Giedroyc and Perkins resigned over producers’ urge for ‘crueller’ Great British Bake OffMel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins’ seven-series tenure as hosts of The Great British Bake Off nearly did not happen after they resigned on the first day of filming.The pair have revealed that they quit because they feared producers Read more
International Social Work Day is a time to celebrate the extraordinary change that is possible when social workers encourage people to realise their own power to transform livesYou have to start with what the people want, what their concerns are and to bring everyone together, so they can realise their Read more
Idea is one of series of proposals to change laws governing how democracy operates in UKOnline political adverts should be labelled or “imprinted” to show who is paying for them, according to the Law Commission, which warns that there is a “very real risk of the electoral process losing credibility”.Presiding Read more
Campaigners warn closures will push low-income families further into grip of poverty and social exclusion Via: Coronavirus: Food banks forced to close amid Covid-19 outbreak
‘I’m a very sociable person. I do something every day. My husband and I go ballroom dancing; I go line dancing with friends. I’m certainly going to miss that,’ says 76-year-old Dee Tidman Via: 'I'll go bonkers': How over-70s are reacting to coronavirus self-isolation
‘This was an appalling incident that has caused a lot of public concern and anger,’ say police Via: Newcastle train attack: Thirteen children arrested after boy assaulted
Public Health Wales has confirmed that its new total is 124 confirmed coronavirus cases, adding to 1,099 in England, 153 in Scotland and 45 in Northern Ireland. Via: Wales confirms 30 more coronavirus cases taking the UK's total number of infected patients to 1,421
Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia hope to start human trials by the end of this month to see if the coronavirus can be stopped by drugs made for HIV and malaria. Via: Coronavirus: Australian researchers may have found a CURE
The plans drawn up by civil protection officials in Turin warn that ‘it will be necessary to apply criteria for access to intensive treatment’ if not all patients can be treated in intensive care. Via: Italian coronavirus victims over 80 may not receive intensive care
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps defended the UK’s limited action so far, saying it was ‘science led’ and accusing other countries of ‘populist’ measures that ‘don’t have the right impact’. Via: Coronavirus UK: Ministers say UK WILL face tough measures