'We asked for 40 iPads and got seven'...schools call for more support to help pupils learn from home

click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyWigan News'.A quarter of people in the jail said that it was easy for them to get drugs, this was reflected in mandatory testing during which 50 percent of inmates tested positive for a banned substance.Staff had taken measures to try and combat drug taking and stem the supply of substances into the prison but there was criticism of a stretched drug and alcohol addiction service, with support workers facing very high

direct to your inbox A headteacher has threatened to withdraw pupils from a school in Oldham after children told teachers they had been visiting people outside of their households.

direct to your inboxPolice investigating a drive-by shooting in Newton Heath have arrested another two men.A gunman opened fire as three high-powered cars raced through the suburb in the middle of the day on Tuesday (January 19).A car not involved in the fracas was hit with a stray bullet.A detective has described the incident as “shockingly dangerous and reckless”.Following a series of raids across addresses in Manchester and Oldham, a 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted

Residents pay tribute to popular binman who died after contracting COVID-19But Ms Smith and Cllr Purves reckon more signs and extra signals and crossings are also required in areas like Balgedie to protect pedestrians.Cllr Purves remarked: “I have been doing my best to get action on road safety in Portmoak since being elected.“We have seen the introduction of the 20mph speed limits and they have helped to reduce some of the speeding that took place.Businessman stole £5000 stamp when son took

direct to your inboxTwenty-seven more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has now reached 4,645, the latest NHS figures show.Nine more deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.The trust's figures include those for North Manchester General, the Royal Oldham, Fairfield General and Rochdale Infirmary.Eight further deaths were confirmed by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation

independence, according to a new poll. The study conducted on behalf of the pro-independence Scot Goes Pop blog, discovered that 51% of those questioned said Scotland should be independent while 49% said it should not.

direct to your inboxMore than half of people over 80 and care home residents have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in England.Health secretary Matt Hancock provided an update at a daily press briefing at Downing Street this evening.Mr Hancock confirmed that more than four million people have now been vaccinated and that half of people over 80 and care home residents had received their first dose.The Government said the over-70s and the clinically vulnerable were now receiving the

The Times reports that it leaves many in a precarious position as they wait to receive the emergency Government funding that was announced to keep businesses afloat.

direct to your inbox Rapid symptom-free coronavirus testing is to begin in Oldham on Monday.

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direct to your inbox Spain has extended its travel ban for British nationals because of the mutant coronavirus strain currently found in the UK, the Mirror reports.The Spanish government has extended the restrictions until February 2, at 5pm UK time.The rules apply to anyone arriving to Spain from the UK by air or sea, with exceptions being made only for Spanish nationals or residents of Spain returning to the country.The travel ban was first introduced in December 2020 when the mutant strain

direct to your inboxThe military has been drafted in to help launch rapid Covid-19 testing for key workers without symptoms of the virus in Oldham.From Monday, January 18 people who work in public-facing jobs and key workers who find it hard to socially distance at work will be able to access tests which give results within 30 minutes.More than 5,000 businesses in the borough have been written to with details on how to access the sites.Bosses say the asymptomatic testing will play an important

Liam Payne has spoken out about the complications of shared parenting during the coronavirus pandemic. The singer, 27, who announced his engagement to model Maya Henry in August, welcomed son Bear with his then partner Cheryl Cole in 2017.

Jaime Lorente and Maria Pedraza, who worked together on the Netflix shows Elite and Money Heist, have reportedly split after dating in real life for more than two years.

care home residents.Nicola Sturgeon said a total of 113,459 people, including medics, got their first dose by January 3.The figures cover the initial Pfizer vaccine so numbers are expected to rise more quickly now a second vaccine is available.Sturgeon gave the update at the regular coronavirus briefing from Edinburgh.She said: "We are now well over half way through vaccinating care home residents with their first dose of the vaccine."That is extremely important, as you have just heard, more

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Nadia Sawalha and her husband, TV producer Mark Adderley, are some of the few parents across the UK that have not been thrown off by school closures during the coronavirus pandemic.  While many mums and dads had to quickly learn how to juggle working from home and educating their children during the first lockdown, the Loose Women star has been homeschooling her two daughters Maddie, 18, and Kiki-Bee, 13, for five years.  RELATED: Homeschooling tips: 5

direct to your inboxSchools across Greater Manchester have announced that they will not be opening to pupils on Monday (January 4). The Manchester Evening News has been contacted about nine school closures across the region so far, but many more are expected to announce that they will remain closed.