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Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he will "move heaven and earth" to avoid shutting schools again, Kid-on-the-yard but he did not rule out a rise in Covid-19 infections being caused by children going back to class.

Nearly a third of rail services have been axed at some stations in recent days, after as many as one in ten staff called in sick with illnesses including Covid - while major engineering works on key commuter routes are scheduled to continue until midway through next week.

If you're shopping for a laptop around $500 or less, check out our top picks here, as well as more . The good news is you can get a nice-looking, @kidsontheyard lightweight laptop with excellent battery life at prices under $500. How much do good laptops cost? Setting a budget is a good place to start when shopping for the best laptop for yourself.

The PM revealed that the government is looking at redeploying personnel after the public sector was warned to brace for a worst-case scenario of a quarter of staff - around 1. If you loved this post and you would like to obtain far more details relating to Kid-on-the-yard kindly visit the website. 4million people - being off work.

Also, you're limited to just Apple laptops. With Windows and Chromebooks (more on these below), you get an amazing variety of devices at a wide range of prices.  But, kidsontheyard again, that great hardware comes at a price.

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - British negotiators are still trying to bridge gaps in trade talks with the European Union but ending a transition period without such an agreement remains the most likely outcome, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said again on Thursday.

The NHS is preparing to ensure it is ready to potentially offer Covid-19 vaccines to all 12 to 15-year-olds in England from this month, although a decision has yet to be taken by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) about this age group.

The minister added that he was "absolutely" confident pupils will get their GCSEs and keoneula elementary school A-levels at the end of this school year after exams were cancelled for two years in a row due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

This is a way of rooting out Covid-19. After being asked repeatedly, Mr Williamson told Sky News: "This is why we're doing the testing programme and we're encouraging children to take part in it, parents, and of course teachers and support staff as well.

Snyder has owned the team since 1999 - back when they were known as the Washington Redskins. The team pledged to change its name in 2020, playing for two seasons as the Washington Football Team before playing as the Commanders for the first time this season.

Also, while Macs might have a reputation for being safer, with the popularity of the iPhone and iPad helping to drive Mac sales, . MacOS is also considered to be easier and safer to use than Windows, especially for people who want their computers to get out of the way so they can get things done. Over the years, though, Microsoft has done its best to follow suit and, with , .

If you're going to be working on a laptop and don't need more mobility than moving it from room to room, consider a 15.6-inch laptop or larger. In general, a bigger screen makes life easier for work and is more enjoyable for entertainment, and also is better if you're using it as an extended display with an external monitor. It typically means you're getting more ports, too, so connecting an external display or storage or a keyboard and mouse are easier without requiring a hub or dock. 

This hand-curated list covers the best laptops across various sizes, styles and costs, including laptop computers running on Windows, MacOS and Chrome. At CNET, our laptop experts have collective decades of experience testing and reviewing laptops, covering everything from performance to price to battery life.

For casual browser-based games or using streaming-game services like  and , you don't need a powerful gaming laptop. And similarly, if you're just trimming video clips, cropping photos or live-streaming video from your webcam, you can get by with a modestly priced laptop or Chromebook with integrated graphics. 

Microsoft Surface Pro 8

Best Surface laptop

Although this Microsoft Surface laptop is not the , the Surface Pro continues to hit all the right notes if you're looking for a do-it-all Windows tablet that doubles as a Windows laptop. Microsoft recently updated it for the , but little has changed beyond a processor upgrade from 11th-gen Intel Core processors to 12th-gen chips as well as an option for a Microsoft SQ 3 processor with 5G wireless. If you were contemplating a Pro 8, it's still around but now with a lower price, and is our go-to choice until we see how the Surface Pro 9 tests. 

I believe that there's merit to remove him as owner of the Redskins (sic). I think it's something we have to review, we have to look at all the evidence and be thorough in going forward, but I think it's something that has to be given serious consideration,' Irsay said. 'You know, it's a difficult situation.