-
UK coronavirus live: pressure on England over A-level results after Scotland exams U-turn
All teacher-awarded grades to be reinstated as pressure grows in England; Scottish football games axed after lockdown breachesPressure grows on ministers over England A-level results ‘mess’Scotland: mixed feelings about school return following closuresDo teenagers spread coronavirus more than young children?Global coronavirus updates – live 5.31pm BST Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, says that Scotland’s move to reverse result downgrades could intensify competition for university places among English students.She said: “We now have two qualification systems required for entry into UK universities, operating on completely different criteria with wildly different pass rates. 5.18pm BST Robin Swann, Northern Ireland’s health minister, has said there has been a “very concerning” increase in cases of Covid-19 over the last seven days.Swann said there had been 194 positive tests in the last seven days. No further deaths were announced on Tuesday but another 48 diagnoses of the infectious disease were confirmed - bringing the overall tally to 6,188. Continue reading...
More like this (3)
-
UK coronavirus live: government to pay two-thirds of wages at businesses forced to lock down
Rishi Sunak announces new economic support measures; London mayor says ‘highly likely’ capital will face extra...
-
Covid-19 live news: Madrid lockdown looms; Italy's PM proposes extending state of emergency
Africa approaching 1.5m cases across its 54 countries; Italy could extend government powers to January; record...
-
Coronavirus live news: India cases pass 4m; anti-lockdown protesters arrested in Victoria
India adds 86,432 cases in the past 24 hours; arrests made after hundreds gather for Melbourne...
