boost. Stamp duty clogs the … Read more
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin last night extended the country’s coronavirus lockdown for another six weeks until at least April 5 as he appealed to a ‘completely fed up’ nation not to drop its guard against Covid. In a live TV address to the nation from Government buildings, the Taoiseach confirmed Level 5 measures inflicting huge … Read more
Unemployment has risen again to a five-year high of 5.1 per cent as Rishi Sunak prepares to extend the huge furlough scheme for months more. Official figures showed that in the three months to December the rate went up by 0.1 per cent compared to the equivalent period to November. The increase – hitting younger … Read more
Boris Johnson gave a strong hint that the massive furlough scheme could be extended again today as he unveiled an ultra-cautious ‘roadmap’ for easing lockdown. The PM insisted the government will ‘continue to do whatever it takes to protect jobs’ for the ‘duration of the pandemic’, despite already having spent more than £280billion on the … Read more
The Government must extend the £20 weekly increase in Universal Credit payments for at least a year to prevent hundreds of thousands of families plunging into poverty, MPs warned today. The temporary uplift, introduced last March and worth more than £1,000 a year to those aged over 25, is currently due to end at the … Read more
A British mother has revealed her extended family have cut all contact with her after accusing her of hiding a lottery win and not sharing the winnings. The woman, who lives in the North West of England, took to Mumsnet to share the bizarre story, and asked other parents for advice about how to ‘deal with’ … Read more
Welsh lockdown rules Wales’ Alert Level 4 means that people must stay at home except for limited purposes. These include: Buying food and medicine; Exercise, alone or with members of your household or support bubble; For work purposes where it is cannot reasonably be done from home; Providing care to a vulnerable person; Visiting a … Read more
YouTube has indefinitely suspended Donald Trump from its platform and also barred his lawyer Rudy Giuliani from being able to monetize his content. The Google-owned social media behemoth imposed a temporary ban on Trump’s channel two weeks ago, depriving his 3 million subscribers of content ‘in light of the ongoing potential for violence.’ It joined … Read more