By Joe Talora, local democracy reporter
The Government is coming under increasing pressure to reverse its decision to reopen schools in January as Covid-19 cases continue to rise.
Councils in London were threatened with legal action from the Government before Christmas for writing to schools asking them to close, but as Covid-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, council leaders are calling for urgent action.
Conservative London Mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has this week also called for schools to stay closed and said that doing so “gives us a fighting chance” against the virus.
Mr Bailey said: “We must make the most of the Christmas break to defeat Covid-19 where we can.
A Championship club has threatened to issue a lifetime ban to a supporter for booing while players took a knee this week.
As reported by Sportsmail on Tuesday, clubs have been using CCTV to identify supporters who jeer the pre-match gesture in support of racial equality since the return of fans this month.
And one second-tier club have reviewed video footage and witness statements to identify a fan who, pending an investigation involving the club s equality and diversity chief, could become the first supporter in the country to be permanently barred from a stadium for booing as players took the knee.