Virgin Atlantic has won backing from its creditors for a £1.2bn rescue plan that will secure its future for at least 18 months and save 6,500 jobs. The airline said shareholders, banks, aircraft owners and suppliers owed money had approved the plan. Virgin Atlantic said the agreement puts it in a position to “rebuild its
Month: August 2020
Media playback is unsupported on your device Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is opposed to the BBC’s decision to play instrumental versions of Land of Hope and Glory and Rule, Britannia! at the Last Night of the Proms next month. “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history,” he told
The earliest person to contract coronavirus within the UK has been identified, scientists believe. Analysis of samples by the University of Nottingham showed a 75-year-old woman, from Nottinghamshire, tested positive on 21 February. A Surrey resident was previously believed to have caught the virus first. The woman is also understood to be first in the
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Tuesday evening. We’ll have another update for you on Wednesday morning. 1. Ofqual chief quits after exams chaos The head of England’s exams regulator, Sally Collier, has resigned after thousands of students’ marks were downgraded for exams they were unable to sit
The head of England’s exams regulator, Sally Collier, has quit after thousands of students’ marks were downgraded for exams they were unable to sit. Ofqual chief Ms Collier has been under fire for a flawed algorithm which made GCSE and A-level marks “unfair and unfathomable”. It also led to many A-level students losing university places
Scottish secondary school pupils will have to wear face coverings in corridors, communal areas and school buses from next Monday. Education Secretary John Swinney said the new rules would apply to all pupils aged over 12. He said the guidance had been updated based on new advice from the World Health Organization (WHO). There will