Minister: Business affected by the 'start and stop' approach
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Minister: Business affected by the 'start and stop' approach
Business minister Paul Scully admits that Government's "start and stop" approach to lockdowns last year had a negative effect on businesses and the economy as a whole.
He added that there won't be a repeat of that strategy thanks to the "successful" Covid-19 vaccine roll out and low hospitalisation numbers.
Report by Czubalam.
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The migration minister has said there are "reasons and issues" the government won't accept the definition of Islamophobia as used by other political parties - but does not state them.
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Labour leader Keir Starmer has said the government's 'Rwanda gimmick' is not the way to regain control of borders and stop smuggling gangs. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Deputy Conservative chair, Jonathan Gullis, has said the government hopes for 'multiple' deportation flights to Rwanda this summer. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chhattisgarh govt is revamping the surrender policy for Maoists to promote integration. Discussions include FIR criteria and policy changes. Govt's role in FIR.. IndiaTimes
About 85,000 places need to be created for the expansion of funded childcare by September 2025, the government has estimated - but campaigners warned the scheme.. Sky News
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Superintendent Ross Evans from Dyfed Powys Police says a 13 year girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder. She was arrested yesterday after three people, two teachers and a student, were stabbed at a school in Wales during the morning break. It’s an incident that’s left the local community in shock. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The sister of the headteacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life following an Ofsted report, says it's "depressing" to see the Government has decided to keep one word judgements for school inspections. The government was asked by the Education Select Committee to scrap the single word assessment - such as "outstanding or inadequate" - but said today it's keeping the headline grade because it provides a "succinct" summary for parents and schools. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Angela van den Bogerd, a former senior director at the Post Office, arrived at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry on Thursday morning. She began with an apology on the first of her two days of giving evidence, telling the inquiry she was "truly, truly sorry" for the "devastation" caused to wrongly convicted sub-postmasters and their families. Errors in the Post Office's Horizon IT system meant money appeared to be missing from many branch accounts when, in fact, it was not. As a result, more than 700 sub-postmasters were handed criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Prince of Wales met 11-year-old Harry and his mother as he opened the Anchor Point community centre in Aston, Birmingham.
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