Storm Francis left a trail of devastation in its wake today after battering Britain with record-breaking wind gusts of more than 80mph and six weeks’ worth of rain that brought travel chaos and flooded hundreds of homes. Rescue teams will resume two separate search operations in Cardiff this morning after reports of a man and … Read more
Property empire worth £17million gets seized by ‘Britain’s FBI’ after eight-year probe into a drug trafficking kingpins Terraced houses and industrial premises among 59 addresses targeted by NCA Properties were purchased with what investigators described as ‘dirty money’ More than half in the student area of Selly Oak with others in Northern Ireland By Helena Kelly For … Read more
Five cancer patients test positive for covid in outbreak at hospital in Northern Ireland where 20 staff were forced into self-isolation Twenty healthcare workers at Craigavon Hospital are self-isolating as precaution Five cancer patients tested positive for coronavirus at the Co Armagh hospital Three staff tested positive for coronavirus, Southern Health Trust confirmed The Trust … Read more
England and Wales today announced four more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll, while Scotland and Northern Ireland registered no new victims once again. The early count only includes laboratory-confirmed victims in hospitals in England but does take into account deaths from all settings for the rest of the UK. A full round-up of the total … Read more
Schools will reopen in Northern Ireland today for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown in March with new policies such as no singing and no indoor PE lessons. Strict social distancing may be relaxed if there are hygiene measures in place, but some schools in the country will not allow parents past the school … Read more
Teachers’ union demands ‘plan B’ from Government on what to do if Covid infections rise when schools reopen Teaching union demanded a ‘plan B’ from the Government on school reopenings NEU said schools should hire more staff and provide extra teaching space Comes as school pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are due to return … Read more
Britain today recorded 1,182 more Covid-19 cases as government figures revealed the rolling average number of daily infections has risen slightly after dropping for four days in a row. Department of Health data released this afternoon show 1,051 Britons are testing positive for the life-threatening disease each day, on average. For comparison, the figure yesterday was … Read more
Moment reckless Golf driver speeds along hard shoulder ‘at 80mph’ to undertake cars even though outside lane of the dual carriageway is EMPTY Red Volkswagen Golf seen driving down hard shoulder for over quarter of a mile Undertakes several cars before swerving straight over to the outside lane Incident occurred on the A1 Northbound near … Read more
The proportion of GCSE entries in England awarded the equivalent of A* or A grades today surged to a record high after a Government U-turn meant results could be based on teachers’ estimated grades amid cancelled exams. Hundreds of thousands of youngsters received their results at 8am this morning following major changes – but around … Read more
‘Let’s hope we don’t get shafted by our TEACHERS now!’: Hundreds of thousands of GCSE pupils await their fate today after government U-turn means their grades are based on predicted marks not algorithm By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 07:14 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 07:14 BST, 20 August 2020 Share or comment on … Read more