Gemma Collins RETURNS to Dancing On Ice by being lowered onto the rink in a diamond hoop

Gemma Collins RETURNS to Dancing On Ice by being lowered onto the rink in a diamond hoop but she IRRITATES viewers who call her brief appearance ‘unnecessary’ amid Covid lockdown By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 20:11 GMT, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 20:11 GMT, 24 January 2021 She appeared on the 2019 series with … Read more

GCS-easy? Exam grade boundaries should be lowered to compensate for the pandemic, Ofqual says

GCSE and A-Level grade boundaries should be LOWERED next year to compensate for pandemic, Ofqual says Ofqual is urging Government to ensure that exams are ‘less daunting’ in 2021  Chief regulator Dame Glenys Stacey has written letter to Education Secretary  Argues that pandemic is impacting learning so exams should be more lenient By Ross Ibbetson … Read more

Train that landed on whale sculpture after crashing in Holland is painstakingly lowered to ground

The front carriage of a train that landed on a sculpture of a whale’s tail after ploughing through the end of an elevated section of track has been painstakingly lowered to the ground.  Two cranes held the train up with chains, placed at both ends of the front carriage to support it, as workers cut … Read more

Too young to buy a pint…but you can apply to be a PC after recruitment age lowered to 17

Too young to buy a pint…but you can apply to be a PC: Police lower recruitment age to 17 to meet pledge of adding an extra 20,000 officers Rules have been changed so teenagers can apply to become officers Would-be police can put themselves forward at 17 but can only start at 18 College of … Read more

I’m A Celebrity 2020: A marquee is lowered into Gwrych Castle in Wales ahead of show launch

Construction work continued on North Wales’ 200-year-old Gwrych Castle on Thursday, after of this winter’s launch of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!. A large marquee was seen being constructed and then lowered onto the site of the derelict castle as preparations continued for the first ever UK series of the ITV show. … Read more

Paramedics ordered to take more coronavirus sufferers to hospital as ‘scorecard’ threshold lowered

Paramedics have been told to take more coronavirus patients to hospital, after a ‘scorecard’ threshold was lowered because of fears only seriously ill people were being taken to A&E.  The London Ambulance Service has changed how it uses the scorecard, which is called News2 and helps assess whether people who call 999 are at risk of … Read more