Primary school children should NOT be told to wear face masks, Downing Street says

Dr Gregor Smith hailed the success of the on-going covid vaccination programme after the number of Scots who have received their first dose passed the two million mark yesterday.He admitted reaching this stage in the pandemic "has not been easy" and said many of his colleagues in the medical and social care professions were now "exhausted".Smith, who worked as a GP in South Lanarkshire before being appointed CMO by Nicola Sturgeon, said the range of vaccines available offered real hope that a

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Tyldesley has decided to close to all children after a number of positive Covid-19 tests. Garrett Hall Primary School will be completely closed today (Wednesday March 17) to allow for a 'deep clean' to take place.

Naman Ramachandran An all-female team, including investigative journalist Lucy Osborne, is producing a documentary series that reveals how the modelling industry has facilitated and validated endemic sexual abuse for decades.The series is based on a long-running investigation by Osborne and U.K.

Lorraine Kelly reckons Henry Hoover should be in charge of Downing Street after new pictures emerged of the Prime Minister's new conference hall.Boris Johnson and his advisors spent £2.6 million on the new media room and the expense of it was the hot subject of discussion for Good Morning Britain and lots of people on Twitter.The new room complete with blue screens and union jacks has been dubbed the 'Irn Bru' room after a comparison of the colour scheme to the fizzy drink's branding.

school on February 22.Senior secondary school pupils required to attend for practical work for qualifications were able to return from the same date.Now, all high school students will be able head back to the classroom part-time, as part of a blended learning model meaning they will continue to do some learning at home until after the Easter break.Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the plans in a speech to MSPs on March 2 and has repeatedly stressed that having pupils return to school is her lockdown

police 'grabbed and manhandled' women at the Sarah Everard vigil.Huge crowds chanted 'shame on you' at cops outside of Scotland Yard today, before marching to Parliament Square this evening.It comes after demonstrators demanded greater public safety for women after the death of 33-year-old Sarah last night.Cops were seen pinning women down and dragging them away as they gathered in memory of the tragic marketing executive.Now furious protesters have walked to Downing Street to challenge the

Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kidsA secondary school has been slammed as 'irresponsible and dangerous' for its lenient policy on face masks while stressing the need for 'polishable leather shoes'.Since schools reopened in full yesterday, the government wants all high school and college students to wear masks in classrooms and not just while walking around the buildings.And while it's not compulsory - and said

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direct to your inbox Matt Hancock led a press briefing this evening to provide an update on the latest coronavirus developments.

direct to your inboxSupermarket shoppers in the UK have been alerted that fresh government rules could soon come into place in major supermarkets like Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Lidl.At the moment, all shoppers are required by law to wear face masks inside shops (unless medically exempt), and must social distance themselves from other shoppers at all times.However, a review will look into the possibility of these rules being relaxed, or even lifted.Boris Johnson issued his

Manchester Evening News' Digital Donation Day hosted in January, with the aim of promoting the Greater Manchester Technology Fund, to get devices and connectivity to those children struggling without.

Downing Street's Union Unit chief after Johnson's controversial visit to Scotland at the end of January.