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Half of early years staff feel unsafe in workplace during lockdown – survey

Half of early years staff feel unsafe in workplace during lockdown – survey

Half of early years staff feel unsafe in workplace during lockdown – survey

21 January 2021

Nearly two in three nursery and preschool workers believe setting may need to close temporarily due to staff shortages, report suggests.


Police advised Government not to investigate harassment claims, MSPs told

Police advised Government not to investigate harassment claims, MSPs told

Police advised Government not to investigate harassment claims, MSPs told

21 January 2021

Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Taylor has been giving evidence to the Alex Salmond case inquiry at Holyrood.


Sophie filled with joy after father receives Covid jab

Sophie filled with joy after father receives Covid jab

Sophie filled with joy after father receives Covid jab

21 January 2021

The Countess of Wessex spoke about her father during a nursing conference.


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

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

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

21 January 2021

Knowsley, Slough and Sandwell continue to record the highest rates.


Migrant jailed after being spotted steering two dinghies across Channel

Migrant jailed after being spotted steering two dinghies across Channel

Migrant jailed after being spotted steering two dinghies across Channel

21 January 2021

Fouad Kakaei, who has fled persecution in Iran, has been jailed and faces possible deportation.


UK Government in diplomatic spat with EU over ambassador’s status

UK Government in diplomatic spat with EU over ambassador’s status

UK Government in diplomatic spat with EU over ambassador’s status

21 January 2021

Joao Vale de Almeida is the EU’s first ambassador to the UK but has not been give the same status as diplomats sent by foreign governments.


Facebook admission shows child safety not a top priority, NSPCC says

Facebook admission shows child safety not a top priority, NSPCC says

Facebook admission shows child safety not a top priority, NSPCC says

21 January 2021

Social network told MPs on Wednesday it expects a fall in reports of child sexual abuse once end-to-end encryption comes in.


Biddenden Maids biscuit sells for £100

Biddenden Maids biscuit sells for £100

Biddenden Maids biscuit sells for £100

21 January 2021

The 18th century biscuit was made to commemorate the philanthropy of a pair of conjoined twins and was sold at auction in Gloucestershire.


Northern Ireland coronavirus lockdown restrictions extended to March 5

Northern Ireland coronavirus lockdown restrictions extended to March 5

Northern Ireland coronavirus lockdown restrictions extended to March 5

21 January 2021

Stormont health minister Robin Swann proposed the step to help drive down case numbers.


Tractor driver filmed ‘using railway car park as personal sewer’

Tractor driver filmed ‘using railway car park as personal sewer’

Tractor driver filmed ‘using railway car park as personal sewer’

21 January 2021

A member of the public filmed the incident at Hartford station in Cheshire on Wednesday, as heavy rainfall caused widespread disruption to the county.


Firefighters’ pandemic response ‘limited and delayed’ amid health and safety row

Firefighters’ pandemic response ‘limited and delayed’ amid health and safety row

Firefighters’ pandemic response ‘limited and delayed’ amid health and safety row

21 January 2021

The inspector of fire and rescue services published her findings on Friday.


Life in lockdown: How to handle the worry of others not following Covid rules

Life in lockdown: How to handle the worry of others not following Covid rules

Life in lockdown: How to handle the worry of others not following Covid rules

21 January 2021

Expert tips for coping with stress in a healthy way.


Under a quarter of over-80s in Wales have received Covid-19 jab, figures show

Under a quarter of over-80s in Wales have received Covid-19 jab, figures show

Under a quarter of over-80s in Wales have received Covid-19 jab, figures show

21 January 2021

The Health Minister previously told the Welsh Parliament that he believed the majority of the age group had been vaccinated.


Up to 200 lorries a day turned back from EU crossings

Up to 200 lorries a day turned back from EU crossings

Up to 200 lorries a day turned back from EU crossings

21 January 2021

Officials told MPs there has been far less disruption than feared following the end of the Brexit transition.


Government urged to solve musicians’ post-Brexit travel problem

Government urged to solve musicians’ post-Brexit travel problem

Government urged to solve musicians’ post-Brexit travel problem

21 January 2021

Sir Elton John, Roger Waters and Ed Sheeran are among the leading music industry figures who have criticised the Government’s Brexit deal.


Malware reported on Government-issued laptops used by children homeschooling

Malware reported on Government-issued laptops used by children homeschooling

Malware reported on Government-issued laptops used by children homeschooling

21 January 2021

The Department for Education (DfE) said it believes the issue has only affected a ‘small number of devices’.


MPs told of ‘urgent’ need to fix music streaming model

MPs told of ‘urgent’ need to fix music streaming model

MPs told of ‘urgent’ need to fix music streaming model

21 January 2021

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee is holding an inquiry into the economics of music streaming.


Labour has a ‘lot of work to do’ in Scotland, Starmer admits

Labour has a ‘lot of work to do’ in Scotland, Starmer admits

Labour has a ‘lot of work to do’ in Scotland, Starmer admits

21 January 2021

Sir Keir said ‘we must rebuild trust, we must fight on the issues that really matter in Scotland’.


Bars and restaurants should stay shut until May, researchers suggest

Bars and restaurants should stay shut until May, researchers suggest

Bars and restaurants should stay shut until May, researchers suggest

21 January 2021

Releasing all measures at the end of April could lead to a surge in Covid-19 cases, experts said.


NI coronavirus lockdown could be extended to March 5

NI coronavirus lockdown could be extended to March 5

NI coronavirus lockdown could be extended to March 5

21 January 2021

Stormont health minister Robin Swann has proposed the step to help drive down case numbers.


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