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England’s housing secretary Michael Gove is making housing qualifications mandatory for 25,000 senior housing managers across England. That throws up some questions for Scotland… principally, should we follow Gove’s lead? Would that help us improve standards and maybe prevent thi

Burnley have confirmed that they have signed Town target Charlie Austin from Swindon for an undisclosed fee. The Blues agreed a fee believed to be in the region of £1.5 million yesterday but the club were unable to agree personal terms with the 21-year-old during lengthy discussions at Portman Road.

Because of the virus. now its understood several hospital chief executives in england are saying their trusts are under the greatest sustained pressure theyve seen. there are now more than 111,000 patients with covid in hospitals in england. thats up almost 70% in a week. ive spoken to staff who do find treating unvaccinated patientsl who are seriously unwell, l they do find that upsetting, particularly if, as from time to time, the patient says, i "actually i wish id been vaccinated all along."...

Children in coats learning. - well, you know, were in the middle of winter here, itsjanuary. - i dont think its - an adequate solution. meanwhile, nhs leaders are warning that theyre seeing increasing numbers of staff not able to work because of covid, just as theyre dealing with what has been a big increase in people being sent to hospital with it. but there is some evidence from those running hospitals in london that things might be improving. so, when i was talking to london chief execs last ...

And covid is adding to that. this year, though, theres another complication — the number of staff who are off because of the virus. now its understood several hospital chief executives in england are saying their trusts are under the greatest sustained pressure theyve seen. there are now more than 111,000 patients with covid in hospitals in england. thats up almost 70% in a week. ive spoken to staff who do find treating unvaccinated patientsl who are seriously unwell, i they do see that upsett...

Children in coats learning. - well, you know, were in the middle of winter here, itsjanuary. - i dont think its - an adequate solution. meanwhile, nhs leaders are warning that they are seeing increasing numbers of staff not able to work because of covid, just as theyre dealing with what has been a big increase in people being sent to hospital with it. but there is some evidence from those running hospitals in london that things might be improving. so, when i was talking to london chief execs las...

Patients with covid in hospitals in england. thats up almost 70% in a week. ive spoken to staff who do find treating unvaccinated patientsl who are seriously unwell, l they do find that upsetting, particularly if, as from time to time, the patient says, i "actually i wish id been vaccinated all along." i so, were not here tojudge, - were here to treat and well treat whoever comes and requires our care and our attention _ there are some early encouraging signs, though. i was talking to london chi...

Might be improving. so, i was talking to london chief execs last week. what they were saying is they were seeing some very concerning daily increases of the numbers of people coming into hospital. 996, 1596. 9% on the 27th, 28th and 29th of december — but interestingly, in the last two days, those numbers have dropped, the increases, to 1% and 2%. but remember, there is a time lag between people being infected and some ending up in hospital, and the government does expect a big increase in peo...

In london that things might be improving. so, i was talking to london chief execs last week. what they were saying is they were seeing some very concerning daily increases of the numbers of people coming into hospital. 9%,15%, 9% on the 27th, 28th and 29th of december — but interestingly, in the last two days, those numbers have dropped, the increases, to 1% and 2%. but remember, there is a time lag between people being infected and some ending up in hospital, and the government does expect a ...