National free school meals voucher scheme opens to orders
Edenred site opens for schools to purchase eGift cards for eligible families to use at their choice of supermarkets. Schools can begin ordering free school meal vouchers for…
Robber locked up after appeal to the public
A robber who pounced on his victim after spotting him withdrawing cash from a post office has been locked up – after police appealed for the public’s help to track…
The cost of funerals could be changing – have your say!
Birmingham City Council is proposing changes to prices for services relating to funerals at its cemetery and crematoria. However, before any changes are implemented, the council has launched…
Minister fears Covid infections in BAME community amid reluctance to take vaccine
Britain’s vaccine minister has warned that Covid-19 could continue to spread around the BAME community unless efforts are made to increase uptake of the jab among non-white groups.…
Asda to open first in-store Covid vaccination centre
Asda has today announced it will become the first supermarket to provide in-store Covid vaccinations starting WC 25th January. The supermarket has been selected by NHS England to…
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 variant from South Africa identified in UK
As of Thursday 14 January 2021, 35 genomically confirmed and 12 genomically probable cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant which originated in South Africa (called VOC202012/02 in the UK,…
‘Every 30 seconds’ new Covid-19 patient admitted to hospital in England – NHS chief
Hospitals are filling up with new Covid-19 patients every day by “lunchtime” as people are infected with the virus at a staggering rate, the Chief Executive of NHS…
Arrests made at Birmingham Covid-19 gathering breach
A number of arrests have been made following a planned protest in Birmingham city centre today (16 January). Yesterday, Police warned members of the public against attending the…
Covid clampdown: UK closing ALL travel corridors in bid to block new virus variants arriving from overseas
The UK will shut all of its remaining international travel corridors from 4am GMT on Monday until at least February 15, in a bid to shield the country…
UK Supreme Court dismisses appeal by insurers, opening up 370,000 businesses to Covid-19 payouts
The UK Supreme Court has ruled in favour of hundreds of thousands of firms who filed for insurance payouts to cover losses they incurred during the first Covid-19…