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Schools and colleges given flexibility to decide whether to run Btec exams

Schools and colleges given flexibility to decide whether to run Btec exams

The decision came after the Government initially said students taking vocational exams this month should attend as planned.

Take lockdown rules seriously as one in 50 had virus last week, Whitty warns

Take lockdown rules seriously as one in 50 had virus last week, Whitty warns

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he had ‘no choice’ but to plunge England into a third national lockdown in light of the figures.

Will vaccines provide the way out of lockdown?

Will vaccines provide the way out of lockdown?

It is not clear yet how long lockdown 3.0 will last.

Boris Johnson fails to guarantee all pupils will be back in class before summer

Boris Johnson fails to guarantee all pupils will be back in class before summer

School leaders are expecting higher turnout of children of key workers and vulnerable pupils onsite than in March lockdown.

Measures may be needed next winter, chief medical officer says

Measures may be needed next winter, chief medical officer says

Professor Chris Whitty also said Covid-19 will not ‘disappear with the spring’.

Make threatening to share revenge porn a criminal offence, peers urge

Make threatening to share revenge porn a criminal offence, peers urge

Several Conservatives were among the peers to back the proposal to amend the Domestic Abuse Bill.

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Carlisle, Rushmoor and the Isle of Wight have recorded the biggest week-on-week increases.

Starmer presses Government to establish ’round-the-clock’ vaccination programme

Starmer presses Government to establish ’round-the-clock’ vaccination programme

The Labour leader reiterated his party’s support for the new measures being imposed.

Schools expecting more pupils onsite than in March lockdown

Schools expecting more pupils onsite than in March lockdown

The Prime Minister said all pupils – except children of key workers and vulnerable students – would move to remote education until February half-term.

PM ‘had no choice but to impose lockdown as one in 50 had Covid-19 last week’

PM ‘had no choice but to impose lockdown as one in 50 had Covid-19 last week’

The Prime Minister also said more than 1.3 million people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 across the UK.

Autistic boy stabbed in park was ‘funny, charming and beautiful’, family say

Autistic boy stabbed in park was ‘funny, charming and beautiful’, family say

13-year-old Oliver ‘Olly’ Stephens ‘fought for the underdog whilst having an amazing depth of love, warmth and wit’, his family said

Police officer helps woman give birth at roadside

Police officer helps woman give birth at roadside

Pc Gemma Clatworthy came to the aid of 25-year-old Lucy Kelly in Exeter two days after Christmas.

Man charged with murdering care home resident in her 90s

Man charged with murdering care home resident in her 90s

The case has been sent to the Central Criminal Court.

Three men ‘deliberately’ hit by BMW in fatal crash by Brighton Pier, court hears

Three men ‘deliberately’ hit by BMW in fatal crash by Brighton Pier, court hears

Suel Miguel Monteiro Delgado, 20, died in hospital after being hit by the borrowed car while his friends survived with severe life-changing injuries.

One in 50 people had Covid-19 between December 27 and January 2 – ONS

One in 50 people had Covid-19 between December 27 and January 2 – ONS

It came as the number of daily confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK topped 60,000 for the first time.

Seal pups released on Gower beach at sunrise after months of rehabilitation

Seal pups released on Gower beach at sunrise after months of rehabilitation

The seals were nicknamed BB8 and Luke Skywalker.

Mass vaccination drive stepped up in Shropshire with new jab hubs opening

Mass vaccination drive stepped up in Shropshire with new jab hubs opening

A new hub is due to open at an orthopaedic hospital with further sites mooted for the county.

Terrorist stabbed three people to death in less than a minute, court told

Terrorist stabbed three people to death in less than a minute, court told

The Old Bailey heard that Khairi Saadallah, 26, shouted ‘Allahu akhbar’ during the deadly incident last June.

GB News reveals new investment and creation of 140 jobs

GB News reveals new investment and creation of 140 jobs

The new 24-hour news channel revealed Legatum and Sir Paul Marshall, founder of hedge fund Marshall Wace, have become its latest investors.

Royal garden parties cancelled for 2021

Royal garden parties cancelled for 2021

Around 27,000 cups of tea, 20,000 sandwiches and 20,000 slices of cake are consumed by garden party guests.

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