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Ministers threatened to take legal action against schools last night amid fears that many will close early to reduce the spread of coronavirus among teenagers before Christmas. At least one council has already told some of its schools it would allow them to switch to online learning for the last week of term. Secondary schools … Read more
Scottish teachers threaten to walkout over council’s refusal to allow two days of Zoom home-learning at start and end of Christmas break to combat Covid The Educational Institute of Scotland presented plans to Aberdeen City Council It asked for students to be allowed to work from home to prevent isolation The union refused to rule out … Read more
Masked robbers posing as delivery drivers threaten Surrey pub staff at gunpoint before escaping with cash as police hunt two raiders still on the run Police were called to a ‘firearms incident’ on Guildford Road, Surrey this morning Surrey Police said there were reports of an armed robbery at Lion Brewery pub Residents were not … Read more
Rocketing Black Friday online sales threaten to cause a delivery meltdown over Christmas as an extra 200m orders are expected, experts warn A surge in online shopping amid the pandemic has boosted Black Friday sales Experts warn that there are not enough packers, drivers and vans to cope because the bargain day falls during England’s … Read more
Beijing’s new stealth bomber H-20 may have the capabilities of striking US military bases far beyond the Chinese shores with nuclear missiles, according to a report by a UK think thank. The long-range subsonic warplane is one of China’s most mysterious military projects in recent years and currently under development. The Pentagon believes that the bomber would … Read more
Boris Johnson’s election pledge to pay newly qualified teachers £30,000 is in doubt despite unions threatening industrial action and warning of an ‘exodus’ from the profession. Rishi Sunak is preparing a ‘pay restraint’ across the public sector, despite the £6,000 pay rise being a key policy in the 2019 Tory manifesto. Johnson had pledged to … Read more
Terrifying moment machete-wielding thugs threaten shopworker at knifepoint before raiding till Two men armed with large blades targeted a corner shop in Birmingham The raiders stole some £200 from the till after threatening a staff member West Midlands Police confirmed they are investigating the ‘shocking’ robbery By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 17:40 GMT, 18 … Read more
Police are called to IKEA as anger boils over and shoppers threaten staff as they are forced to queue for three hours to get their click and collect purchases Drivers approaching Ikea’s Greater Manchester store sat in gridlocked traffic Some waited without being able to pick up purchase in Ashton-under-Lyne Ikea confirmed police were called … Read more
French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal President Emmanuel Macron and government have been on a charm offensive They publicly adopted Theresa May’s ‘No Deal is better than a bad one’ mantra But he was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after an earlier EU summit … Read more
Rishi Sunak was reluctant to agree to the second national lockdown in light of the threat to the economy and the huge £5 billion cost of furlough, sources said last night. The Chancellor was one of those at the Downing Street meeting on Friday which decided to go ahead with new restrictive measures. A source … Read more