The UK has announced the first seven charter flights that will bring home British nationals in India. The charter flights will depart for London from the following cities: Goa 8 10 and 12 April Mumbai: 9 and 11 April New Delhi: 9 and 11 April British travellers should visit the booking portal for respective cities to reserve seats.
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Third-party puppy sales banned in England from Monday 6 April 2020. Today (Monday 6 April) the Government has introduced landmark new legislation to tackle the low-welfare, high volume supply of puppies and kittens, by banning their commercial third-party sale in England.
Highland Council will continue to provide school meals through e-vouchers to families throughout the school Easter break. This is to recognise the particular difficulties many families will be experiencing due to the Coronavirus emergency.
From Monday, a number of changes have been made in line with national guidance, to how we collect waste in order to protect staff, during the Coronavirus emergency. To protect our staff, and prevent the spread of Coronavirus on our waste collection routes we have improved social distancing measures in line with guidance and in discussion with union reps.
Farmers and land managers have an important role to play in reversing the declining numbers of wading birds in Scotland, according to a new report. The Working for Waders annual report has highlighted a steep decline in the number of wading birds, including lapwings, oystercatchers and curlews, over the past 25 years.
Learning and childcare hubs for the children of key workers will remain open across Scotland over the Easter holidays. The move will help support key workers in the NHS and other key sectors on the frontline of the response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Local services to supply groceries and medicines to those most at risk. People in Scotland at highest risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) will begin to receive home deliveries of essential groceries on Friday.
£10 million assistance for processing businesses during COVID-19 pressures. Financial support for seafood processors to help them through economic pressures related to COVID-19 will be available through a new £10 million scheme.
Over 500 staff working on site. Building has started at the temporary NHS Scotland hospital in the Scottish Events Campus (SEC), Glasgow.
Suppose we wanted to estimate how many car owners there are in the UK and how many of those own a Ford Fiesta, but we only have data on those people who visited Ford car showrooms in the last year. If 10% of the showroom visitors owned a Fiesta, then, because of the bias in the sample, this would certainly overestimate the proportion of Ford Fiesta owners in the country.
Emerging evidence from China shows smokers with COVID-19 are 14 times more likely to develop severe respiratory disease. If you smoke, you are not only putting yourself at greater risk of developing severe disease from the COVID-19 virus, but those around you exposed to second hand smoke, including children, are also put at increased risk.
Businesses to help boost the UK's resilience to the long-term impact of coronavirus and similar future situations as a result of £20 million government funding. Technology and R&D businesses to develop innovations that encourage new ways of working and ensure continued productivity across key UK industries government boost to build resilience in the UK economy, helping to protect against long-term impacts of the coronavirus outbreak and future incidents.
UK Export Finance to offer export insurance in all major markets in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19). UK Export Finance (UKEF) can insure UK businesses against the risk of non-payment when selling internationally the department's export insurance scheme has been extended to major markets, including the US and EU government-backed insurance for UK exports to these markets will be available immediately UK Export Finance has today announced it is expanding the scope of its Export Insurance Policy (EXIP) to cover transactions with the EU, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the USA with immediate effect.
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Useful contacts for the fishing industry. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is working to continue to provide its services during the unfolding events around the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health and care information will be vital in our response to coronavirus. We must continue to use it well and inform the public to maintain and build trust.
Information on the changes to how the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) delivers fishing vessel licence applications during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we are following the Government's advice on social distancing, with most Marine Management Organisation (MMO) colleagues now working remotely.
Health Secretary announces over £13 billion of debt will be written off as part of a major financial reset for NHS providers. This announcement applies to England.
At Budget 2020 the Chancellor announced details about a new coronavirus (COVID-19) Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme. This scheme will allow small and medium sized employers, with fewer than 250 employees, to apply to HMRC to recover the costs of paying Statutory Sick Pay to their employees.
