Teaching union calls for all schools to stay closed an extra two weeks after Christmas

“The very high numbers I will report today are, sadly, not a surprise,” said Los Angeles Public Health Chief Science Officer Dr. Paul Simon on Friday.

A “soft” state of emergency has been declared in Tokyo and three surrounding districts as authorities tackle rising Covid-19 cases.

Emotional Kate Garraway says her husband Derek Draper is "very changed" after seeing him over the festive period.The presenter was back on Good Morning Britain today, Thursday 7 January, and shared an update on his progress after a chaotic Christmas. Although she revealed she could see Derek with their children, Kate says the visit was tinged with real sadness.The 53 year old is still recovering from Covid-19 after spending most of the summer in a medically-induced coma.

Chris Willman Music WriterPlayboi Carti interrupted Taylor Swift’s run at the top of the album chart as his late December release “Whole Lotta Red” debuted at No. 1 with 94,100 album units.At No.

direct to your inboxStacey Solomon has been on cloud nine since getting engaged on Christmas Eve. The Loose Women star has already revealed all the romantic details from the proposal after fellow TV presenter Joe Swash popped the question.

Bond girl Tanya Roberts has died at the age of 65 after she was reported to have "collapsed" after walking her dogs on Christmas Eve. TMZ claims the star had just got home when she was rushed to a California hospital after collapsing.

Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness has revealed he got married to boyfriend Mark Peacock, while Laura Whitmore confirmed her secret wedding to Iain Stirling. Now, news just in, it's been revealed I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here presenter Ant McPartlin proposed to girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett on Christmas Eve and Dec Donnelly will be his best man.

Ant McPartlin is engaged to girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett after popping the question on Christmas Eve.A representative for the Geordie TV presenter confirmed the exciting news in a statement which read, “Ant and Amzie are delighted to announce their engagement.

direct to your inboxA teaching union is calling for all schools in Tier 4 areas to close for a fortnight due to the spike in coronavirus infections.The National Education Union’s joint general secretary Dr Mary Bousted said her union will be holding an emergency meeting today (Saturday) to discuss the 'chaos which is engulfing our schools'.She told BBC Breakfast: "Our fear is if we don’t do something now, they’re going to have to be closed for a much longer period later on this month."Yesterday

from Bolton, say they don't yet know what caused her death. They fear it could be connected to an undiagnosed stomach problem, which caused her pain for several years. Silhesha leaves behind twins Aliyah and Hugo. Her inconsolable partner Marc Stott said he had made plans to propose to her in the near future. "Just like her name, she was one in a million, there was no one else like her," he told the Manchester Evening News ."She drove me to be a better man.

Christmas to allow headteachers to roll out mass testing of children and staff.