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Public services feel the pressure as Omicron cases threaten staff shortages

Public services are resorting to emergency plans to mitigate staff shortages caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus. At least six hospital trusts have declared critical incidents – where priority services may be under threat. Boris Johnson ...

04 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Fresh alerts issued by hospitals as NHS comes under increasing Covid pressure

Multiple hospitals across the country have declared critical incidents amid warnings the NHS was “in a state of crisis” in the face of staff shortages caused by coronavirus and rising pressures. Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Monday ...

03 Jan 2022 at 22:25

Nadhim Zahawi says there are ‘no excuses’ for online learning at universities

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said that there are “no excuses” for universities not to deliver face-to-face learning despite a surge in Covid infections and staff absences. Mr Zahawi said his expectation of universities “is that ...

09 Jan 2022 at 04:55

Tougher Covid measures for new school term as Government set to review Plan B

Many schools will return this week with extra Covid safety measures in place as the Government is set to review its Plan B restrictions for England. With data still trickling in from the festive period, the extent to which the ...

03 Jan 2022 at 01:55

School staff shortages caused by Covid tests ‘could force more remote learning’

Headteachers have warned that staff shortages in the new term caused by teachers isolating because of positive lateral flow tests will be “challenging” for some schools and could lead to more pupils learning online. Caroline ...

03 Jan 2022 at 12:25

UK diner numbers slump to weakest level since May

UK restaurants have witnessed their poorest week since the spring as the rapid spread of coronavirus hit the public’s appetite for eating out. The latest weekly economic update from the Office for National Statistics has ...

23 Dec 2021 at 14:25

Masks return to secondary school classrooms in bid to curb Omicron spread

Secondary school students in England will once again be asked to wear masks in classrooms in a bid to limit the threat to children’s education posed by the Omicron variant. The Government said the move will “maximise ...

02 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Why is HTS banned in the UK and will this change now it has control in Syria?

Rebel groups ousted Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria on Sunday after 13 years of civil war. The UK Government now faces having to decide whether to lift a ban it placed on Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ...

09 Dec 2024 at 13:23

Scotland

March decision on Scottish school exams would be ‘far too late’ – Tory MSP

A March deadline for whether Scottish school exams will go ahead is “far too late”, the shadow education secretary has said Tory MSP Oliver Mundell spoke out after the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills,...

09 Jan 2022 at 19:55

City

We don’t need to worry about rise in borrowing costs, minister insists

A Cabinet minister has insisted there is no need to be worried about rising Government borrowing costs after yields on UK bonds surged to their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. Speaking to ...

10 Jan 2025 at 17:41

Manufacturing growth remains robust as signs point to easing supply chain woes

Britain’s manufacturing sector grew at a faster pace than first thought in December amid signs the supply chain crisis may be finally easing, according to new figures. The closely-followed IHS ...

04 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Staff absences likely to rise in schools this term, Education Secretary admits

Staff absences are likely to rise in schools this term, the Education Secretary has admitted. Nadhim Zahawi has told MPs that teaching must remain face-to-face for children to have the best ...

05 Jan 2022 at 19:55

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