The deputy first minister says the prevalence of the virus is much lower than other parts of the UK.
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School staff ‘broken’ by England’s late Covid test plan
Last minute plans for mass testing in England’s secondary schools to be run by teachers anger staff.
Staggered return for England’s secondary schools next term
Secondary school pupils could face a first week of term online as schools set up Covid testing.
Marcus Rashford’s mum: ‘Sometimes we didn’t even have bread in the house’
Speaking publicly for the first time, Mel Maynard says sometimes she went without food so her children could eat.
More families ‘trapped in temporary accommodation’ in England
The number of people without a permanent home in England is at its highest level in 14 years, a report says.
A family’s Brexit worries over childcare
A family fears they will not be able to cope if Brexit makes it harder to find live-in help.
Coronavirus: Redbridge Council suggests schools teach online
Redbridge Council says it will back schools that close due to rising Covid-19 cases in the capital.
‘Game changer’ Covid tests for secondary schools in January
Secondary-school pupils in England who have been in contact with a positive case will have daily tests.
Coronavirus: School attendance plummeted after half-term in England
New data shows how schools across the country have been hit differently by Covid outbreaks.
Coronavirus: Greenwich Council backs down on school closures
It comes as the government ordered the council to keep schools open until the end of term.
Gay ‘conversion therapy’: Man given electric shocks demands apology
A university is accused of giving traumatising electric shocks in the 1970s to “cure” homosexuality.
Covid: ‘Children put at risk by health inequalities’
The poorest families have been hardest hit, with children hungrier and unhappier, report says.