Ministers have been urged to create summer schools to help pupils catch up as they return to the classroom for the first time in more than two months – but up to a million children may be kept at home amid fears from parents. Schools are reopening with unprecedented social distancing measures, including face shields … Read more
Parents and teachers have expressed their nerves as more than two million pupils prepare to return to school today. Before classrooms begin to fill for the first time in more than two months, teachers have been sharing their support for one another as schools reopen with unprecendented social distancing measures in place to keep pupils … Read more
Ministers last night reassured parents that reopening primary schools today is safe amid fears many will keep their children away. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said it was ‘extremely important’ children went back to school. It comes as a study suggested up to half of families may shun sending their youngsters to lessons due to worries … Read more
Churches will be allowed to reopen for individual prayers from mid-June, though singing and mass gatherings will remain banned to stop the spread of coronavirus. Places of worships were expected closed until July 4, alongside hairdressers, cinemas and pubs. However, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told today’s Downing Street briefing that the plan was to allow … Read more
Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick who is accused of bias in £1billion planning row was lobbied by the developer at a Tory fundraising dinner just weeks before approving the luxury housing project The Housing Secretary last night admitted that tycoon Richard Desmond and his team raised the subject of their 1,500-home planning application with him Later … Read more
Government homelessness investment is being fast-tracked to ensure more than 3,000 new homes for rough sleepers aided during the coronavirus pandemic. The investment will be available in the next 12 months and will see £160million of a £281million four-year pot brought forward to be spent this year. It aims to prevent those taken off the … Read more
Cafes, pubs and restaurants will be able to sell food and drink from street stalls within weeks under plans to ease lockdown Pubs, cafes and restaurants with outdoor seating allowed to reopen in June The move is hoped to help bolster the hospitality industry for another month Small open-air weddings in front of churches could … Read more
Councils facing a £5billion cash shortfall caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic could charge families higher council tax for worse public services. Before the lockdown local authorities bought shopping centres and office blocks to make up for lost money after government cuts. Since 2016 local authorities have borrowed £6.6billion in total to pay for this type of retail. … Read more
A glut of homes for sale flooded onto property websites today after Britain’s housing market was reopened in a bid to get the country moving again during the lockdown. Some 2,150 properties have been added to RightMove in England, Wales and Scotland over the past 24 hours – a huge increase on the preceding days … Read more
You CAN move home: Property market will reopen TODAY… but Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick advises estate agents to stick to online viewings Around 450,000 home buyers and renters have been in limbo since late March Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told estate agents they can reopen today He said the housing market is ‘one of the … Read more