Schools could shut until SEPTEMBER: Pupils and parents in limbo as GCSEs and A-levels are CANCELLED

Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September but there was scant detail about how children will be graded Gavin Williamson today admitted schools could now be closed until September at the earliest because of coronavirus but gave no detail about how GCSE and A-Levels students will be graded without any exams.   … Read more

Schools could shut until SEPTEMBER: Pupils and parents in limbo as GCSEs and A-levels are CANCELLED

Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September but there was scant detail about how children will be graded Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September because of coronavirus but gave no detail about how GCSE and A-Levels students will be graded without any exams.   The Education Secretary has … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Wales and Scotland to shut schools this week

Schools in Wales and Scotland will close by the end of this week while a decision on whether to do the same in England will be taken ‘imminently’ amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak.  The Welsh government announced today that all schools will close for an early Easter break by Friday at the latest.  Meanwhile, Nicola … Read more

Coronavirus: Wales and Scotland to shut schools by the end of this week

Schools in Wales and Scotland will close by the end of this week while a decision on whether to do the same in England will be taken ‘imminently’ amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak.  The Welsh government announced today that all schools will close for an early Easter break by Friday at the latest.  Meanwhile, Nicola … Read more

Scotland will BAN social gatherings of more than 500 people to help the NHS deal with coronavirus

Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland will BAN all social gatherings of more than 500 people from Monday to help the NHS deal with coronavirus cases as UK moves from contain to delay phase By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 16:15 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 16:15 GMT, 12 March 2020 Scotland is to … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon says #MeToo has seen sexism and misogyny manifest itself in different ways

Nicola Sturgeon claims #MeToo has seen sexism and misogyny in politics manifest itself in ‘different ways’ – and describes Boris Johnson allegedly calling her ‘that Wee Jimmy Krankie woman’ as ‘abuse’ Nicola Sturgeon said the #MeToo movement has helped women reassess things Says movement may have led some men to find other means of hurling … Read more

Britain at its best: Drinks by the dram and crumbling cathedrals in Moray, Scotland

Britain at its best: Drinks by the dram and crumbling cathedrals in Scotland’s whisky heartland The Daily Mail’s Hugo Brown visited Moray, an hour-and-a-half west of Aberdeen  He stayed at Dalvey East Lodge, a cottage which sleeps six, in Forres  Pubs here have menus of whisky longer than their wine lists, says Hugo  By Hugo … Read more