Society - https://dudleylive.co.uk Your Dudley. Your News. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:53:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://dudleylive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cropped-DUDLEY-32x32.jpg Society - https://dudleylive.co.uk 32 32 Birmingham council considered deporting 11-year-old after her mother died https://dudleylive.co.uk/birmingham-council-considered-deporting-11-year-old-after-her-mother-died/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:42:11 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15729 Ombudsman upholds complaint as council pays £1,000 to girl for her distress and £1,000 to kinship carers

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Has Britain’s second largest city reached breaking point? https://dudleylive.co.uk/has-britains-second-largest-city-reached-breaking-point/ Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:02:26 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15041 Covid-19 has dealt a heavy blow to Birmingham’s glitzy city centre led by retail – and it’s revealing other deep fault lines

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Scotland becomes first UK nation to ban smacking of children https://dudleylive.co.uk/scotland-becomes-first-uk-nation-to-ban-smacking-of-children/ Sun, 08 Nov 2020 21:53:10 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=14242 Law comes into force giving same protection from assault as adults

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Rishi Sunak extends Covid job furlough scheme until March 2021 https://dudleylive.co.uk/rishi-sunak-extends-covid-job-furlough-scheme-until-march-2021/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 13:29:28 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=14085 Latest U-turn follows growing pressure for more support to protect jobs and the economy as second wave hits

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Tier 3 Manchester: what are the true Covid patient figures? https://dudleylive.co.uk/tier-3-manchester-what-are-the-true-covid-patient-figures/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:57:28 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=12973 Hospital patient numbers were key to whether region entered tier 3. We look at the data

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Hospitals in north of England fear worst as coronavirus admissions rise rapidly https://dudleylive.co.uk/hospitals-in-north-of-england-fear-worst-as-coronavirus-admissions-rise-rapidly/ Sun, 11 Oct 2020 21:24:36 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=11978 Liverpool may run out of beds in a week as cases double again and medical staff are worried and worn out

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UK furlough scheme will fail to prevent 1m losing jobs, say experts https://dudleylive.co.uk/uk-furlough-scheme-will-fail-to-prevent-1m-losing-jobs-say-experts/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 13:49:56 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=10436 Young workers and those at the bottom end of the income scale will be the hardest hit

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England’s exam system is broken – let’s never put it together again https://dudleylive.co.uk/englands-exam-system-is-broken-lets-never-put-it-together-again/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:11:55 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=9476 Top A-level and GCSE grades are rationed, with more for the rich. And it’s not because of the pandemic

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Birmingham lockdown rules tightened as Covid cases rise https://dudleylive.co.uk/birmingham-lockdown-rules-tightened-as-covid-cases-rise/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:00:52 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=9244 Guidance that people cannot socialise outside of their households will be made law

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Treasury committee urges Sunak to rethink end to furlough scheme https://dudleylive.co.uk/treasury-committee-urges-sunak-to-rethink-end-to-furlough-scheme/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:48:16 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=9173 Report adds to pressure on chancellor to continue targeted support for struggling sectors

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