Here are five things you need to know about the outbreak of coronavirus this Tuesday night. We have another update for you on Wednesday morning.
Call for urgent evaluation of exam results ‘failure’
The biggest story in the UK the last few days has been on exam results – and it goes on tonight. School and college members are now calling on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to launch a review on how the ‘fiasco’ was handled. Earlier, Mr Williamson asked his pupils to “cause trouble”, following the government’s U-turn decision on how to assess A levels and GCSEs. Read more about the series while our political correspondent looks at how Mr. Williamson has kept his job.
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2. Depression doubles during pandemic
Twice as many adults in Britain report symptoms of depression compared to this time last year. That’s according to figures from the Office for National Statistics, which surveyed 3,500 adults who were followed up over the course of 12 months. Under 40s were women, people with disabilities and people who said they would struggle to meet an unexpected cost of £ 850.
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Eat Out discount used 35 million times in two weeks
We are now in the third week of the Government Eat Out to Help Out, which sees dinners for half price food (up to a maximum discount of £ 10) at participating restaurants on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August. New Treasury figures show that in the first fourteen days the scheme was used more than 35 million times – that equates to “more than half of the UK participants”, said Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Read more here about how the scheme works.
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Leicester salons and nail bars reopen
There has been a restriction in Leicester, which was the first area of the UK at the end of June. From Wednesday, companies including beauty salons, nail bars, spas, massages and tattoo services and body piercing services can reopen. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the infection rate had dropped to a safe level to allow for the changes. But restrictions on meetings in private homes and gardens remain in place.
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5. Walker runs another 20,000 miles
Last year, Karen Penny set off west from her home in Gower, South Wales, on a 20,000-kilometer trek around Britain and Ireland. She was motivated to raise funds and raise awareness of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease after her husband’s parents died of the condition. She came as far as Shetland in Scotland before hitting Covid-19, and came back home. Now, five months up and unintentionally, she resumes her journey.
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