“These are not radical, militant people and yet they were considering – before the recent announcement – taking legal action against the Government because they weren’t being listened to by the Education Secretary."
Schools were declared safe on Monday, by Wednesday summer exams had been cancelled. Ros Atkins takes a look at the rapid evolution of the government's position on education.
Extraordinary new figures just published by the ONS. Between Dec 27 and Jan 2, an estimated 2.06% of the whole population had covid, or 1 in 50.
While those in Tier 4 areas were able to attend church, the government’s own guidance was that people should not travel from one tier to another
According to Ofcom estimates more than 880,000 children live in a household with only a mobile internet connection.
“Hospitals are stretched to breaking point, with doctors reporting unbearable workloads as they take on more Covid-19 admissions alongside the growing backlog of people who need other, non-Covid care."
"The City has lost its European share business."
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Schools across the country have been shut, "but only after allowing them to be open for one day so everyone could infect each other and take the virus home."