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Coronavirus: Test & Trace explained
The NHS Test and Trace system is now up and running and anyone across the UK who shows symptoms of coronavirus can now get a free test to see if they have coronavirus. The Test &...2020-06-23 1685 0 -
Three fifths of women have scaled down purchases during the Covid-19 Pandemic
New research by Oxfam has found that half of 90 women polled scaled down their fashion purchasing habits during lockdown. The survey of British women aged 18 to 55 revealed more than one in three didn’t buy any clothes in lockdown. This means almost 6 million1 shoppers stopped spending on fashion altogether, choosing instead to explore their existing wardrobes. ...2020-06-22 1248 0 -
Normal, not new: institutional racism in the UK
Against a backdrop where the world is battling a disease that can leave people unable to breathe, the brutal murder of George Floyd has galvanised the Black Lives Matter movement – forcing many countries to turn...2020-06-20 2312 0 -
PUBLIC INQUIRY NEEDED OVER BAME WORKER DEATHS, DEMANDS GMB
Higher mortality rates linked to poverty, Public Health England investigation finds GMB, Britain’s general union, has spoken out following Public Health Eng- land’s delayed publication of its investi- gation into the discriminatory impact of the coronavirus...2020-06-18 1755 0 -
LOCAL COMPANIES COME TOGETHER TO HELP SUPPORT THE WEST MIDLANDS PPE SUPPLY
After issuing a call to arms to business to help supply or manufacture PPE, the WMCA has teamed up with Medilink WM, the region’s industry association for the life sciences and medical tech- nology sectors and...2020-06-16 1356 0 -
Boxer Amir Khan offers exclusive video call for Barnardo’s
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to step into a boxing ring then you’re in luck because Barnardo’s is making dreams come true. The leading children’s charity has teamed up with some of the UK’s...2020-06-13 4098 0 -
Randal Charitable Foundation donates £500,000 to the British Asian Trust
Randal Charitable Foundation donates £500,000 to the British Asian Trust to help save 100,000 lives in India • Randal Charitable Foundation partners with British Asian Trust to save 100,000 lives affected by COVID-19 by donating £500,000....2020-06-09 1412 0 -
UK Population Could Receive COVID-19 Vaccination In Time For CHRISTMAS
Sir John Bell told Channel 4 News that the phase 3 programme to evaluate the coronavirus vaccine is fully underway. The Professor of Medicine added that if the vaccine is approved by the middle of September the...2020-06-06 1494 0 -
Midlands schools protected with 30-day microbe-shield and temperature screening process
FiltaShield, the service for sanitising, protecting and monitoring COVID-19 in public spaces, went into two schools in Solihull, St Alphege CE Infant and Junior school, on Wednesday 03 June to sanitise the premises and install thermal...2020-06-04 2049 0 -
MITSUBISHI MOTORS SALES SHOWROOMS IN ENGLAND TO REOPEN FROM JUNE 1
Sales showrooms across the Mitsubishi Motors dealer network in England are reopening from June 1 following the government’s easing of restrictions implemented in response to the Coronavirus crisis. While the reintroduction of the sales network in England is...2020-05-30 1445 0