A primary headteacher has written to parents urging them not to send their children back to school on 1 June because social distancing is “impossible”.… Read More »Primary headteacher writes to parents saying social distancing at school ‘impossible’
A mother and daughter have died in a road crash in County Antrim. It is thought a tractor and quad bike were involved in the… Read More »Mother and daughter die in crash between tractor and quad bike
Tui Group is to cut 8,000 jobs worldwide due to COVID-19, which it describes as “the greatest crisis” the travel industry has faced. The Anglo-German… Read More »‘The greatest crisis’: Tui Group to cut 8,000 jobs
Deaths in care homes made up 40.4% of the overall number of coronavirus fatalities across England and Wales in the week to 1 May. According… Read More »40% of recent coronavirus deaths occurred in care homes
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has denied the government’s new coronavirus guidance is confusing as he urged Britons to apply the “straightforward” rules with “common sense”.… Read More »New lockdown rules are ‘straightforward’ and not confusing, health sec says
Britons won’t be able to get a haircut, visit a pub or dine in a restaurant until 4 July at the “very earliest”, Foreign Secretary… Read More »No haircuts, pubs or restaurants until July ‘at the earliest’
Premier League clubs are meeting this morning to discuss plans to restart training as they try to edge towards competitive matches again. An imminent resumption… Read More »Stars could soon be back training as Premier League holds key meetings
Around 50,000 coronavirus test samples had to be sent to the US due to “operational issues” in the UK, it has been revealed. The samples… Read More »50,000 coronavirus tests sent to the US due to lab ‘issues’
The government is expected to announce a new slogan for the next stage of the fight against coronavirus – but it has not been widely… Read More »‘It’s a deadly virus not a zebra crossing’: Govt’s new ‘stay alert’ slogan falls flat
Travellers arriving in Britain will have to quarantine for a fortnight as part of a move to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus, it… Read More »UK arrivals face fortnight coronavirus quarantine – reports