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Join immersive exhibitions as the National Gallery celebrates a landmark anniversary or get a taste for chocolate as Birmingham’s Cadbury World also marks its 200th birthday. Venture off the beaten track for new coastal adventures, exploring new trails and walking routes, or take in sporting action as the world’s best compete in everything from athletics to the Premier League.

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All international arrivals to the UK will be required to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test to tackle the new Omicron variant , the health secretary has announced. Sajid Javid said that tightened requirements will come into force from 4am on Tuesday 7 December.

Travellers will need to submit evidence of a negative lateral flow or PCR test to enter, which must have been taken a maximum of 48 hours before the departure time. People currently only need to self-isolate until they test negative within two days of arrival.

The Scottish and Welsh governments also confirmed that people arriving in Scotland and Wales from abroad will need to take a pre-departure Covid test. The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed it intended the rules to apply to all the devolved nations.

Nigeria will be added to England, Scotland and Wales’s travel red lists, joining several other southern African countries.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that the total number of confirmed Omicron cases had risen to 160 on Saturday, up 26 from the previous day.

Javid said on Twitter that, in light of the most recent data, the government was “taking further action to slow the incursion” of the variant and stressed that vaccines remained the “first line of defence”, urging the public to have their boosters when offered .

The introduction of pre-departure tests for travellers entering the UK has been called a “devastating blow” for the travel industry by the chief executive of the Airport Operators Association. Karen Dee told PA Media that the policy will act as a “major deterrent” to travel.

“Most of the limited remaining demand following the reintroduction of self-isolation will now fall away, just as airports were hoping for a small uplift over the Christmas holiday,” she said.

“Travel and aviation are the only sectors hit with any operating restrictions in response to the Omicron variant. The UK and devolved governments should have done the right thing and, alongside the restrictions, announced support for our businesses and our staff to get through another period of shutdown.”

The CEO of Airlines UK, Tim Alderslade, called the decision “premature”. He said: “We don’t have the clinical evidence. The red list extension made complete sense – that’s what it’s there for – but we know from experience that blanket restrictions do not stop the importation of variants.

“It’s already here. They’ve now changed their travel advice twice within a week and it’s just impossible for anyone to plan. These measures must be removed as quickly as possible in line with the speed of the booster programme.”

The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said on Twitter that he understood the move would be difficult for the travel industry. “As the scientists work to understand new Omicron variant we need to apply additional caution until picture is clearer,” he tweeted . “We appreciate this will be difficult for the travel sector as we prioritise public health & protect the progress of our world-leading vax & booster programme.”

His comments come one day after one day after assuring travellers that pre-departure tests would not be needed.

Meanwhile, the shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, tweeted : “Finally the health secretary accepts Labour’s call for pre-departure tests, but why up to 48 hours before flight?”

He also called for further action including increasing the number of booster jabs given to 500,000 a day.

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Advice for going abroad

Stick with your mates.

Going abroad with your mates is all about having fun. Lounging by the pool, catching the rays and partying into the early hours.   

It should be a trip you want to remember for the right reasons.

Sadly, for a small number of Brits, their holiday ends in a hospital ward or a police station.  

But we are here to share with you a few simple tips that can help you have a holiday to remember, not one to forget.  

Here are five things that can help prevent things going wrong on the strip:

Friends don’t leave friends behind.

Serious incidents often happen after drinking alcohol when you are alone and isolated.

◊ TIP: Stick with your mates throughout the night. Stay in contact and if you’re staying at the same accommodation, go home together.

Drinking abroad can be different than back in the UK. The quality and measurements of alcohol can be larger, cheaper and deals can result in you being drunk quicker than intended.

Drinks spiking can also take place on holiday. Spiking is adding alcohol or drugs to someone’s drink without them knowing.

S piking is commonly used to distract you from theft or impair you before an assault .

◊TIP: Do not leave your drink unattended and do not accept drinks from complete strangers. This is the best strategy to prevent the possibility of your drink being spiked.

◊TIP: Consume water in-between alcoholic drinks. This will help pace you throughout the night and help keep you hydrated.

◊ TIP: Drink at your own pace. Everyone’s tolerance to alcohol is different. Consider avoiding rounds or having a break from drinking alcohol if you are feeling uneasy.

Remembering where to go at the end of the night can be tougher than you think. It’s a new environment, a different climate, and drinking alcohol could make this harder.

TIP: Keep details of your accommodation on you. Consider taking a screenshot of the hotel’s address before going out. Or ask reception if they have an address card you can take and store in your wallet.

◊ TIP: Use messaging apps to set up a group chat. This way you can send your location to your friends if you get lost or check they are safe if you lose them.

