One in 10 children are currently absent from school amid a quadrupling in the number of pupils self

Alicia Reid, 52, head of Stranraer Academy in Scotland, is being investigated amid claims she was seen by a student at Glasgow Airport two days before the start of the October half-term break. Footage has circulated on social media from Thursday, October 7, of Ms Reid reportedly in the airport queue ahead of a trip to Turkey. Earlier on the school day, it is claimed Ms Reid told colleagues she needed to go home after being “ pinged ” as a close contact of someone who had tested positive for coro

forcing schoolchildren to self-isolate was unnecessary. Ministers have been urged to scrap the policy

Self-isolation should be brought back for children if Covid cases rise in schools, a teaching union

Speaking to the House of Commons today, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced a change in self

." Staff have now taken every precaution to safeguard pupils and themselves." However, the impact of staff

will soon become optional, and self-isolation will go the same way for some people. Self-isolation

We’re expecting a faster bounce back now-people know the drill.” Matthew Fell, the CBI's chief policy director, said there is a “ vital need now for greater consistency ” in how the country lives with the virus moving forward.... “ Certification had deterred customers from spontaneous visits and severely limited trade.... There are still over 16, 000 people in hospital in England alone....

class, using the self-test kits provided. The result will then be sent to the pupil’s class teacher and

Ministers have been accused of creating “ one rule for the rich and another for the rest ” after an announcement that overseas business leaders will be allowed to escape quarantine on arrival in England if their work is of significant economic benefit.... Former Conservative cabinet minister Liam Fox said the move risked making Britons second-class citizens “ in our own country ”.... It is the lowest paid working people who have got our country through this crisis, risking their lives on the f