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Universities brace for uproar after Government advice to ‘consider’ ditching face-to-face teaching

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Universities brace for uproar after Government advice to ‘consider’ ditching face-to-face teaching – but banned students going home early Vice-chancellors warn looking after locked-down students like ‘supervising jails’  Cabinet Office guidance said should move to increased levels of online learning Department for Education failed to publish plan on students home for Christmas By Josh White … Read more

Andy Burnham invites Boris Johnson to Manchester for face-to-face talks to ‘clear the air’

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Andy Burnham today invited Boris Johnson to Manchester for face-to-face talks to ‘clear the air’ as he said he does not want a ‘lingering political argument’ with the Government.   The Labour Mayor has suffered a bruising week after talks with ministers over moving Greater Manchester into Tier Three coronavirus restrictions collapsed, prompting Mr Johnson to … Read more

TOWIE: Chloe Sims hints the war is far from over as Pete Wicks and Dan Edgar come face-to-face 

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The Only Way Is Essex finally saw rivals Pete Wicks and Dan Edgar come face-to-face on Wednesday night, as their war finally came to a head. After weeks of rumours about Chloe’s brief liaison with Dan while she and Pete were in a secret relationship, the duo finally met to clear the air in a … Read more

Trump WH holds face-to-face talks with Assad regime in Syria to free missing journalist Austin Tice

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Trump administration holds face-to- face talks with Assad regime in Syria for first time in effort to find and free missing journalist Austin Tice Top White House counterterrorism official Kash Patel met with the Bashar al-Assad regime earlier this year in an attempt to free U.S. citizens  It is believed American freelance photojournalist Austin Price … Read more

Talking to cattle face-to-face helps them relax and makes better meat, study finds 

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Farmers should converse with a cow face-to-face if they want them to unwind in the run up to being slaughtered, according to a new study. Austrian researchers found cows were more relaxed when spoken to directly by a human, compared with when they were played voice recordings over a loudspeaker.  The experts observed signs of relaxation … Read more

Trump wants to come face-to-face with Biden Eric Trump says after president refused virtual debate

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Eric Trump says Donald Trump wants to come face-to-face with Joe Biden as he reiterates his father won’t participate in ‘glorified conference call’ after president refused to accept new virtual debate format Eric Trump said in an interview Sunday morning that his father wants to face Joe Biden in-person on stage at the second debate … Read more

GPs are ordered to see patients face-to-face

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GPs are ordered to see patients face-to-face amid fears vulnerable people are ‘having difficulty accessing doctors’ during the pandemic Letter will warn many patients ‘are experiencing difficulty in accessing their GP’ Instructs GPs to remind all patients that they can come in for appointments  Letter to be received today also warns doctors not to send … Read more

Medical students will be given priority for face-to-face teaching

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Medical students will be prioritised for face-to-face teaching amid local coronavirus outbreaks, the Government revealed yesterday. Universities should only retain in-person provision for ‘priority courses’ if there is an upsurge in the disease with online learning increased in other subjects. And students must not return to their family home if stricter measures become necessary to … Read more

Matt Hancock back tracks on return to work saying face-to-face contact is vital

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Matt Hancock has back tracked on previous advice to urge Britons to get back to their desks, saying face-to-face contact is vital for building ‘rapport’ between colleagues and a ‘natural part of getting things done’. ‘Social relations are part and parcel of an effective working relationship that you can only really build up face-to-face,’ he … Read more

Wife recalls how husband was hospitalised after being denied a face-to-face GP appointment

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A retired taxi driver ended up in hospital with a serious infection after being denied a face-to-face GP appointment under Covid-19 ‘safety’ rules. Since March, most GP surgeries have radically cut down on face-to-face consultations in a bid to reduce coronavirus spreading. Doctors phone patients instead, often from their own homes. Few surgeries have resumed normal … Read more