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School teacher hilariously marks government’s lockdown chart
"This work falls well below the standards required to meet your target grade", was the assessment.
WHO says up to eight top candidates for Covid-19 vaccine exist
The news came at a briefing which also detailed alarming statistics on worldwide job losses.
Positive content sees a boom as digital consumption rises in lockdown
Autonomous sensory meridian response videos (ASMR) have risen in popularity during the lockdown.
Unions call for tough safety rules as greater risk in certain jobs
Data suggests that male carers, bus drivers, security guards, chefs and retail assistants have higher rates of death involving Covid-19.
This is what you can do from Wednesday 13 May that you couldn’t do before
As the government looks to ease lockdown restrictions, here's a full list of what you can and can't do under the new rules.
“All bets are off” if passenger levels become crowded and dangerous
A union secretary has warned that unsafe environments could lead to station closures.
Petition to let parents keep children at home signed by 410,000
Families are concerned they will be issued with fines if pupils are not sent to school.
Testing in care homes ‘still very patchy’, says provider
Avery Healthcare said the ability to “test, test, test” all care home staff and residents would help to drive down transmission.
New data reveals which professions have the highest Covid-19 death rate
No surprise that bankers and hedge fund managers don’t feature.