The schools that will stay closed from tomorrow
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A number of Kent primary schools will remain closed tomorrow, defying government advice.
Ignoring the Prime Minister s claim that schools are safe , some headteachers have decided to keep the majority of pupils home despite being expected back in the morning for the start of term.
Hampton Primary School. Picture: Barry Duffield
The affected areas are Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks, Medway, Ashford, Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells, Swale, Bexley and Bromley.
But schools in
Thanet, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe and Canterbury districts were all allowed to re-open.
But now, some leaders in those areas have chosen to stay closed to all except for key worker and vulnerable children.
She has decided to forsake her traditional family Christmas at Sandringham for the first time in 33 years.
But, as she and Prince Philip remain at Windsor over the festive period, the Queen will no doubt have been alarmed to learn about the disquieting death of an owl killed in a trap on her beloved Norfolk estate .
Its inadvertent demise was called to the attention of the RSPCA and the local constabulary.
The incident happened in May but only became the subject of an investigation this month. We were contacted by a man wishing to inform us that on May 29 this year he found a Little Owl caught in a Fenn Trap on the Sandringham Estate next to Flitcham Barns, says the National Anti-Snaring Campaign.
Now we know who’s really top dog in 10 Downing Street.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has chosen his beloved Jack Russell cross, Dilyn, to star on the front of his Christmas card which he has jointly sent out with his fiancee, Carrie Symonds.
It is a bit of a break from tradition since many of his predecessors, including Tony Blair and David Cameron, put themselves and their (human) loved ones in the spotlight.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has chosen his beloved Jack Russell cross, Dilyn, to star on the front of his Christmas card which he has jointly sent out with his fiancee, Carrie Symonds
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