Hundreds of cancer operations in London are being cancelled as the city is inundated with Covid patients, according to reports. Mayor Sadiq Khan today declared a major incident with a stark warning that the capital’s hospitals would run out of beds – as the number of people infected with coronavirus reached one person in 30 … Read more
Students are fearing for their future after A-level and GCSE exams were cancelled due to a surge in Covid cases – as some say marks are now based on ‘teachers’ opinions’. Boris Johnson announced on Monday that summer exams would be cancelled as it was not ‘possible or fair’ for them to go ahead following country-wide school closures. … Read more
Students are in limbo today after ministers agreed to axe BTEC exams – but left it up to schools to decide – just hours before the first tests were due to begin across the country. The U-turn came hours before under-fire Education Secretary Gavin Williamson faces the Commons after finally confirming that GCSE and A-level exams will … Read more
Students are in limbo today after ministers agreed to axe BTEC exams – but left it up to schools to decide – just hours before the first tests were due to begin across the country. The U-turn came hours before under-fire Education Secretary Gavin Williamson faces the Commons after finally confirming that GCSE and A-level exams will … Read more
This year’s GCSE and A Level exams are CANCELLED, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirms By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 20:06 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 20:07 GMT, 5 January 2021 GCSE and A-Level exams have been cancelled, Gavin Williamson has confirmed tonight. The education secretary said: ‘The Government position is that we will … Read more
This year’s GCSE and A Level exams are CANCELLED, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirms By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 20:06 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 20:07 GMT, 5 January 2021 GCSE and A-Level exams have been cancelled, Gavin Williamson has confirmed tonight. The education secretary said: ‘The Government position is that we will … Read more
UK’s multi-billion-pound music festival industry faces ‘absolutely dire straits’ if 2021 summer season is cancelled, organisers warn MPs Organisers of Parklife in Manchester say Covid ‘absolutely decimated’ the event Industry bosses raised concerns at Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Emily Eavis told followers yesterday this year’s Glastonbury was not cancelled By Luke May For … Read more
A top surgeon has raised fears cancer surgeries may be axed in the coming days unless the national lockdown swiftly curbs the spread of coronavirus. Professor Neil Mortensen, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons, rang alarm bells today after warning the situation in hospitals is getting ‘much worse’, and escalating faster than the … Read more
A top surgeon has raised fears cancer surgeries may be axed in the coming days unless the national lockdown swiftly curbs the spread of coronavirus. Professor Neil Mortensen, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons, warned today the situation in hospitals is getting ‘much worse’, and escalating faster than the ‘slow-motion car crash’ he … Read more
Boris Johnson has cancelled A Level and GCSE exams as he closes all primary and secondary schools under England’s third national lockdown. The Prime Minister this evening plunged the country into a national lockdown even more brutal than last March in a desperate bid to keep the mutant coronavirus strain at bay while vaccines are rolled … Read more