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As the manager of two care homes in Wrexham, Gaynor Jones felt her sector was “thrown under a bus by the government” because the advice was unworkable.“For example, you cannot isolate people with dementia, they’re just not safe. And staying six feet away from someone you’re delivering personal care to is impossible,” she said.Instead, from Easter 2020, each care home formed their own bubble, and staff didn’t leave for six weeks.“Within 24 hours I had nine volunteers for each home, they packed their bags and moved in,” she said. It meant the homes didn’t have one Covid-related death during the…

Actor Nick Offerman uses an awards speech to call out some viewers’ reaction to his character. Source link

The Gaganyaan mission aims to send astronauts to an orbit of 400km and bring them back after three days. Source link

Ministers fear that the relatively cheap cost of vaping makes it more accessible for young people. Source link

Ministers fear that the relatively cheap cost of vaping makes it more accessible for young people.

The presenter will stay on the station to host a new series called This Natural Life. Source link

Nagham Atef Mezied, 22, is in Deir el-Balah. She is a medical student and volunteer doctor. She shares what her morning has been like with us:Time is now 9am. This is my breakfast. I usually have breakfast at 6am but now we are trying to delay having breakfast so we don’t need to eat more than one meal per day. This breakfast is cheese, herbs, pepper and olive oil on bread, we call it “Mankouche”. This is all I eat until the evening, if we are lucky to have another meal then, otherwise this is all until tomorrow. And we…

The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank says the case for cutting taxes is “weak”. Source link

Pattie Boyd, who was married to George Harrison and Eric Clapton, auctions letters from both stars. Source link

The parade’s board said the decision to exclude police, who have taken part in the annual march for over two decades, was “not taken lightly” but that it was essential to create a safe environment “to protest, celebrate” and “honour and grieve those we’ve lost”. Source link