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Huge shake-up to student loan payments to hit millions of young people

Plan to ban mobile phones in English schools has been ditched by the Government

Mr Johnson is said to have attended a leaving do before Christmas 2020 (Photo: Getty Images)

PM ‘attended another No 10 party’ in run-up to Christmas 2020

More Covid lateral flow tests would be supplied to schools through a ‘different’ supply route than those given to the general public (image: Getty Images)

Secondary schools to provide on-site lateral flow tests ahead of new term

Ministers to review Omicron data to decide if tighter measures will be needed in England (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ministers to review Omicron data to decide if tighter measures will be needed in...

Former teachers are being urged to sign up from Monday (20 December) (Photo: Getty Images)

Ex-teachers urged to return to schools to help with Covid staff shortages

The number of children off school in England due to Covid-related reasons has seen a sharp rise over the past two weeks, figures show (Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Number of children off school in England due to Covid sees sharp rise

The Education Secretary insists schools will not close despite new Covid-19 variant (Photo: Getty Images)

Government insists closing schools ‘last possible option’ in fight against Omicr...

Face coverings should be worn in all communal areas of schools and colleges in England from Monday (29 November) (Photo: Getty Images)

Schools could close early for Christmas as new Covid guidance issued for pupils

Face masks will be compulsory in shops and on public transport in England from Tuesday (29 November) (Photo: Getty Images)

Not wearing face masks in shops and on public transport punishable by £200 fine

Millions more people in the UK could be offered Covid booster jabs as advisers consider extending them to all adults under emergency measures (Photo: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)

JCVI expected to give advice on expanding Covid boosters to all adults

Why school uniforms are set to be cheaper for parents from next Autumn

Annual Covid booster jabs could be introduced - but no plans yet to vaccinate un...

Rishi Sunak to announce £3 billion investment into skills and education - as new...

Students can choose A-Level and GCSE exam topics next year - Ofqual and educatio...

The Government has reportedly drawn up plans for an October “firebreak” lockdown in the event that Covid hospitalisations continue at their current level (Photo: TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Half-term ‘could be increased to two weeks’ if Covid hospitalisations rise

Parents of children aged 12 to 15 will be asked to give their consent if the jabs are approved for this age group (Photo: Getty Images)

Children aged 12 to 15 will need parental consent to get Covid jab

Vaccine passports are expected to be introduced at large venues with big crowds (Photo: Getty Images)

Proof of Covid jab will be needed to enter large venues from this month

UK prime minister Boris Johnson meets with military personnel who worked on the Afghan evacuation during a visit to Merville Barracks on September 2

Will the UK government increase National Insurance rates to cover care reform co...

Proof of a Covid-19 vaccination will be required to enter nightclubs later this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Vaccine passports will be required to enter nightclubs later this month

More than 30m people to receive booster Covid jabs starting next month (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

More than 30m people to receive booster Covid jabs, starting next month

Food delivery and taxi companies will be offering discounted meals and rides for customers who receive a Covid vaccine to help boost uptake, the Government has announced (Photo: Shutterstock)

Food delivery and taxi firms to offer incentives to boost Covid vaccine uptake

Some key workers will be exempt from quarantine if they are ‘pinged’ by the NHS Track and Trace app (Photo: Shutterstock)

The key workers who can avoid self-isolation when pinged by NHS Track and Trace

Guidance is expected to recommend face masks be worn in enclosed and crowded indoor spaces, such as public transport (Photo: Getty Images)

Face masks still ‘expected’ to be worn in enclosed indoor areas after 19 July Fr...

Police investigating after footage emerges of two men harassing Chris Whitty (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Police investigating after footage emerges of two men harassing Chris Whitty

More than 4.2 million people aged between 18 and 29 have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in England (Photo: Getty Images)

Half of under 30s in England vaccinated against Covid after ‘grab a jab’ weekend

Malta and the Balearic Islands are among a “handful” of places being considered for the green list (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the countries that could be added to the green list in foreign travel ...

The government hopes to offer a second dose to all over 50s by 21 June (Photo: Getty Images)

All over 50s to be offered second Covid jab by 21 June lockdown deadline

The government will wait for the latest data on 14 June before deciding if lockdown measures can be lifted (Photo: Getty Images)

Ministers warn some lockdown measures may still be needed after 21 June

A new clinical trial has been launched in the UK to see whether a third Covid vaccine dose could protect people against Covid-19 and its variants (Photo: Shutterstock)

New clinical trial launched to test third dose of Covid vaccine in UK - how to s...

Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News he couldn’t see any evidence against going through with the next stages of easing lockdown. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Vaccine minister says fully-vaccinated must remain "careful" when meeting with e...

WHO has said that the likes of vaccine passports should not be implemented for international travellers (Photo: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

WHO says that vaccine passports should not be permitted for foreign travel - the...

Two-thirds of adults in the UK in favour of vaccination passports despite legal ...

Here's when teachers in England could get a Covid vaccine - and if other key wor...

Nightclubs, gigs, cinemas and theatres are expected to have to wait until September before they can reopen (Photo: Getty Images)

Nightclubs and theatres expected to stay closed until 90% of UK have had Covid j...

Cinemas are trialling ‘vaccine passport’ technology - but will the scheme go ahe...

Covid-19 case rates have dropped across nearly 95 per cent of local authorities in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid cases have dropped in nearly 95% of the UK - here’s how regions compare

Vaccine passports are "under consideration" according to Dominic Raab (Photo: Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Vaccine passports still being considered under plans for lockdown easing - what ...

The boosters may be needed to tackle new variants of coronavirus (Photo: Shutterstock)

People may need autumn 'booster' coronavirus jab to protect against new variants

The government does not plan to issue so-called ‘vaccine passports’ (Photo: Shutterstock)

GPs can give out Covid vaccination records for holidays - as plans for immunity ...

Proposed ‘jabs at work’ scheme could see millions of under-50s receive Covid vaccine by spring (Photo: Shutterstock)

Proposed ‘jabs at work’ scheme could see millions of under-50s receive Covid vac...

There have been 147 confirmed cases of the South African coronavirus variant in the UK (Photo: ANDREW MATTHEWS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Some Covid vaccines are more effective against the South African variant than ot...

South Africa has halted its usage of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine (Photo: Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images)

South Africa has suspended Oxford vaccine rollout - as study suggests it's not e...

Popular destinations like Cornwall have seen a spike in holiday bookings. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Staycation bookings are on the rise - but is it smart to book for summer?

AstraZeneca is 'two months behind production; (Photo: YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)

AstraZeneca is ‘2 months behind’ on vaccine production - what it means for the U...

Foreign travel could be banned until 2022 - and it’s ‘too early’ to think about summer holidays (Photo: Shutterstock)

Foreign travel could be banned until 2022 - and it’s ‘too early’ to think about ...

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine supply could be impacted by these new restrictions (Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

EU to implement tighter controls on Covid vaccine exports - will the UK Pfizer s...

32 new vaccination centres will open this week (Photo: Getty Images)

32 new Covid vaccination centres opening in England this week - the list in full

Icreasing the rollout to 600,000 jabs per day could allow restrictions to lift sooner (Photo: Getty Images)

Daily Covid vaccination rate must double to lift lockdown by May - is it feasibl...

Hospitals in Birmingham and Nottinghamshire have begun trials of 24-hour jabs (Photo: Getty Images)

24 hour Covid jabs are being piloted in two UK hospital trusts - here’s how it w...

Can your boss force you to have a Covid vaccine? We asked an employment lawyer

24 hour vaccination centres to be piloted ‘by the end of January’ - here’s how t...