Self-isolating university students being charged £17.95 a day for food parcels that 'cost £4 to make'

workers in Scotland who are asked to quarantine and would lose income if they needed to isolate. The £500 grant will help those who have been asked by Test and Protect to isolate, following a positive test for Covid-19 or having been in close contact with someone who has tested positive.

still has one of the highest infection rates in England after several outbreaks among the student population. One student told the Guardian a "Covid Positive" party in one halls of residence in Fallowfield was broken up by security on Saturday.

said it was unfair for students to continue footing £9k-a-year for tuition when they were not getting the ‘full university experience’. Most students at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and the University of Manchester (UoM) will be taught online until at least October 30.

vowed to do as much as they can to help the 1,500 MMU students isolating in halls.But Priya is not the only student or parent in Manchester to have struggled to find help.First year student Molly Chambers described a similar situation at Oak House in Fallowfield.She says isolating students have feared leaving their flats to use the communal laundry facilities outside and have been washing clothes in the bath."I've been bringing food to people, picking up post, but it's very difficult when you're

at least 137 people across both MMU sites tested positive for Covid-19 with a number of other students also recording symptoms. The council, university and Public Health England jointly agreed to introduce lockdown measures last Friday (September 25).

hereThey were wearing masks - but aroused suspicion after engaging in conversation with a local, who heard one say, "I've just got off the boat."The incident was reported to a Tesco staff member and the men were arrested by police later that night.All five defendants, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with Covid-19 restrictions under the Emergency Powers Act.Appearing before magistrates via video link today they were each jailed for 14 days - the amount of time

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.PEOPLE on low incomes across Monklands will be eligible to receive a new £500 grant if asked to self-isolate.The new Self-Isolation Support Grant will be available to residents in Airdrie and Coatbridge who would otherwise lose income due to self-isolation, such as those unable to carry out their work from home, including hospitality or retail workers.The Scottish Government grant will be targeted at people

Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. International student Reese Chamberlain, 18, was told that he would receive three meals per day while isolating.

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reported last weekend that a number of students were already self isolating at the Birley campus, in Hulme, days after a 100-strong party was reported in the courtyard.Since then, case numbers have soared to 127 across that site and Cambridge Halls, with a number of other students also recording symptoms.