Rishi Sunak’s multi-billion-pound coronavirus bailout has left hundreds of thousands of self-employed workers ‘close to a cliff edge’. The Chancellor unveiled a scheme handing out cash grants worth up to £2,500 a month, in a boost for taxi drivers, musicians, gig economy workers and freelancers. Many welcomed the move but some have …
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Home Office reveals new powers to tackle people flouting the coronavirus lockdown Up to two years in prison if you cough deliberately on someone after spate of attacks on police and emergency service workers People who continue to flout coronavirus lockdown rules will be breaking the law and can be …
Read More »Postal workers are demanding a junk mail ban as staff struggle to maintain a safe distance in sorting rooms and vans. Andrew Gair, a postman, said that it was “business as usual” in the Bridge of Don delivery office, Aberdeen, on Monday, the day the first minister put Scotland into …
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Buckingham Palace has released photos of the Queen holding a ‘virtual’ weekly audience with the Prime Minister. Her Maj is holed up at Windsor Castle for the duration, and is conducting her official business by telephone. Glad to see she’s using a proper landline — which looks as if it …
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The Sheffield Children’s Centre, on Shoreham Street, is currently operating a ‘24 hours a day seven days a week’ policy for emergencies and will be catering for children and young people, from birth to 18-years-old, who parents are working tirelessly in the fight against Covid-19. It has also extended its …
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Royal Mail released a statement assuring the public that it takes the health and safety of its colleagues, its customers, and the communities in which it operates very seriously. The mail service has introduced a range of new social distancing measures aimed at offering further protection for its colleagues. Standard …
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PUBLISHED: 07:30 27 March 2020 Oliver Sullivan The World Health Organisation said the chances of contracting coronavirus from packages delivered in the post is low Picture: STEVE PARSONS/PA PA Archive/PA Images Households across the country are improving their cleaning regimes in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus – …
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Royal Mail postal worker stands in the yard of a sorting office in Altrincham, 2/2 (Reuters) – Royal Mail (L:) said on Friday its heavily disputed turnaround program would take longer than previously planned as it cancelled its dividend and suspended financial forecasts for …
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Royal Mail said it expects its UK parcels and letters business to be loss-making next year as it feels the impact of coronavirus. The delivery giant said it expects to meet its forecasts for the financial year ending March 31 but held off on a dividend payout and suspended guidance …
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Here are the top business, market, and economic stories you should be watching today in the UK, Europe, and abroad: Markets slide as US coronavirus cases rise The FTSE 100 opened sharply lower on Friday, following three days of gains during a turbulent week. The index (^FTSE) was down 3.6% …
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