Thousands of severely disabled children are being barred from returning to school because head teachers insist they cannot guarantee pupils’ safety against coronavirus. Desperate parents of these children have been ordered not to bring them back to the classroom when many mainstream schools start reopening this week. The majority of Britain’s schools for children with mental … Read more
Arcadia left in limbo as landlords cool on plans to lower rents to keep Philip Green’s business afloat By Hannah Uttley For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2019 | Updated: 12:04 BST, 6 June 2019 Sir Philip Green was forced to postpone a crucial meeting with landlords to discuss rent reductions for … Read more
Furious Tory MPs have warned the government it must spell out in detail how it intends to ease the UK’s coronavirus lockdown to give businesses hope of survival. Senior backbenchers on the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs met yesterday to discuss the government’s response to the current crisis. They are believed to have said it … Read more
Ministers are failing to take decisions on the lockdown ‘exit strategy’ because Boris Johnson is off work, Keir Starmer has claimed. The Labour leader said the government had not acted ‘quickly enough’ throughout the crisis as he insisted it need to show the public how normal life might start to return. He accused Foreign Secretary … Read more
Bondi Beach closed down last month and the jobs of their world-renowned lifeguards are in limbo amid the coronavirus pandemic. And while the elite group of rescuers saved countless lives, out of the water some of their darkest moments have come to light. Head lifeguard Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkin, 51, was caught up in a drink … Read more
Susanna Wood is due to move in less than three weeks but isn’t sure if this will still go ahead Homebuyers have been left in limbo after the Government urged the public not to move house during the coronavirus lockdown. Those in the middle of the buying process told us they are now unsure when … Read more
Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September but there was scant detail about how children will be graded Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September because of coronavirus but gave no detail about how GCSE and A-Levels students will be graded without any exams. The Education Secretary has … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more