Scots students given summer financial support with £11.4m emergency funding package

As the upper house of Parliament in Gabon votes to decriminalise homosexuality, Catholic leaders in the country have warned that the move will endanger children with “deviant behaviour.”

safe at work in an open letter to the First Minister. The GMB union sent a petition to the Scottish Parliament on behalf of more than 1700 people who fear their lives are at risk.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the closing of bars in six counties, including Los Angeles, due to the rising spread of COVID-19. Newsom announced the new order on TwitterSunday,listing Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, L.A., San Joaquin and Tulare as counties required to close bars.

2 min read Gabon has become one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to decriminalize homosexuality … well, almost. On Wednesday the Gabonese National Assembly (lower house of parliament) voted down a law that prohibited the sexual relations of couples of the same sex, which had been adopted only last July.

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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Wednesday, before California Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the coronavirus crisis in the state, he took some time to deliver details about a 5.8 earthquake in the Owens Valley.It was an appropriate preface, as Newsom went on to announce the state had seen another record number of newly-diagnosed COVID-19 cases, 7,149 new infections.

Lawmakers in the Central African nation of Gabon have voted to reverse one-year-old legislation that outlaws homosexuality; a first step in repealing the discriminatory law.

my constituents work at the Renfrewshire plant and they are understandably fearful for their futures, especially when unemployment is on the rise and job vacancies are falling to an all-time low. What worries me most is that Rolls-Royce is considered a symbol of high quality, an icon of Britain’s historic prowess in engineering and manufacturing.We must do everything that we can to save livelihoods.

blended learning ” plans. An education policy expert has warned that lockdown combined with part-time schooling will increase inequality between youngsters.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that everyone in the state will now be required to wear face masks in public. The order is intended to prevent people who are infected with COVID-19 but not showing symptoms from spreading the virus, according to an announcement by the California Department of Public Health.NEW: Wearing face coverings in most settings outside the home is now required in #California to slow the spread of #COVID19.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterWoodstock 50 filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking tens of millions of dollars from Dentsu, accusing the Japanese advertising firm of sabotaging plans for a 50th anniversary festival last year.The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court, contends that Dentsu and its subsidiary agreed to finance the festival but then manufactured an excuse to breach their agreement, thereby depriving the organizers of millions in revenue.“Dentsu and Amplifi made the cold-blooded

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentA new report looking at the state of the British feature documentary sector has shone a spotlight on some of its challenges, including “a chronic lack of public funding,” and a lack of diversity.The report, undertaken by researchers at the University of the West of England, found that documentary receives less than 10% of funds for filmmaking from the U.K.

that the COVID-19 shutdown has exposed inequities in how monies generated by streaming are shared out between artists, songwriters, labels and publishers.Expanding on that theme, Trubridge said: “At a time when record labels are making record profits it cannot be right that established musicians are left to rely on hardship funds.

coronavirus ) for the whole of the UK is below one, and if localised measures are needed the government ‘will not hesitate’ to put them in place.

The government is dropping plans for all primary school pupils to return before the start of the summer holidays.Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will update the House of Commons later - but it is thought the proposal is no longer considered feasible this morning.Yesterday the government admitted secondary schools in England may not fully reopen until later than September, despite saying Covid-19 is "in retreat" across the UK.Boris Johnson is due to speak with the Cabinet on Tuesday morning,

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticKJ Apa’s Archie Andrews and the Riverdale gang could be back in front of the camera in Vancouver sooner than later least according to the British Columbia government’s COVID-19 production restart plans.While the Hollywood North government’s CreativeBC has said that “employers can start or resume activities” ASAP, there are a few hoops still to be leap through before a fifth season of Riverdale, The Flash and most of the CW’s primetime, The Good

Covid-19 to make Volunteer Week a success in Scotland.Tens of thousands of Scots dedicated their time to the country’s emergency response teams, charities and healthcare service as part of the annual initiative, despite the country being on lockdown.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon this week thanked more than 60,000 people who signed up to the Scotland Cares campaign, helping ease the burdon on the NHS, public services and communities.And Volunteer Scotland, who spearhead Volunteer Week, have