It is easy to get lost in a foreign country. Add alcohol and sun and it’s now even easier to get lost.

◊ TIP: If you are on the strip, before your first big night, familiarise yourself with the area. Exploring your surroundings will help you remember where you are later.

◊ TIP: Agree a meeting place in case you lose your friends and cannot get in contact (e.g. phone out of battery or lost etc.)

Travel insurance

Travel insurance is important. It provides protection and coverage for unexpected events that can happen on holiday. Travel insurance can cover a range of scenarios, such as:

• medical emergencies and repatriation
• lost or stolen baggage
• trip cancellations or interruptions
• natural disasters

You must purchase insurance cover that is appropriate for your travel plans. Travelling without the right cover can be very expensive if things do go wrong while you are abroad.

There are many reasons why travel insurance may be invalidated.

If you buy a basic policy that does not provide enough medical coverage, you may get a big bill if you have an unexpected health issue on holiday.

You may buy a policy that does not cover your planned holiday activities such as water sports or quad biking; or does not cover cancellations or delays. If you’re injured doing activities, or your trip is disrupted, you may have a big bill to pay.

So, before you go on holiday, you can do some small things in only a few minutes which could save you a lot of money.

You must declare all pre-existing medical conditions when buying travel insurance. If you already have cover, you should check that your list of medical conditions is up to date before each trip abroad.

Failure to do this could mean your claim is rejected if you have a medical emergency while travelling.

Therefore you must be honest about any medical conditions you have, to avoid risking a big bill.

Check your policy to see what you need to declare. Medical conditions can include, but are not limited to:

• heart conditions
• high blood pressure
• respiratory conditions (such as asthma)
• mental health conditions
• any form of cancer

When buying travel insurance, consider the type of coverage you need. If you intend to engage in adventure activities, like quad-biking or water sports, you may need specific insurance cover. Check your policy before you travel to make sure all your activities are covered.

Make sure you buy travel insurance that covers the entire duration of your holiday. Some insurance policies have a limit on the amount of time you can be abroad; if you exceed it, your policy may be invalidated.

You may assume you will not need to be brought home for medical reasons whilst on holiday. But, if you become ill or injured while travelling, you may need to be transported to hospital, or back to the UK, for treatment. Medical evacuations can cost thousands of pounds.

Check your policy covers medical evacuation before travelling. This is especially important if your trip includes adventure activities like climbing, quad-biking or water sports.

Before you go on holiday, share your insurance policy details with travel companions, and friends or family at home. This can be helpful in case they need to contact your insurance company on your behalf, if you get into trouble abroad.

When you travel, take a paper copy of your insurance policy with you. If you lose your phone abroad, this paper copy will provide the information you need, including your policy number and insurer’s emergency 24 hour telephone number.

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Updating the GOV.UK homepage

Today we’ve released an update to the GOV.UK homepage . This is the first change to this page for a while, so we wanted to share the thinking behind it.

Why we’re updating the homepage

These homepage updates are part of a broader piece of work to make it easier to find things on GOV.UK . The GOV.UK homepage is used more than 2 million times each week, it’s the front door to the UK government online, and the starting point for many when looking for information and services.

The aim with this iteration is to improve the accessibility and mobile experience of this page. This is particularly important as over the last few years we’ve seen a significant shift in device usage, with GOV.UK now mostly used on smartphones and tablets (74% of measured usage so far in 2021). So while these changes appear subtle on larger screens, on mobile we hope this is a significant improvement.

We also wanted to ensure that the routes to information and services are clear and consistent across the site, and so have aligned the homepage labelling and structure with the new sitewide menu bar .

What we’ve changed

Making touch targets larger.

We’ve developed a new reusable page element shown below, this provides a much larger ‘touch target’ when tapping on links.

The touch target is the name for the area of the page you need to tap to follow a link. When these are too small this makes for a really frustrating mobile experience; it can lead to people tapping the wrong link by mistake, or simply abandoning a task on mobile. A range of things can make this worse, such as a smaller phone screen, how you hold your phone , and having a tremor or motor impairment. We hope the more generous touch targets make for a better user experience all round.

Increased spacing between links

In places we’re not using the new page element, we’ve added extra spacing between links, to make them easier to select by touch.

Better routes to specific types of content

Building on our work on the sitewide menu bar, we’re bringing the same groupings of ‘Topics’ and ‘Government activity’ to the homepage. We expect most people looking for services and information to navigate via topics. But people looking for specific kinds of information, like press releases, stats and transparency documents, will have easier access to this content, which is now presented in 5 sections:

• Guidance and regulation
• Policy papers and consultations
• Research and statistics
• Transparency documents

We’ve slightly reduced the width of the search box on the homepage on desktop to free up space, but given the recent addition of a search button to the menu bar site-wide, we don’t anticipate a reduction in the rate of users searching. As with other page elements the search box is now taller on mobile to make it easier to tap to enter a query.

