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Face-to-face EU trade talks end EARLY with ‘significant differences that still remain’

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Face-to-face talks on a UK-EU post-Brexit trade deal end EARLY with negotiator David Frost saying there are ‘significant differences that still remain’ First face-to-face talks since coronavirus struck were due to conclude tomorrow   But UK chief negotiator David Frost revealed they had finished this afternoon He said talks ‘underlined the significant differences that still remain’ … Read more

Boris Johnson gives the EU three months to seal Brexit deal as face-to-face talks resume in Brussels

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Boris Johnson gives the EU three months to seal a Brexit trade deal as face-to-face talks resume in Brussels The UK and the European Union are in currently talks over a Brexit trade deal UK PM Boris Johnson has set a deadline of three months to conclude the talks UK chief Brexit negotiator David Frost … Read more

EU and UK negotiators meet face-to-face for the first time since March

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The EU and UK negotiation teams met face-to-face for the first time since March today amid intense efforts to break the deadlock over trade terms. David Frost and Michel Barnier gathered around a large circular table in Brussels this morning, as they tried to thrash out differences on fishing rights and demands to obey the … Read more

Students opt to defer as Cambridge becomes first to axe all face-to-face learning 

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A-Level students are preparing to defer their university places or skip it altogether as lectures move online for a year or more with no cuts to fees of up to £9,250-a-year, it was revealed today. Cambridge has become the first university in the world to axe all face-to-face lectures until summer 2021 due to ‘rigid … Read more

Cambridge becomes first university in the world to axe ALL face-to-face lectures until autumn 2021

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Cambridge becomes first university in the world to axe ALL face-to-face lectures until autumn 2021 due to ‘rigid social distancing’ University said ‘there will be no face-to-face lectures during next academic year’  Announcement comes after leaked internal email obtained by student paper It comes after Office for Students said that varsity bosses had to give … Read more

Care home chiefs say Matt Hancock’s total lack of face-to-face meetings ‘led to lethal mistakes’

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Embattled Matt Hancock failed to hold a single face-to-face meeting with care home bosses in the weeks leading up to the lockdown.  Just two days ago, the Health Secretary insisted the Government sought to put a ‘protective ring’ around the sector as soon as the extent of the coronavirus threat became apparent. But The Mail … Read more

Durham University faces backlash over plans to cut face-to-face teaching by up to 25 per cent

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Durham University faces backlash over ‘radical’ plans to cut face-to-face teaching by up to 25 per cent in the new academic year amid the coronavirus crisis The proposals were revealed by the university’s student newspaper Palatinate Number of ‘live’ modules could be slashed with courses instead being put online  But the University and College Union has … Read more

CDC urges senior citizens to stay home and avoid face-to-face contact as coronavirus spreads

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are advising senior citizens at risk of contracting coronavirus to stay home and avoid in-person interaction. In a call to reporters on Tuesday, Dr Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said the elderly are most at risk because of their ages … Read more