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Scots students can return home on long-term basis
Students have been told they can return home from university accommodation on a long-term basis, as long as they follow rules on self-isolating.
Students told to ‘do the right thing’ with lockdown branded ‘false imprisonment’
Bosses at Manchester Metropolitan University say hundreds of students under Covid-19 lockdown are free to leave their accommodation but “trust they will do the right thing” and continue to self-isolate.
Flags fly for pandemic victims in Spanish park
Some 53,000 small Spanish flags have been planted in a Madrid park to honour the dead of the pandemic, an association of families of coronavirus victims have said.
Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England
Here is Sunday’s update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of Covid-19 for every local authority area in England.
Children to return to school as Melbourne eases lockdown
Australia’s second largest city, Melbourne, has further eased lockdown restrictions imposed after a surge in coronavirus cases, allowing most children to return to school from next month and sending more than 125,000 people back to work.
False imprisonment claims made by Manchester students in lockdown
A number of Manchester Metropolitan University students self-isolating in a Covid-19 lockdown have raised claims they are being falsely imprisoned.
French hospitals delay operations to cope with Covid surge
Hospitals in the Paris and Marseille regions of France are delaying some scheduled operations to free up space for Covid-19 patients, as the government tries to stem a rising tide of infections, the health minister said.
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: 344 new Covid-19 cases and one death confirmed in past 24 hours
A further 344 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours - taking the weekend total to more than 1,000.
Three more areas of Wales placed into local lockdown
Three more council areas in South Wales will go into local lockdown from 6pm on Monday, the Welsh Government has announced.
Qatar Airways reports £1.5bn losses
Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways has reported revenue losses of 1.9 billion US dollars (£1.49 billion) for the past year, blaming the coronavirus pandemic among other things.
Orchestral rap gig closed down after ‘complete lack of social distancing’
A “complete lack of social distancing” led police to close down an orchestral performance of songs by US rapper and hip hop producer Dr Dre.
Students at Aberdeen secondary school isolating following positive Covid-19 test
Pupils at an Aberdeen secondary school will have to isolate for two weeks after a child tested positive for Covid-19.
Lockdown ‘necessary’ to halt virus spread, university tells students
Bosses at Manchester Metropolitan University have told hundreds of self-isolating students that a lockdown is “necessary” to prevent the spread of Covid-19 to other students, staff and the local community.
India’s daily coronavirus cases continue downward trend
India has registered 88,600 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, in a declining trend with recoveries exceeding daily infections.
MPs must share decision making burden on draconian coronavirus laws – Tory rebel
MPs must share in the “dreadful burden” of decision making on “draconian” coronavirus restrictions, a Tory rebel leading calls for Parliament to be given a vote before new laws come into force has said.
London Marathon’s oldest ‘ever-present’ runner is injury free
The London Marathon’s oldest “ever-present” competitor is injury-free and feeling great as he laces up his running shoes for the 40th time.
Allow university students home for Christmas, Labour urges Government
The Government must promise that university students will be able to return home to their families at Christmas, Labour has said.
Human rights group urged to investigate breaches against students
A human rights body has been urged by the leader of Scottish Labour to investigate possible breaches against students.
England’s app problem fixed so users can now log positive results
An issue preventing users of the NHS Covid-19 app in England logging a positive test result has now been resolved, but people who book a test outside the app still cannot log negative results.
16 arrested after clashes at anti-lockdown demo
Police said 16 people had been arrested and nine officers injured following clashes at anti-lockdown demonstrations in central London.
Immediate action needed to control Covid in London, Mayor’s office warns
“Immediate action” is needed to get coronavirus back under control in London, the mayor’s office has warned.
10 people arrested at central London anti-lockdown demonstrations
Police said 10 people had been arrested and four officers injured following clashes at anti-lockdown demonstrations in central London.
Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England
Here is Saturday’s update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of Covid-19 for every local authority area in England.
Police clash with anti-lockdown protesters in central London
Police have clashed with anti-lockdown protesters at a demonstration in central London as officers tried to shut the event down.
Number of daily new Covid-19 cases nearly triples in less than a week
Scotland’s record for daily coronavirus cases has been broken again as 714 more cases have been confirmed.
Drive-through flu jab centres open in Edinburgh
Drive-through flu jab centres have opened in Edinburgh to ensure the vaccine can still be administered during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Officials working to fix issue of coronavirus test results not linking to app
Results of coronavirus tests carried out in an NHS hospital or Public Health England lab cannot be linked with the newly-launched NHS Covid-19 app, officials have admitted.
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: More than 700 positive Covid-19 cases across Scotland in single-day record
More than 700 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the last 24 hours.
Thousands gather in central London for anti-lockdown protest
Thousands of protesters have gathered for an anti-lockdown demonstration in central London.
Drakeford: Some Conservative ‘voices’ want all decisions to be made in Whitehall
Wales’ First Minister has said some Conservative Government “voices” do not like devolution and want all decisions to be made in Whitehall.