The new elements on this page are not yet part of the GOV.UK Design System . If they prove successful, we’ll explore making them more widely available to teams across government.

What comes next

We’ll continue to make improvements to the page based on usage data. Along with the homepage, we've identified 4 other elements as critical to browsing the site, which are the:

• topic pages
• page-level navigation ( breadcrumbs and related content links )

We’ve been prototyping and testing updates to all of these things so they work together as a consistent system. After the homepage work, the next element we plan to work on is topic pages. Please subscribe to keep up to date with our work .

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Comment by Richard posted on 13 December 2021

Looks good but not sure of the user benefits of including the 'Simpler, clearer, faster' text - it seems to add to the length of the page for no good reason. How does the text help anyone on GOV.UK and was it user-tested? If so, I'd be interested to know what users said about it. Thanks

Comment by Sam Dub posted on 14 December 2021

Thanks Richard, glad you like the update. The ‘Simpler, clearer, faster’ line has been on the GOV.UK homepage since 2012 and we haven’t changed this in the update. I can’t speak to the thinking then, but in our research rounds we didn’t see users remark on it, or see it affect their journeys. If you’re seeing this cause confusion for users we’d be keen to know.

Comment by David posted on 13 December 2021

Really glad to see the blogs and updates on this work though do wonder how much departments and content owners are getting to contribute to this work and how users access their content.

The end of the blog mentions making improvements based on usage data but how much does that determine changes? The last blog mentioned prioritising browse over search as it had more use but I'm aware of many regular users of GOV.UK who use Google search in place of browse and the really poor site search. The data may more reflect new users rather than regular users (so not quite the 'average' user journey) who have formed their own habits based on their experience of GOV.UK.

I'm looking forward to improvements to the breadcrumbs as they really don't work the way people expect them to; very confusing to have pages with breadcrumbs and you can't actually navigate to that page using the breadcrumb options shown.

Thanks for your kind words on the blogging. Specifically in the case of site search, please be reassured this is on the radar, we know that both are critical parts of the site experience. We’ve done exploratory work to size up what’s required, as you might guess there’s no quick fix on search or we’d have done it by now. As with this browse-oriented work, it will be about building a team with specific expertise who can consistently iterate this important part of the site.

On departmental involvement on this stream of work, I’m really open to suggestions on good ways to do this. We’re currently working through the cross-government content community and managing editors group to work together and get feedback. As an example, we’re working closely with the HMRC and DWP content teams at the moment on updates to some of their topic pages as a test-case for the next phase of this work.

Comment by Rajitha Ratnam posted on 14 December 2021

I feel like the new "Simpler, clearer, faster" banner takes up a lot more space than the previous one on desktop. Is there any way to make this less prominent? I have to scroll down more to get to the topics.

Hi Rajitha,

The design does give some of the elements a little bit more breathing room, intended to make the homepage feel simpler and improve mobile experience.

However the blue header hasn’t changed that much, the thing that’s pushed ‘Topics’ lower on desktop was moving the ‘Popular on GOV.UK’ section underneath the blue header, whereas previously it ran in a parallel column.

We were ok with making these changes because scroll depth hasn’t been an issue in our user research either on desktop or mobile, with information overload being a much more common problem. We would be concerned if interactions with the ‘Topics’ section dropped as a result of these updates, it’s one of the metrics we’re watching closely, and will iterate the design if needed.

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Grants available in 2024

In this post, we’ll give you a summary of the grants to look out for this year. 

The information published in this post is correct at the time of publication but please note that blog posts do go out of date.   For the definitive, up-to-date list of all farming payments and guidance in England, bookmark Funding for Farmers and Land Managers on GOV.UK. The page contains both our grants and our ongoing payments. It also includes Countryside Stewardship grants and it is updated regularly.  

SFI annual health and welfare review  

Farmers who keep cattle, sheep and pigs can get funding to pay for a vet to visit their farm and carry out a health and welfare review of their livestock. To be eligible to apply, you must have one of the following:  

• 11 or more beef cattle  
• 11 or more dairy cattle  
• 21 or more sheep  
• 51 or more pigs  

How much you can apply for:

• £684 for a pig review  
• £436 for a sheep review  
• £522 for a beef cattle review  
• £372 for a dairy cattle review  

Dates to note:

You can apply now.  

Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare

The grant will fund laying hen and pullet farmers to refurbish or replace (with new) existing laying hen and pullet housing. This will include specific funding to retrofit verandas onto existing buildings. The grant aims to improve poultry health and welfare and support innovation, productivity and environmental sustainability. Funding will also be available for installing rooftop solar panels on funded housing.  

To be confirmed. We’ll publish a post as soon as the guidance for this grant is available. 

The online checker (the first step to apply) will open in spring-summer 2024.

Cattle Housing for Health and Welfare

The grant will fund upgrades to housing for cattle aged 6 months+, to improve cattle health and welfare and support innovation, productivity and environmental sustainability.  

To be confirmed. We’ll blog as soon as we publish the guidance for the grant.  

Dates to note: 

The online checker (the first step to apply) will open in autumn 2024.  

Grant to improve productivity  

This grant is offered through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024. It provides smaller value grants towards the cost of a prescribed list of items. This supports the purchase of specific equipment, technology, and small infrastructure investments aimed at making an immediate difference to farm performance, including investments that will help farmers use less inputs, reduce emissions, and cut waste.  

You can apply for a grant between £1,000 and £50,000 towards productivity equipment.  

You can apply now. The deadline is 17 April. There are multiple application windows.  

Grant to improve animal health and welfare

This grant is offered through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024. It provides smaller value grants towards the cost of a prescribed list of items. These grants will go towards the cost of items on a list which improve the health and welfare of livestock.

You can apply for a grant between £1,000 and £25,000  

We will blog when it is time to apply.   There are multiple application windows.  

Grant to improve slurry management  

This grant is offered through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024. It provides smaller value grants towards the cost of a prescribed list of items to help farmers manage their slurry better and reduce pollution of water and air. 

You can apply for a grant between £1,000 and £50,000.  

You can apply now. The deadline to apply is 17 April.   There are multiple application windows.

Improving Farm Productivity grant (round 2)  

This grant is for innovative farming equipment that increases productivity and improves the environment.  

£25,00-£500,000 robotic and automated equipment and systems (50% intervention rate)

£15,000-£100,000 solar equipment (25% intervention rate)

£500,000 is the maximum offer. 

You can apply now.  The first stage of the application process, the online checker, is now open to make an initial online application. The checker will close for applications at 11:59pm on 21 March 2024.  

Slurry Infrastructure grant  

The Slurry Infrastructure grant is designed to help you improve or expand your slurry storage capacity.    

Between £25,000 and £250,000.

The online checker for Round 2 (the first step to apply) closed on 17 January 2024. There will be another opportunity to apply later this year.  

Water management grant 

This grant is for capital items which improve farm productivity through more efficient use of water for irrigation, and to secure water supplies for crops.

Between £35,000 and £500,000.

For Round 2, the online checker (the first step to apply) closed on 7 July 2023. Those invited to submit a full application will have until the end of October 2024 to submit their application. Round 3 is expected later this year.  

Farming Innovation Programme - Large R&D Partnerships (Round 3)  

The grant provides funding for businesses to further develop a new farming product or service towards commercialization. Targeted toward growers and foresters in England to take forward ideas that improve productivity, sustainability, resilience and move the sector towards net zero.     

A share of £7.8 million.

The window to submit an application opened on 15 January 2024 and will close on 13 March 2024.

Farming Innovation Programme - Farming Futures R&D - nutrient management  

These grants provide funding for businesses and researchers to work on longer-term innovation. This competition will focus on nutrient management.   

A share of up to £25 million will be delivered across two competition rounds.

Spring 2024 and autumn 2024.

Farming Innovation Programme Fund: Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT)  

These grants are focused on providing groups of farmers, growers and foresters in England with support to conduct on-farm experiments and trials. This will allow farmers to drive practical research that is relevant to them as well as providing “pull-through” of new technologies and processes to the practical domain. The funding and support available through ADOPT funding will help de-risk farmers’ participation in research and innovation.  

There will be a total of £45 million grant funding available up until 2028/29.

Coming in summer 2024.

Farming Innovation Programme - Small R&D Partnerships (Round 4)  

This grant is designed to help businesses to develop a new farming product or service and take it towards commercialisation. This can be used to develop a solution once it works in practice.

Coming in autumn 2024.

Farming Innovation Programme - Feasibility Studies (Round 4)  

This grant provides funding to test the feasibility of early-stage solutions and to inform decisions on subsequent larger scale R&D projects.    

A share of up to £4.8 million.

Coming in autumn 2024.  

Farming Innovation Programme - Farming Futures R&D – Net Zero Farming  

These grants provide funding for businesses and researchers to work on longer-term innovation. This particular competition will focus on ‘net zero farming’.  

A share of up to £12.5 million.

