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Teachers, schoolchildren and their families could be tested for coronavirus twice a week under a plan for mass rapid testing that has been touted as key to safely easing England’s lockdown, reports claim. As many as 400,000 rapid lateral flow tests will be sent to homes every day, supported by …

People across the country could be asked to take a Covid test as part of a new plan to get the country out of lockdown, according to reports. The scheme would see tests sent to hundreds of thousands of homes across the country, and has provisionally been called ‘Are you …

Dear pupils, welcome back. Or should that be I hope to see you soon. Maybe on January 11, January 18 or another random date, depending on the latest ministerial edict. All those wearing odd-numbered football shirts can have an extra week’s holiday. Those in even-numbered shirts must start remote learning …

A much-loved Cambuslang postie has hung up has mail bag for the last time after serving the Royal Mail for almost five decades. Davie Lawson, affectionately known by his colleagues as “Duke”, called time on his 48 years’ service on Saturday to enjoy a well-earned retirement. Davie, 65, of Halfway, …

This picture of a postbox in a student area rammed with so many Covid home test kits some are spilling onto the street reveals the stark reality of the deadly second wave. The postbox in Ilkeston Road, Nottingham, is in an area with a high student population where hundreds have …

The University of Bristol has unveiled major plans to expand its new Temple Quarter campus before it is even built. A series of five stepped buildings ranging from four to eight storeys would transform a former industrial area next to Temple Meads station after the institution bought the Wales & …

Police have revealed why suspicious package fears in Filton prompted a controlled explosion. Specialist officers, police dogs and an army bomb disposal unit evacuated Gloucester Road’s Royal Mail sorting office in the early hours of Friday (September 11). Investigations led officers to believe the parcel had been moved to Bath, …

Police have explained why a controlled explosion took place in Bath’s royal mail depot on Friday (September 11). Specialist officers, an army bomb disposal unit and police dogs evacuated both Gloucester Road’s Royal Mail sorting office and Bath’s depot on Manvers Street in the early hours of Friday. Police cordoned …

There is no denying Cheshunt is full of great history, good schools and is at the heart of Broxbourne. Those who grew up in the area know how much it has changed over the years – with the schools getting better and more people wanting to come and live in …

GCSE results day has arrived and millions of students across the country will be finding out the results of their exams. Families and friends may not be able to celebrate with their loved ones as easily as previous years due to lockdown restrictions but there are ways to show how …