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  Article Highland Council education chief spells out initial details of return to school for more pupils as more Covid-19 restrictions relaxed; Parents of schoolchildren thanked for home-learning support in challenging times By Hector MacKenzie  |  Updated: 17:48, 09 March 2021 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Nicky Grant: We ask for your understanding as schools work on the very complex demands of this next...

RMT members warn workers at Lewisham station have suffered a series of violent assaults, threats, racial abuse and intimidation

A Year Like No Other Life in the grip of a pandemic March 5, Front Page of Belfast Telegraph March 5, Front Page of Belfast Telegraph Dr Seamus OReilly The first case of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland was diagnosed on February 27. Just a few days later, journalists were invited to Antrim Area Hospital to view a drive-through coronavirus testing unit. However, what started out as a simple tour and an opportunity to meet some of the testing staff turned into a stand-out moment in what has become ...

By Andrew Ffrench @OxMailAndyF Business reporter covering Didcot and Wallingford. Call me on 01865 425425 200th Keyworker receives bike - pictured from right to left: JR Neurology ITU keyworker Agnes and niece Emily, bike donor Judy, and volunteer mechanic Sara Kathryn McNicoll celebrates the success of the Bikes for Key Workers project but warns that bikes thieves are still operat...

BRITISH workers were robbed of a staggering £24 billion in unpaid overtime last year, a TUC analysis revealed yesterday. And the huge sum includes £7bn owed to key workers, such as nurses who are playing vital roles during the pandemic. The underpayment affected three million people, the TUC says in its report, each working an average of 7.7 unpaid hours a week and equivalent to £7,300 for each worker. Teachers were particularly badly affected, having to teach key workers’ children in s...

Campaigners for a pay rise in Ipswich last year - Credit: Charlotte Bond A fresh campaign has been launched calling on the government to allocate cash in the 2021 Budget for a health workers pay rise. The Fair Pay for Key Workers campaign being run by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling for a pay rise for all NHS key workers who have been instrumental during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is calling on the government to up the minimum wage to £10 per hour from the current £8.72, halt publi...

Campaigners for a pay rise in Ipswich last year - Credit: Charlotte Bond A fresh campaign has been launched calling on the government to allocate cash in the 2021 Budget for a health workers pay rise. The Fair Pay for Key Workers campaign being run by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling for a pay rise for all NHS key workers who have been instrumental during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is calling on the government to up the minimum wage to £10 per hour from the current £8.72, halt publi...

Annette Pattinson looks at a new scheme encouraging women go get on their bikes.

Taoiseach says particular conditions should be prioritised for vaccine as govt awaits NIAC advice The Minister for Health has sought advice on the sequencing list. By Rónán Duffy Wednesday 17 Feb 2021, 4:30 PM Feb 17th 2021, 1:48 PM 29,647 Views 25 Comments A home care assistant is vaccinated in DCU. Image: Marc O’Sullivan Image: Marc O...

Nine NHS workers have had their cars damaged while working a night shift at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.