NEWS

Stop ‘squabbling’ and get children back to school, unions told

The battle over the return date for schools continues, as the Children’s Commissioner has warned ‘we cannot afford to wait for a vaccine’ for pupils to be able to return. Teaching unions have remained firm, warning that schools could become ‘hotbeds’ of the coronavirus should their return be phased in too quickly – Telegraph

Some schools to defy unions on coronavirus and reopen next month – Times

All charges under new coronavirus act unlawful – Times

No checks on illegal BA holidaymakers leaving and none coming back as thousands arrive every day – Mail

Low-paid workers bear brunt of coronavirus recession, study shows – Guardian

Britain is cocaine capital of Europe – Times

COMMENT

Our kids have simply been cut adrift by school closures – with devastating consequences for their education – Dr Jennie Bristow, Mail

The moral case for a blanket lockdown is fading fast – Douglas Carswell, Telegraph

Has the virus killed off the cult of consumerism? – John Humphrys, Mail