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700,000 children in England attending schools that need major repairs

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UK Government ‘not fully prepared’ for ‘wide-ranging impacts’ of Covid pandemic ...

595 million later flow tests have not been registered (Photo: Getty Images)

Test and Trace lost track of 600m lateral flow tests in England as 14% go unused

The government was not as prepared as it could have been for the Covid pandemic, the National Audit Office found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government did not have ‘detailed contingency plans’ in place for pandemic

The Government’s catch-up programme for pupils impacted by school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic may not be reaching disadvantaged children, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Catch-up tuition may not be reaching the most disadvantaged children - according...

Companies recommended by MPs were handed billions worth of Covid contracts - acc...

East Lancashire businesses are a big exporter to the EU

Fear of Brexit disruption as figures reveal East Lancashire businesses exported ...

CUTS: The thin blue line is set to get thinner, Clive Grunshaw (inset) has warned

Policing in Lancashire faces ‘savage’ cuts