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Comment by Rosemary Collingborn posted on 12 March 2024

We were waiting for the grant on mattresses in the FEPF - can't believe that Defra have just abolished it. Could you consider adding it to animal welfare. We are feeling extremely disappointed. The grants favour very large enterprises.

Comment by The Team posted on 12 March 2024

Hi Rosemary,

Thanks for getting in touch. We need to ensure that each item specification works within the confines of the scheme to reliably deliver the intended health and welfare benefits, while excluding inferior products.

We took the decision to remove cow mattresses ahead of FETF 2024 because we have not been able to determine a single specification that would do this, due to the extensive and growing variety of mattress products and materials now available.

We will continue to consider how the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway can best support farmers to upgrade cattle housing to improve comfort and reduce lameness, and whether similar items could be grant funded in the future.

Best wishes, The Team

Comment by Caroline posted on 20 March 2024

Can you apply for an Improving Farm Productivity Grant if you have already applied for an Adding Value grant? Thank you.

Comment by Craig Smith posted on 23 March 2024

I'm worried and disappointed to see no mention of the flood recovery grants promised in January, Have these been scrapped? Farmers like me are waiting for this help after the EA was largely unable to contain its water and allowed hundreds of not thousands of hectares of crops to be damaged or destroyed by storm Babet and Henk. These grants were to alleviate the loss of income and from damaged crops and to soil health and are very much needed?

Comment by Mathews malivasi posted on 25 March 2024

Let me start with congratulating this page,so much more and very interesting. Ive been writing and looking for grant ,but that wasn't be the case and unlucky.im writing from malawi,can you please help me who can help me to acquire a grant in farming.ive a land where I grow crops and animals but very small scale .my land is 168 acres I only use 10 acre but am looking to grow big as much as 100 acres which will be 40 ha.please fo you have such grant? Rgds mathews

Comment by Sarah Stewart posted on 26 March 2024

Hi Mathews,

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What to do if you think your child has measles and when to keep them off school

Cases of measles are rising across England, including among children. It’s an infection that spreads very easily and for some people can cause serious problems.

There’s no specific medical treatment for measles, so it’s important to get vaccinated as it’s the best protection against becoming seriously unwell.

The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is one of the  routine childhood vaccinations,  so most children are already vaccinated against measles. If your child has received both doses of the vaccine, they are unlikely to have the virus.

Here, we explain everything you need to know about the rise in measles cases, from getting your child vaccinated to when to keep them off  school .

What are the symptoms of measles?

Measles usually starts with cold-like symptoms (cough, runny nose), a high temperature, and red, sore, watery eyes (conjunctivitis), followed by a rash a few days later. The rash looks brown or red on white skin. It may be harder to see on brown and black skin.

The rash typically starts on the face and behind the ears before spreading to the rest of the body. Some people may also get small white spots (Koplik spots) in their mouth.

Find out more on the  NHS website .

What should you do if you think your child has measles? 

If a child has been vaccinated, it is highly unlikely they have measles.

You should ask for an urgent GP appointment or get help from NHS 111 if you think you or your child may have measles.

Don’t go to the GP or any other healthcare setting without calling ahead first to prevent the further spread of measles.

If your child has been diagnosed with measles by a doctor, they should stay off nursery or school for at least 4 full days from when the rash first appears.

They should also avoid close contact with babies and anyone who is pregnant or has a weakened immune system.

What is the best way to protect against measles?

The best protection against measles for children and adults is to get both doses of the MMR vaccine.

Children are offered a vaccine free on the NHS at 12-months-old and then a second dose when they turn 3-years-and-4-months-old.

But you can catch up at any age – if you or your child haven’t yet been vaccinated, you should contact your GP practice to book a free appointment.

Two doses of the MMR vaccine offer lifelong protection against measles.

In the UK, we have 2 MMR vaccines which work very well. One of them contains porcine gelatine and the other one doesn’t. If anyone would prefer to have the vaccine that does not contain gelatine, they can talk to their practice nurse or GP.

Cold-like symptoms can be an early sign of measles. Should you still send your child to school?

If your child has been vaccinated, it’s very unlikely that they have measles.

School attendance  is vitally important to your child’s learning and health.

According to the NHS, it’s fine to send your child to school with a minor cough or common cold, provided they don’t have a temperature.

When should you keep your child off school or nursery and how long for?

If your child has measles, they should stay off nursery or school for the entire infectious period (4 days before the rash first appears and for at least 4 full days from when the rash first appears where the date the rash appears is day 0). They should avoid close contact with babies and anyone who is pregnant or has a weakened immune system.

Your child can go back to their education or childcare setting once they feel well and following the completion of the 4 day period after the rash first appears.

