smoking in the wrong area. Mark Misell had worked at the supermarket in Shoeburyness, Essex, for

Traffic is congested on the A13 eastbound near Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex, while the road is cleared.... Queues are back to the A1089 link for Little Thurrock, Essex. Essex Travel News confirmed on Twitter:" A lorry has shed its load of concrete on the carriageway between Stanford Le Hope and the Five Bells Interchange." There are currently no diversions in place but some drivers are leaving at North Stifford, which is near Grays, to use local roads instead of the A13, Essex Live reports. The B188

Robert Halfon, who chairs Westminster’s education committee, is alarmed at reports of children going back to remote learning in the wake of Covid outbreaks.... Closing schools and switching year groups to remote learning is the worst possible solution for children who have already been disproportionately burdened for the last year and a half.“ We must stop seeing school closures as an acceptable pandemic policy lever.... To do this at a time when adults are freely socialising, going to bars, r

I support any measures that help the school gates stay open to all pupils." Katharine Birbalsingh, the Government's social mobility tsar, urged ministers to" demonstrate leadership" and make it clear to headteachers that schools must remain open.... This could include shorter isolation periods for both children and teachers.On Friday night, Nadhim Zahawi, the Education Secretary, insisted the Government had no plans to close schools.He said:" I want to see young people in the classroom learning

A clump of bricks fells from the outer section of their house Credit: Triangle News Adriana Elgueta 18 minutes ago Tops tips from the AA on driving safe in Storm Arwen aftermath Give yourself time: Allow plenty of extra time for your journey, including time to de-ice the car.... It may take longer but it also means that you will have full visibility which in bad weather is vital.... Keep at least quarter of a tank of fuel-an accident or closed road up ahead is likely to result in long delays..