Secondary school pupils and staff in England could be made to wear masks under new rules out today

Pupils could be required to wear masks in secondary schools under new government guidance expected today.  The measures are likely to suggest face coverings are worn when moving between lessons and when entering communal areas.  Both staff and pupils could have to wear masks and adhere to the new regulations.   The government guidelines are expected … Read more

Secondary school pupils and staff in England could be made to wear masks under new rules out today

Pupils will be required to wear masks in secondary schools under new government guidance expected today.  The measures are likely to suggest face coverings are worn when moving between lessons and when entering communal areas.  Both staff and pupils could have to wear masks and adhere to the new regulations.   The government guidelines are expected … Read more

Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends South Korea trade trip after staff member’s Covid diagnosis

Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends decision to continue South Korea trade trip where he met local politicians after staff member in his private office tests positive for Covid He jetted to Seoul on Saturday October 24 for a series of trade meetings Two days previously he attended a meeting with staff from his private office … Read more

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds will praise ‘utterly brilliant’ NHS staff for saving his life

Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds will praise NHS medics for delivering their son Wilfred and for saving the Prime Minister’s life as he fought coronavirus. In their first joint television appearance, a recording for the Pride of Britain awards, they will thank frontline workers for their ‘courage and dedication’ during the pandemic in … Read more

BBC DG Tim Davie issues staff social media and impartiality guidance

JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more

Haribo is latest food firm hit by Covid crisis with 30 staff testing positive

Haribo has today confirmed an outbreak of 30 Covid cases at its factory in West Yorkshire. The employees at the sweet company’s distribution centre and factory in Front Street, Pontefract have tested positive for the virus and are now self-isolating.  Haribo said strict health and safety measures are in place at the site and insisted the … Read more

Showroom where staff are FORBIDDEN from selling cars opens on Saturday

A ‘hassle-free’ showroom where staff are forbidden from selling you a car opens in Britain this weekend. As an antidote to high-pressure hard-sell tactics, customers can look over models on offer, take advice from non-commissioned specialists, configure their ideal vehicle on screens, and even take a road test. But they can only buy their car … Read more

Hospital staff perform hilarious Swan Lake routine for ballet obsessed girl, 5, battling cancer 

Tutu funny! Hospital staff perform hilarious Swan Lake routine for ballet obsessed girl, 5, who is battling cancer Five-year-old Isobel Fletcher was left beaming after the routine on October 23  Dr Baylon Kamalarajan and Emma Mander tip-toe into the ward wearing tutus  Isobel was going for treatment for leukaemia at Worcestershire Royal Hospital By Nicole … Read more

Hospital staff perform hilarious Swan Lake routine for ballet obsessed girl, 5, battling cancer 

Tutu funny! Hospital staff perform hilarious Swan Lake routine for ballet obsessed girl, 5, who is battling cancer Five-year-old Isobel Fletcher was left beaming after the routine on October 23  Dr Baylon Kamalarajan and Emma Mander tip-toe into the ward wearing tutus  Isobel was going for treatment for leukaemia at Worcestershire Royal Hospital By Nicole … Read more

Covid outbreak at Cranswick meat plant as 144 staff catch virus

Covid outbreak at Cranswick meat plant as 144 staff catch virus – just days after 75 workers test positive at nearby Bernard Matthews factory Norfolk County Council said there had been a ‘significant outbreak’ of Covid-19  Coronavirus outbreak has hit Cranswick Country Foods site in Watton, Norfolk 300 members of staff at the factory have … Read more