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700,000 children in England attending schools that need major repairs

Take the train rather than flying (photo: Shutterstock)

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UK Government ‘not fully prepared’ for ‘wide-ranging impacts’ of Covid pandemic ...

595 million later flow tests have not been registered (Photo: Getty Images)

Test and Trace lost track of 600m lateral flow tests in England as 14% go unused

The government was not as prepared as it could have been for the Covid pandemic, the National Audit Office found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government did not have ‘detailed contingency plans’ in place for pandemic

The Government’s catch-up programme for pupils impacted by school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic may not be reaching disadvantaged children, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Catch-up tuition may not be reaching the most disadvantaged children - according...

Companies recommended by MPs were handed billions worth of Covid contracts - acc...

North Nottinghamshire businesses exported millions of pounds worth of goods to the EU last year

Warning of trade disruption for north Nottinghamshire businesses as Brexit deadl...

A protester against the government's "bedroom tax" demonstrates outside the High Court in London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday February 21, 2014. The Court of Appeal has upheld the legality of Government cutbacks in the benefits system. Judges rejected accusations that the so-called "bedroom tax" unlawfully discriminates against the disabled. See PA story COURTS Cuts. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Coun John Wilmott’s guest column: Bedroom Tax is a ‘disaster’