If your child is unvaccinated against measles and is a close contact of a measles case (for instance a sibling), the health protection team may advise that your child should remain off school or nursery for a number of days to reduce the spread of meases. The number of days will vary on the circumstances.

The best way to protect your child from measles and ensure they can continue to attend school is to ensure they have both doses of the MMR vaccine.

If you’re not sure whether your child is due a vaccination or has missed a vaccination, you can check their Red Book or contact your GP practice.

If your child has missed their first or second dose of MMR vaccine, you should contact your GP practice to book an appointment.

Should you keep your child off school if another pupil has been diagnosed with measles?

Your child should continue to attend school if another pupil has been diagnosed with measles as long as they have no symptoms and have not been advised otherwise by the Health Protection Team or GP.

Most children will be protected against measles  if they have had both their MMR vaccinations.

The local Health Protection Team will work with the school or setting to advise on further action.

What should I do if I can’t get a GP appointment and I suspect measles?

Ask for an urgent GP appointment or get help from NHS 111, let them know you suspect measles.

Measles can spread to others easily. Call your GP surgery before you go in. They may suggest talking over the phone.

You can also call 111 or  get help from 111 online .

The child or staff member should not attend the education or childcare setting until they have received advice.

Can I still get my child vaccinated even if they’re older? 

Yes. Anyone who has not had 2 doses of the MMR vaccine should ask their GP surgery for a vaccination appointment.

It’s best to have vaccines on time, but you can still catch up on most vaccines if you miss them. Two doses of the vaccine are needed to ensure full protection.

For schools, nurseries and other education settings

What should education settings do if they have a likely or confirmed measles case.

If an education setting is told that a child or staff member has seen their doctor in person and been diagnosed with measles, the setting should contact the UKHSA Health Protection Team so that they can investigate and support as required. If measles is suspected by the GP or healthcare professional, they will also notify the UKHSA Health Protection Team, who may then reach out if there is a setting associated with the case.

Education and childcare settings are not expected to diagnose cases, and parents or carers do not need to contact the health protection team. If parents, carers, or staff are concerned that they or a child have symptoms, they should contact their doctor or NHS111. They should alert the surgery or other healthcare setting of symptoms before attending any appointment to prevent the further spread of measles.

How should schools code measles absences?

For confirmed cases, schools should continue to use usual register codes for absence due to illness.

If a child needs to isolate following public health advice, the most appropriate code is likely to be an absence authorised by the school (code C).

As part of its planned changes to the attendance system, the Government is establishing a new register code to cover absences due to public health guidance.

The new code is planned to take effect from September 2024.

Will the Department for Education and Ofsted take measles absences into account when reviewing the attendance statistics for schools?

Schools play a vital role in improving attendance, but not all factors influencing attendance are in their control.

Ofsted will take these factors into account. Schools should demonstrate that they’re doing all they can to achieve the highest possible attendance, even if their attendance numbers are lower than previously.

What advice should special schools follow? Is there any additional advice for pupils who may be more vulnerable to exposure to measles?

Special schools and settings should also follow the  UKHSA guidance .

The Health Protection Team will carry out a risk assessment of the situation based on the information provided.

They will ask the education setting to share information to help them understand the size and nature of the outbreak and the vaccination status of pupils, and advise on any recommended actions.

The MMR vaccine is the safest and most effective way to protect yourself against measles, mumps, and rubella.

What advice is there for staff who might be more vulnerable, for example if they’re pregnant or unvaccinated?

Measles is a viral infection that spreads very easily and can cause severe illness, especially in certain groups including babies, small children, those who are pregnant and people with weak immunity.

For adults, it is never too late to catch up on any missed MMR vaccinations. People should contact their GP practice to book an appointment.

Anyone considering getting pregnant should make sure that they are protected by having two doses of the MMR vaccine before they become pregnant.  Unvaccinated pregnant people should make sure they are vaccinated soon after the baby is born, to protect them during future pregnancies. As a precaution, the MMR vaccine is not recommended for those who are pregnant. This is because it is a live vaccine.

If you’re pregnant and you have been in close contact with someone who has measles, you should ask for an urgent GP appointment or get help from NHS 111.

A staff member isn’t sure if they’ve had the MMR vaccine and their GP doesn’t have their vaccine records. Can they have another dose?

Anyone with an unknown vaccination history should ask their GP for a vaccine appointment. If your vaccine records are not available or do not exist it will not harm you to have the MMR vaccine again. Two doses of the MMR vaccine is the best protection against measles, mumps and rubella.

Are babies who are too young to be vaccinated protected?

