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Boris Johnson has signalled that he favours an extension of the school day in England to help pupils catch up after Covid. He made the comments in evidence to the Commons liaison committee in which he defended the government’s Covid policy, while not totally ruling out bringing forward from 16 August the date at which fully vaccinated people will no longer have to isolate if they have been in contact with someone testing positive. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/(9 Jul 202...

英國首相鮑里斯·約翰遜 Boris Johnson 表示，他贊成延長英格蘭的上課日，以幫助學生在新冠疫情過後趕上進度。另外，他亦向下議院聯絡委員會發表還末決定放寬新冠隔離規定，即是打過兩劑疫苗的人士，接觸確診新冠肺炎患者後，將不須隔離的規定。 UK Covid live: Boris Johnson signals he favours longer school day to help pupils catch up – as it happened Boris Johnson has signalled that he favours an extension of the school day in England to help pupils catch up after Covid. He made the comments in evidence to the Commons liaison committee in which he defended the government’s Covid policy...

Wetherspoons says it will have to put up the price of food in its pubs by around 40p a meal if a VAT cut for the hospitality industry is not extended. The tax was slashed on food sold in pubs from 20% to 5% during the pandemic to help struggling businesses. But it is set to return to normal levels, in stages, over the next year, rising to 12.5% in September 2021. The chain, which has 860 pubs, said it would "make the entire hospitality industry less competitive". The BBC has cont...

Green Park Village is set to get a Tesco store, with plans submitted to Reading Borough Council (RBC). The new development of hundreds of homes in south Reading is already home to a school, which opened last year, a community hall and market square, care homes, restaurants and a health and fitness centre. A new train station – Green Park – is set to open next year, although plans have already been delayed several times. The area is now also set to get a Tesco Express, wit...

英國首相約翰遜表示，正與旅遊業界合作，對完成接種兩劑新冠疫苗的旅客，若果從黃色名單的國家或地區前往英國，將不需要接受隔離。 中國內地、香港及澳門目前都在英國的黃色名單中。 約翰遜表示，需要維持嚴格的邊境管制，包括只有英國國民才能從紅色名單中入境的措施，但將放寬已接種兩劑疫苗的人士，從黃色名單入境的檢疫措施，認為這些旅客已有足夠的保護。他說，運輸大臣夏博思將於本周後期交代細節。 約翰遜又說，預計英格蘭地區會如期在本月19日，解除最後階段的防疫措施，下星期一有最終決定。 文章來源：https://news.rthk.hk/ (2021年7月6日） 以上資料僅供參考。世紀21奇豐國際沒有就該等資料的準確性或完整性，或在任何特定情況下使用的合適性作出任何明示或隱含的保證，亦無須對與該等資料或本網站有關的任何原故而引致的任何損失或損害負上責任。如有需要，請向相關部門或機構。...

Construction of the new Old Oak Common HS2 train station in West London will today be given the green light, as it emerged it will take the same time to get to Manchester by the railway line as it would to drive across the capital. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will visit the 32-acre site today as he approves what will be Britain's largest rail station built in a single stage. The £1.7billion project in Acton will get the go-ahead for permanent works which will involve a 1.1-m...

Reading is one of the most sought after locations for property in the country. With the links to London, fantastic job opportunities and relative proximity to the beautiful countryside - homes do not come cheap. Zoopla estimates the average price for a house in Reading as £451,848. This is up by £40,794 in just one year. The five most expensive streets, based on sales over the last year, can be seen below. 1. Crazies Hill Road, Wargrave, Reading Average price: &p...

Mobile phone bans and other ways to create "calm classrooms" are to be considered to help improve discipline in England's schools. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he wants to make the school day mobile-free, describing the devices as "distracting" and "damaging". A consultation will ask the views of teachers and parents on how to promote good behaviour. Heads accused Mr Williamson of being "obsessed" with phones in school. The six-week call for evidence is part of a ...