UNISON has said that pre-schools, including nurseries, must be closed except to educate the children of key workers and those who are vulnerable.

A survey of over 5,000 adults has found that 80 per cent of those aged over 18 have made the decision to change their lifestyle in 2021.

The Prime Minister has announced a national lockdown and instructed people to stay at home to control the spread of coronavirus.

Rishi Sunak has announced that businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000.
In a bid to help businesses through to the Spring, the Chancellor said that the funding is to be provided on a per-property basis to support businesses through the latest lockdown restrictions, and is expected to benefit over 600,000 business properties, worth £4 billion in total across all nations of the UK.

The Prime Minister has reaffirmed his commitment to boost the numbers of public sector workers as part of the government’s drive to build back better in 2021.

Keir Starmer has urged the Prime Minister to impose a new national lockdown within the next 24 hours to tackle the ‘out of control’ coronavirus.

60,000 families and individuals could be prevented from being pushed into homelessness in the next ten years with bold government action.

The government risks failing to meet its revised-down target for gigabit-capable broadband in the face of challenges to infrastructure roll-out.

More than half of local authorities believe local childcare providers will permanently close as a result of childcare support being withdrawn.