Pupils could be told to sit mini-exams to help teachers calculate A-level and GCSE results as Gavin Williamson rules out using an algorithm after last summer’s debacle Ministers today said they will not use an algorithm to calculate student grades Decision to use algorithm last year descended into chaos and prompted U-turn Gavin Williamson raised … Read more
Police leaders demanded more clarity on exercise regulations last night after Priti Patel insisted the rules were ‘simple and clear’ – despite widespread public confusion. A furious row erupted after the Home Secretary urged people to rely on their judgment and be ‘conscientious’ when deciding whether their daily exercise was within coronavirus regulations. She confirmed … Read more
Up to 40 asylum seekers living at Britain’s first migrant camp in Kent today went on hunger strike and are sleeping outdoors in protest at conditions inside. Many migrants gathered outside the barbed wire-topped fence at Napier Barracks in Folkestone at around 1pm chanting ‘freedom!’ and waving banners. There have been reports of suicide attempts within … Read more
Disadvantaged children will get a further 300,000 laptops and tablets so they can study at home during Covid lockdown Disadvantaged children are set to get a further 300,000 laptops and tablets Department for Education said it will also publish a remote education framework Mr Williamson said: ‘I know just how difficult the past year has … Read more
Britain dished out another 165,000 Covid vaccines yesterday, according to official figures that come amid mounting pressure on No10 to adopt a 24/7 roll-out. With the successful roll-out of a jab the Government’s only hope of ever easing the endless cycle of lockdowns, pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to pull out all the stops … Read more
The Department of Health is repackaging controversial rapid coronavirus tests as NHS self-tests in what critics claim is a ‘bizarre’ move to get around manufacturer instructions which say they are for professional use. UK officials announced on Sunday that they will roll out 15-minute lateral flow swab tests to all councils and schools in Britain … Read more
Britain’s High Street pharmacies won’t start dishing out coronavirus vaccines until Thursday, it was revealed today amid mounting pressure on Boris Johnson to launch round-the-clock inoculations. Superdrug and Boots will only have one site ready to dish out vaccines when the roll-out is finally expanded later this week, with dozens more sites on standby to ramp … Read more
Boris Johnson gathered Cabinet today amid fears lockdown could be tightened within days unless coronavirus numbers ease. The PM has been holding a virtual meeting with his senior team as they consider the next move in the crisis wreaking havoc on the country. Ministers have been desperately pleading with Britons to limit their contacts as the … Read more
Britons abroad face a race to get home before rules requiring international travellers to test negative for coronavirus prior to arriving in England come into force – and the UK Government has not yet released full guidance on which tests they will accept. From 4am this Friday, those arriving by boat, train or plane – including … Read more
Britons can sit on benches, go on bike rides of up to 70 miles but should think carefully about meeting a friend for a coffee and must never go to the supermarket without a mask, Britain’s policing minister said today. Kit Malthouse also accused the public of ‘searching for the loopholes in the law’ and … Read more