Government have been made aware that the Government Legal Department (GLD) general enquiry number (020 7210 8500) and switchboard number (020 7210 3000) are being used by fraudsters to try and extract money from members of the public. In most of the reported cases, the fraudsters claim they are calling from GLD or HM Revenue and […]
New figures released by DVLA show that around 66% of all customers who change the address on their driving licence now do so online. With August traditionally being the peak house moving month in the UK, DVLA is today (27 August) reminding motorists how simple it is to keep their address up to date online, […]
The driving test booking service reopened on Wednesday 26 August 2020 following unprecedented demand that meant the service had to be taken offline for essential maintenance. Only a limited number of driving test appointments were available during the next 6 weeks when the service reopened. This is because: people who had a test cancelled because […]
The driving test booking service reopened on Friday 21 August 2020 for new bookings for the general public. The service had been closed since 20 March 2020 because of coronavirus (COVID-19), and DVSA had only been dealing with applications for emergency driving tests for critical workers during that time. There has been unprecedented demand to use the […]
More than 64 million meals have been enjoyed by diners across the country since the launch of the government’s Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme. This continues the upward trend in the scheme’s popularity, with 10.5 million meals claimed for in the first week, growing to a total of 35 million meals in the […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks and infections in schools are rare, a new study by Public Health England (PHE) shows. Just 67 individual cases were detected and 30 outbreaks among students and staff after schools reopened in June until they closed for the summer. Only 0.01% of pre-schools and primary schools had an outbreak, all of which […]
Morrisons is planning to remove all plastic ‘bags for life’ from its checkouts if a trial in eight stores proves popular. Single use 5p carrier bags were removed from most major supermarkets in 2018, but customers are still buying plastic ‘bags for life’, which are stronger and thicker. In some cases, there is evidence they […]
Contact tracing under way as staff and pupils at Kingspark special school told to self-isolate
As Scottish schools end first week of classes after five months of Covid-19 lockdown, what can rest of UK learn?
