More areas will move from local COVID alert level ‘medium’ to local COVID alert level ‘high’ from 00.01 Saturday 31 October. After close discussions with local leaders, the following areas will move from local COVID alert level ‘medium’ to local COVID alert level ‘high’ from 00.01 on Saturday 31 October. Yorkshire and the Humber: East […]
Workforces in Birmingham and Hounslow have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. We find out how they are coping
The move aims to help fight holiday hunger this half-term and customers can also purchase pre-packed bags of groceries to feed young people. Morrisons stores will join the national effort to ensure no school child in need goes without an adequate meal this half term. Morrisons colleagues in 498 stores will prepare 30 lunch boxes […]
NHS COVID-19 app users will benefit from updates to the app that make it more accurate and user-friendly from today, 29 October. This is the latest in a series of updates since national launch, designed to improve the efficacy and usability of the app. The app, which has now been downloaded 19 million times by […]
Eligibility extended for parents eligible for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare offers Working parents who are on the Government’s coronavirus support schemes will still be eligible for childcare support even if their income falls below the minimum threshold requirement. The Government has confirmed that from Sunday 1 November, eligible working parents who receive support through […]
The service is already available in ten stores in total, which are located in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow for customers travelling to UAE, with plans to roll out a wider service to over 50 stores across the UK over the next few weeks. Boots UK today announces the launch of a brand new […]
New guidance for councils to help ensure care leavers have the stable homes they need, and prevent them from becoming homeless has been published today (26 October 2020) by Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing Kelly Tolhurst. Care leavers can often struggle to cope with the challenges of living independently at a young age without […]
Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick has today (22 October 2020) confirmed allocations for individual councils from the £1 billion of additional support announced by the Prime Minister earlier this month. Over £900 million of this funding will be provided to councils for their ongoing work to support communities during the pandemic. It brings the total […]