A further 286 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, taking the official total to 40,883 government figures show
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How is it, some are asking, that non-essential retail is set to get the green light to reopen this month while the majority of children continue to be off school?And their watchwords, when it comes to schools, have been about taking a “phased” and “cautious” approach. And while the education secretary expressed an ambition to get all children back in September, it appears to be just that - an ambition.
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