13/05/2020 - 10:42
An initial £50 million to help the Scottish social care sector deal with the financial implications of coronavirus has been confirmed.
13/05/2020 - 10:31
Five new ministerial-led taskforces have been set up to develop plans for how and when closed sectors can reopen safely.
13/05/2020 - 09:52
Labour has called for a new coronavirus food plan to become part of new farming and food laws, as part of an amendment to the Agriculture Bill.
13/05/2020 - 09:45
Oxford City Council is exploring the opportunity to make ‘once in a generation’ improvements to transport and public space in the city centre.
13/05/2020 - 09:39
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have warned that the government’s change of coronavirus message comes ‘too early’ for the North West.
12/05/2020 - 17:24
The government has expanded the team leading on the rapid nationwide roll-out of the coronavirus test and trace programme.
12/05/2020 - 14:48
All care home staff and residents are now eligible for testing with priority for those in homes that look after the over-65s.
12/05/2020 - 14:19
The furlough scheme will be extended by a further four months with workers continuing to receive 80 per cent of their current salary.
12/05/2020 - 11:37
The government is advising the public to consider wearing face coverings in enclosed public spaces to help reduce the spread of coronavirus.
12/05/2020 - 10:09
Andy Burnham has called for more support from the government for cities outside London to ease lockdown restrictions.
12/05/2020 - 10:04
Scams passed on to councils of fraudsters shamelessly exploiting coronavirus fears by selling fake and unsafe products have soared in recent weeks.
11/05/2020 - 15:02
Those working in social care in England and Wales have been twice as likely to die with coronavirus as the general working-age population.
