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20 March 2020, 15:00 | Updated: 20 March 2020, 15:02 Mother’s Day 2020 ideas. Picture: Getty Images Here’s how to celebrate Mother’s Day this year amid the coronavirus self-isolation. With the official UK government advice to avoid all non-essential contact to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many families won’t get …

THE government has published the full list of key workers whose children will be exempt from school closures. It was revealed on Wednesday that all UK schools will shut from this afternoon, indefinitely, due to the spread of coronavirus. Schools will stay open for a minority of pupils, however, even during the …

Royal Family will be speaking to their medical team on a ‘daily’ basis during the coronavirus pandemic as several members including the Queen, 93, are ‘at risk’, former Buckingham Palace doctor claims Dr Anna Hemming spent seven years as resident doctor at Buckingham Palace Added Queen, 93, needs to be ‘mindful’ …

THE Gazette and Herald and Wiltshire Times are doing their best to help local people and local businesses by bringing you information on local firms which are staying open during the coronavirus crisis, offering a new takeaway service, or running direct delivery to people so they can self isolate and …

When the world goes all topsy turvy, it would seem that the British public – the ones not occupying themselves with sitting on mountains of toilet paper and packets of pasta – are turning to the simple pleasures of jigsaw puzzling. This is the sentiment from the board games and …

Royal Mail has released an official statement amid the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Company bosses have said the delivery of parcels and letters is “an important way of keeping the country together and helping many people who may not have the option to leave their homes”. The statement …

Chief executive Gordon Dewar said more than the previously announced 100 of its 750 staff were now facing redundancy – and the number could increase further. He said the airport would remain open but large parts of the departure lounge will be in darkness and 12 of the 31 departure …

The final hurdle to the University of Bristol’s new £300million city centre campus has been overcome after councillors unanimously backed the plans. Development control committee members approved detailed designs for the new academic buildings on the site of the former Royal Mailsorting office on Temple Island. They heard conditions would …

THE police have urged people to only use the 999 number for essential calls, after someone called to complain they had not received a parcel after giving the wrong postcode. The West Yorkshire Police Contact Management Centre often tweet some of the more unusual phone calls they receive from the …

Shadow Chancellor Mr McDonnell shared details of Labour’s proposals, Wages, Welfare and Wellbeing: Labour’s Economic Plan for People Affected by Coronvirus, on Twitter last night. Labour’s proposals include guaranteeing wages for people faced with the loss of their jobs, and offering financial help to people in self-isolation and/or out of …