UK coronavirus live: non-essential shops reopen in England for first time in three months

PM’s spokesman says recommendations are being implemented as Labour accuses Johnson of seeking ‘culture war’ over Churchill statue; non-essential shops open in latest lockdown easing in EnglandGlobal coronavirus live updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.42pm BST Nicola Sturgeon has denied suggestions that school children in Scotland could still be learning at home in a year’s time, and insisted the Scottish government wanted schools to resume full time teaching as soon as possible.The first minister told her daily coronavirus briefing she expected Scotland’s 32 council to use “innovation and creativity” to ensure pupils had as much face to face learning as possible once schools reopened from 11 August onwards. She said:It is absolutely not the case that we’re planning for blended learning to last a year or anything like it. On the contrary, we don’t want blended learning to last a single moment longer than is strictly necessary. [We] want young people to be back having face to face teaching for 100% of the school week as soon as it is feasible. 2.40pm BST But there have been no further coronavirus deaths in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health in Northern Ireland has said. Continue reading…
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