Babies who are too young to be vaccinated are not protected from measles. It is still safe for children and babies who are too young to be vaccinated to attend nursery and early years setting, unless they have been advised otherwise by a health protection team or GP.

The best way to protect children under 1, who are more vulnerable, is by ensuring other children and members of the household are fully vaccinated with two doses of MMR. This significantly reduces the risk of them passing the virus onto the young child. Early education settings can help by promoting the importance of the MMR vaccine.

Are staff who aren’t vaccinated and have to stay off work on public health advice entitled to pay for this period?

Unvaccinated staff who have been in contact with measles cases may be asked to stay away from school or childcare settings for a number of days, based on a risk assessment by the Health Protection Team.

The Department for Education has no remit over sick pay, which is at the discretion of the school.

Some useful links to guidance and resources:

The Department for Education hosted a national webinar on the increase in measles cases, with speakers from UK Health Security Agency, the NHS, and school leaders with recent experience of dealing with a measles outbreak. The webinar covered information on measles, current epidemiology, the importance of the MMR vaccine and how to get it, and how to manage cases and outbreaks in educational settings. View this here.

Measles - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Supporting immunisation programmes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Managing outbreaks and incidents - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

UKHSA resources for settings:

• Measles: protect yourself, protect others leaflet
• Measles: don’t let your child catch it poster
• Measles: don’t let your child catch it flyer (with translations)
• Thinking of getting pregnant leaflet (German measles or rubella)
• MMR, MenACWY and coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine comms toolkit for universities  helping to protect students from vaccine preventable infectious diseases.

Copies of printed publications and the full range of digital resources to support the immunisation programmes can be ordered through the  health publications  platform.

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• How to protect against measles – vaccines for school pupils
• What are the latest rules around COVID-19 in schools, colleges, nurseries and other education settings?
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Maps of the April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

By Jonathan Corum

On April 8, the moon will slip between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow across a swath of North America: a total solar eclipse.

By cosmic coincidence, the moon and the sun appear roughly the same size in the sky. When the moon blocks the glare of the sun, the sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, will be briefly visible.

Below are several maps of the eclipse’s path as well as images of what you might experience during the event.

Where Can I See the Total Eclipse?

The eclipse will begin at sunrise over the Pacific Ocean, then cut through Mexico and cross the United States from Texas to Maine. Most of North America will see a partial eclipse, but viewers within the deepest shadow — a band sliding from Mazatlán, Mexico, to the Newfoundland coast near Gander, Canada — will experience a total solar eclipse.

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Viewers inside the path of the total eclipse may notice a drop in temperature , a lull or shift in the wind , the appearance of bright planets in the sky, and the quieting of birds and other wildlife.

Many cities lie inside the path of the total eclipse, as shown below, the width of which varies from 108 miles to 122 miles.

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What Will I See?

A composite image of the 2017 solar eclipse over Madras, Ore.

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If the sky is clear, viewers in the path of the total eclipse should see a “diamond ring” effect a few seconds before and after the total eclipse, as the edge of the sun slips in and out of view.

The “diamond ring” effect during the 2017 solar eclipse.

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The sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, is normally hidden by the sun’s glare. These tendrils and sheets of gas, heated to a million degrees Fahrenheit or more, are in constant motion and shaped by the sun’s swirling magnetic field.

The sun’s corona during the 2017 solar eclipse.

The sun is relatively active this year and is nearing the expected peak of its 11-year solar cycle . Researchers at Predictive Science are using data about the sun’s magnetic field to predict and model a dramatic corona for the April eclipse.

A prediction of how the sun’s corona might appear during the April 8 total eclipse.

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What Colors Should I Wear?

As the sky darkens, light-sensitive cells in human eyes become more sensitive to blue and green hues than to reds and oranges. This shift in color perception is known as the Purkinje effect , after a 19th-century Czech scientist, and is typically seen at twilight.

Watching the 2017 total eclipse at Southern Illinois University.

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To take advantage of the Purkinje effect, wear green clothes or a contrasting combination of greens and reds. Blue-green colors (shorter wavelengths) will appear brighter, while red colors (longer wavelengths) will appear to recede into the darkness.

What If I Miss It?

The next two total solar eclipses in the United States won’t occur until 2044 and 2045 . But eclipse chasers might catch one in 2026 in Greenland, Iceland and Spain; 2027 along the coast of Northern Africa; 2028 in Australia and New Zealand; or 2030 across Southern Africa and Australia.

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The U.S. and UK take action against actors affiliated with the Chinese state-sponsored APT 31 hacking group.  

