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Ministers are considering changing the school year in England to keep classrooms open for longer in the summer term to help pupils recover from lockdown, it was claimed today. Number 10 is said to be weighing up a two-week extension in the warmer months, potentially cutting into the summer holidays, with the holiday time redistributed … Read more
Ministers consider changing the school year to keep pupils in class for longer during the summer term when windows and doors can be left open to reduce risk of coronavirus spread Boris Johnson said schools in England will reopen from March 8 at the earliest Ministers said to be looking at changing the school year … Read more
Is Rishi Sunak set to extend the stamp duty holiday? Calls grow to keep relief after March 31 amid fears of a hit to housing recovery Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure to extend stamp duty cut Ducked questions on the issue as he was quizzed in the Commons this week Tory sources said … Read more
Pubs and restaurants could stay closed until July after Government chiefs chose to extend the lockdown powers given to councils. The specially-created powers, which give local authorities in England the ability to close venues and tape-off public areas due to coronavirus, were due to expire next week. But in a blow to million of Britons hoping … Read more
Many buyers look for a property with potential to develop. In fact, it has become increasingly tricky to find a do-er upper that hasn’t got the development potential priced in, especially in London and the South East. But it’s also still one of the best ways to increase equity and finance a move up the … Read more
Tory MPs last night demanded Boris Johnson agree to a timetable for lifting Covid lockdown restrictions by the beginning of March. But on a visit to flood-hit Manchester, the Prime Minister said it was too early to tell when the crippling curbs would end. Downing Street even refused to rule out the possibility of the … Read more
Switzerland’s biggest crematorium is bracing itself for a renewed spike in coronavirus deaths amid fears new variants of the virus will drive up infection rates around the country. Crematorium Nordheim in Zurich is striving to maintain the conditions for saying peaceful goodbyes despite a rise in cremations, which has forced the business to extend its … Read more
MPs rebel over proposal to EXTEND Parliament’s Christmas break to January 11 as they argue the Commons must ‘set an example’ and get back to work MPs were due to return on January 5 but now will not come back until January 11 The delay is said to have been asked for by Commons Speaker … Read more
Sports stars including Lawrence Dallaglio call to extend the school day for two hours to allow more PE Ministers considering a proposal to add an extra two hours onto the school day The scheme would include extra-curricular activities such as drama and dance England rugby international Lawrence Dallaglio has shown support for scheme By Emily … Read more
Experts have pleaded with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to put Germany on a ‘tightened lockdown’ and ‘suspend public life’ until January 10th as coronavirus infection rates remain high in the country. An urgent appeal has been published to politicians by members of Germany’s National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, which has been advising leaders throughout the … Read more