Council offers voluntary redundancy to entire workforce following Covid crisis
The authority said the pandemic had already cost it nearly £9 million. But the government, it added, has only offered the council £1.3 million to help plug the gap.
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The government must act now to save our leisure industry
Our public swimming pools, sports clubs and leisure centres have been in decline over the decade of austerity.
Numbers heading ‘in wrong direction’ as centralised Test & Trace called into question
Local teams more successful in Test and Trace than call centres and online
Serco boss defends lack of work completed by contact tracers
The average contact tracer has contacted just 2.4 people, reports suggest.
Ministers waste £150m buying faulty masks from investment banker
“We do not understand how Government came to place a £250m contract with a family-owned hedge fund at the direction of a box fresh £100 company owned by an advisor to Liz Truss.”
Government to be given performance ratings on key health policies
An independent expert panel led by Professor Dame Jane Dacre will grade the performance of ministers in meeting their commitments.
Covid-19 messaging may have led to rise in heart attack deaths, study suggests
Government ‘stay at home’ messaging may have led to people putting off seeking care, scientists claimed.
Government tells firms to stockpile medicines for end of Brexit transition
The letter reiterates that ministers will not be asking for an extension to the transition period past December 31.
Health passports could give people who test negative for Covid-19 “access all areas”
Society could reopen fully for people who test negative for the virus, one expert has suggested.