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited  ( Wuhan XRZ ), a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has served as cover for multiple malicious cyber operations. OFAC is also designating Zhao Guangzong and Ni Gaobin , two Chinese nationals affiliated with Wuhan XRZ,   for their roles in malicious cyber operations targeting U.S. entities that operate within U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, directly endangering U.S. national security. This action is part of a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of State, and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). 

People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored malicious cyber actors continue to be one of the greatest and most persistent threats to U.S. national security, as highlighted in the most recent Office of the Director of National Intelligence  Annual Threat Assessment .

“The United States is focused on both disrupting the dangerous and irresponsible actions of malicious cyber actors, as well as protecting our citizens and our critical infrastructure,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. “Through our whole-of-government approach and in close coordination with our British partners, Treasury will continue to leverage our tools to expose these networks and protect against these threats.”

Today, the Department of Justice unsealed indictments of Zhao Guangzong, Ni Gaobin, and five other defendants; and the U.S. Department of State announced a  Rewards for Justice offer for information on these individuals, their organization, or any associated individuals or entities; and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office implemented matching sanctions.

APT 31: A CHINESE MALICIOUS CYBER GROUP

An Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is a sophisticated cyber actor or group with the capability to conduct advanced and sustained malicious cyber activity, often with the goal of maintaining ongoing access to a victim’s network. Information security researchers will categorize and name certain APTs based on observed patterns such as the location of the perpetrators, the types of victims targeted, and the techniques used in the malicious cyber activity. APT 31 is a collection of Chinese state-sponsored intelligence officers, contract hackers, and support staff that conduct malicious cyber operations on behalf of the Hubei State Security Department (HSSD). APT 31 has targeted a wide range of high-ranking U.S. government officials and their advisors integral to U.S. national security including staff at the White House; the Departments of Justice, Commerce, the Treasury, and State; members of Congress, including both Democrat and Republican Senators; the United States Naval Academy; and the United States Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute. 

APT 31 has targeted victims in some of America’s most vital critical infrastructure sectors, including the Defense Industrial Base, information technology, and energy sectors. APT 31 actors have gained unauthorized access to multiple Defense Industrial Base victims, including a defense contractor that manufactured flight simulators for the U.S. military, a Tennessee-based aerospace and defense contractor, and an Alabama-based aerospace and defense research corporation. Additionally, APT 31 actors gained unauthorized access to a Texas-based energy company, as well as a California-based managed service provider. 

In 2010, the HSSD established Wuhan XRZ as a front company to carry out cyber operations. This malicious cyber activity resulted in the surveillance of U.S. and foreign politicians, foreign policy experts, academics, journalists, and pro-democracy activists, as well as persons and companies operating in areas of national importance. In 2018, employees of Wuhan XRZ conducted an APT 31 malicious cyber operation on a Texas-based energy company, gaining unauthorized access. 

OFAC is designating Wuhan XRZ pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13694, as amended by E.O. 13757 (E.O. 13694, as amended), for being responsible for or complicit in, or having engaged in, directly or indirectly cyber enabled activities originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably likely to result in, or has materially contributed to, a significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability of the United States and that have the purpose or effect of harming, or otherwise significantly compromising the provision of services by, a computer or network of computers that support one or more entities in a critical infrastructure sector. 

Zhao Guangzong is a Chinese national who has conducted numerous malicious cyber operations against U.S. victims as a contractor for Wuhan XRZ. Zhao Guangzong was behind the 2020 APT 31 spear phishing operation against the United States Naval Academy and the United States Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute. Additionally, Zhao Guangzong has conducted numerous spear phishing operations against Hong Kong legislators and democracy advocates. 

OFAC is designating Zhao Guangzong pursuant to E.O. 13694, as amended, for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Wuhan XRZ, an entity whose property or interest in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13694, as amended.

Ni Gaobin is a Chinese national who has conducted numerous malicious cyber operations against U.S. victims. Ni Gaobin assisted Zhao Guangzong in many of his most high profile malicious cyber activities while Zhao Guangzong was a contractor at Wuhan XRZ, including the 2020 spear phishing operation against the United States Naval Academy and United States Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute. 

OFAC is designating Ni Gaobin pursuant to E.O. 13694, as amended, for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Wuhan XRZ, an entity whose property or interest in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13694, as amended.

SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS

As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated persons and entity described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons. 

In addition, financial institutions and other persons that engage in certain transactions or activities with the sanctioned entities and individuals may expose themselves to sanctions or be subject to an enforcement action. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. 

The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC’s ability to designate and add persons to the SDN List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, please refer to  OFAC’s Frequently Asked Question 897 here . For detailed information on  the process to submit a request for removal from an OFAC sanctions list, please click here .

Click here for more information on the individuals and entities designated today .

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