Welsh lockdown is extended for three more weeks with schools and colleges staying shut until February half-term without ‘significant’ drop in infections, First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms Mark Drakeford confirmed the Level 4 restrictions in Wales will not be lifted School and college students will continue learning online till February half-term The First Minister said … Read more
Pressure was growing on Boris Johnson last night from within his own party to keep pupils out of school at the start of the new term as it was revealed students in Tier 4 may be at home until mid-February. Schools in the stay-at-home areas could be set to remain closed until February half term in … Read more
Asylum-seeking school pupil who claims to be 15 but is BALDING and ‘looks 40’ disappears from lessons after half-term Asylum-seeking pupil has not been in classes in Coventry school since half-term Parents raised concerns about the student, who claims to be 15 but looks 40 He is thought to have recently moved to the UK … Read more
Footballer Marcus Rashford has praised the efforts of a great-great-grandmother who has baked hundreds of pies to help feed hungry children during half-term. Flo Osborne, 89, has rallied to the Manchester United player’s calls and has thrown herself into pie-making to help feed those going hungry – producing as many as 20 pies a day. … Read more
Large golf balls-sized hailstones have pelted parts of England today, as 60mph sweep heavy showers across the South – while weather experts warn of up to six inches of rain over the next 36 hours. The massive hailstones crashed down in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, as parts of Britain were today put under a ‘danger to life’ … Read more
She is currently enjoying some rare time away from This Morning as she spends half-term with her husband Dan Baldwin and their three children. And Holly Willoughby has treated fans to a glimpse at her week-long break as she uploaded a series of her daily activities to Instagram over the weekend. The presenter, 39, shared … Read more
Tour operators in half-term dash to find planes after Canaries, Maldives, Mykonos and Denmark are removed from UK quarantine list sparking scramble for seats over school break Airlines are facing a shortage of planes due to the sudden rise in demand Holidaymakers arriving from the four areas will no longer need to quarantine Easyjet has … Read more
Hotels in Britain have suffered from a collapse in bookings with some losing more than half of them after the new three-tier local lockdown system was brought in. Families worried about local coronavirus rules in UK towns and cities are instead looking at half-term holidays abroad in countries without a quarantine requirement. Interest among Britons … Read more
Could a regional ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove back a broad crackdown in badly-affected ‘urban areas’ over school half-term Gove and Cummings said to be pushing for two-week closure from October 26 Would affect only parts of England with the worst coronavirus levels But faces opposition from Chancellor Rishi … Read more
Matt Hancock today admitted that a new national Covid crackdown is on the cards – with speculation that half-term could be extended in a bid to ‘short-circuit’ infections. The Health Secretary pleaded with the public to ‘come together to tackle this virus’ as ministers consider imposing draconian restrictions for a fortnight in a bid to … Read more