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An academy boss today said the ‘mood music’ is that schools will stay shut to most children until Easter as families continue home-schooling for another six weeks during the third national lockdown. Steve Chalke, whose Oasis Academy Trust chain runs 48 schools across the country, said many teachers are worried about catching Covid in school. … Read more
Cambodian police reopen case of British backpacker Amelia Bambridge after tests showed date rape drug GHB in her system when she died Amelia, from Sussex, went missing while backpacking in Asia in October 2019 Her body was found in sea a week later and authorities ruled she had drowned After having her remains shipped home, … Read more
Ministers are facing growing pressure to bump teachers up the vaccine priority list to allow schools to reopen. Senior MPs and industry figures have stressed that a speedy return to lessons is paramount to prevent lockdown wreaking further damage to children’s education. Immunisation of teachers and staff is heralded as the key to get pupils … Read more
Children will return to face-to-face lessons in January, a senior minister claimed today amid claims that some schools may remain shut until February. Communities Minister Robert Jenrick said that classes would restart in person in ‘the first few weeks of January’, with teachers administering Covid tests to pupils to cut down on disruption. His comments … Read more
A massive mausoleum built in 28 BC for Rome’s first emperor Augustus has been restored and is set to open to the public next year. Towering above Rome’s historic center, the ancient tomb was once used as a military look-out point and hosted the lavish parties of the Roman dynasty. The structure was also transformed … Read more
Pedestrians and cyclists could cross Hammersmith Bridge within weeks after the Government today urged a council to ‘look again’ at reopening the closed crossing. The cost of fixing the Victorian bridge in West London has already hit £141million and it was initially thought it would not reopen until 2027 – four years later than planned. But … Read more
Britons flocked to the High Street after for the first weekend following the lifting of the nationwide lockdown – but footfall remained lower than pre-pandemic levels. The number of shoppers out this weekend was down 30% on the same period in 2019. Crowds keen for a Christmas bargain flocked to shopping areas across the UK … Read more
Thousands flocked to high street shops, pubs, gyms and hairdressers yesterday as the end of lockdown saw non-essential businesses reopen. Bargain hunters took advantage of a retail ‘fire sale’ triggered by the collapse of Debenhams and the Arcadia group, which includes Topshop. They crushed together to get into stores across the country. The queues outside … Read more
Hamilton could be first show to reopen socially distanced Broadway after COVID-19… as there is hope to resume on July 4 The production is aiming for a return on USA’s Independence Day of July 4, 2021 according to a Monday morning report from Page Six New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to reopen theaters … Read more
Ireland’s six-week lockdown will end next week with shops, gyms and restaurants all returning as infections fall – but pubs will stay closed unless they serve food. Taoiseach Micheal Martin gave a televised address to tell the nation Christmas would be ‘different but special’ this year. He said: ‘We can be with our loved ones … Read more