Financial providers successfully foil criminals seeking to take advantage of pandemic disruption UK, June 25, 2020: Fraudsters targeted a myriad of financial products in April, including current and savings accounts, as the UK entered lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, new analysis reveals. Data from Experian and the National Hunter Fraud Prevention Service shows a […]
Police and national park staff catch people breaking coronavirus lockdown rules as 20 are fined for party
Morrisons has announced it is opening a chain of new supermarket takeaways, with the launch of a new hot food-to-go service in all 402 of its Cafés nationwide. As part of the opening, customers can choose from a range of wallet-friendly takeaway meals for the whole family – including breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea or dinner […]
Vulnerable children are to receive improved support when moving school during term time, in new measures to reduce time spent out of the classroom. Proposed changes to the School Admissions Code outlined today (26 June) include a new turnaround of 10 school days for a decision on an in-year application and clearly defined timescales for […]
The Environment Agency is warning people of the dangers of swimming near or jumping off its locks, weirs, and bridges after police were forced to clear around 300 swimmers and sunbathers from a single site yesterday, amidst soaring temperatures and the easing of lockdown restrictions. Police issued a dispersal order after hundreds of swimmers flocked […]
Thousands of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers across England have been given practical, clear steps they can take to reopen safely over the coming weeks. New Covid-19 secure guidance for the hospitality sector and hairdressers means businesses will be able to reopen in England from 4 July, provided they meet government criteria for keeping staff and […]
New teachers are set to receive a boost to their training and development amid a surge in applications to join the classroom since the outbreak of coronavirus. The new induction programme, based on the Early Career Framework, will be launched in the North East, Bradford, Doncaster and Greater Manchester as planned from autumn 2020, ahead […]
Country’s five-mile travel restriction to be lifted in surprise announcement
Self-employed parents whose trading profits dipped in 2018/19 because they took time out to have children will be able to claim for a payment under the self-employed income support scheme (SEISS), the government has announced. The scheme, which is one of the most generous in the world, requires claimants to have traded in 2018/19 with […]