Ministers say decision on whether to delay GCSE and A-level exams next year will be taken ‘very soon’ amid fears many pupils are MONTHS behind after coronavirus chaos Education Secretary said exam regulator Ofqual was considering ‘short delay’ Exam season normally begins in May but could be pushed back to June or July Comes after … Read more
Eight in ten shoppers vow to spend locally after lockdown, research shows By Sarah Bridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 22:59 BST, 1 August 2020 Eight in ten shoppers plan to spend more in local stores after lockdown, research for Santander Bank has found. In a boost … Read more
Robbie Williams and Ayda Field are forced to postpone their vow renewal in celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary amid coronavirus By Emily Webber For Mailonline Published: 01:01 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 01:09 BST, 25 July 2020 Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field have been forced to cancel his vow renewal ceremony … Read more
A body positivity campaigner has revealed that she ‘vowed’ to diet as an impressionable young teenager after watching the Bridget Jones films, in which Helen Fielding’s character is obsessed with her weight. In a post on Instagram, Alex Light, a blogger and journalist for Hello! Magazine, 31, said the character’s ongoing obsession with being ‘fat’ … Read more
Ministers vowed to ‘stand up for British values and security’ today after China threatened ‘consequences’ if Huawei is barred from involvement in the 5G network. The government is set to U-turn on allowing the firm a role in the huge project after intelligence agencies warned US sanctions had raised doubts about security. Conservative MPs are … Read more
Nadia Sawalha has revealed she is planning a ‘sober’ wedding vow renewal in Cornwall. The Loose Women star, 55 – who married Mark Adderley in 2002 – had arranged to renew her vows in a romantic ceremony in Greece this year before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The happy couple will now have a ceremony in … Read more
Government homelessness investment is being fast-tracked to ensure more than 3,000 new homes for rough sleepers aided during the coronavirus pandemic. The investment will be available in the next 12 months and will see £160million of a £281million four-year pot brought forward to be spent this year. It aims to prevent those taken off the … Read more
The majority of home-seekers are determined to plough ahead with their property transactions once lockdown restrictions are eased, new findings show. Ninety-four per cent of buyers and sellers surveyed in research by property website Rightmove said they want to get their property deal moving when the housing sector is taken off the leash. As lockdown … Read more
Richard Findlay, Livestock Board Chairman of the National Farmers Union British farmers have reacted with fury at public sector caterers’ move to cut meat servings in schools, universities, care homes, and hospitals by 20 per cent. Public sector caterers have vowed to hit the target as part of a pledge which also aims to boost … Read more
Professor John Newton, director of public health improvement for Public Health England, has been appointed by the government to try and hit ambitious new coronavirus testing targets. Speaking this afternoon at the daily government press conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock pledged to carry out 100,000 tests every day by the end of the month. To … Read more