Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have officially shut down their Sussex Royal charity.  The couple have filed official paperwork with Companies House to dissolve the royal foundation as they shift their focus to the Prince’s eco-tourism scheme ‘Travalyst’, reports suggest. The company – which has been set up independently – hopes to help …

The National Theatre today confirmed that 400 casual workers will lose their jobs as the theatre industry continues to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.  The NT revealed it will pay 250 front of house and 150 backstage staff members until the end of August but they will not …

Several members of staff at a delivery office in Chester have tested positive for coronavirus. Royal Mail have confirmed that a number of postal workers at the site on Station Road in Chester have contracted the virus – however the exact figure has not been revealed. While the sorting office …

The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Embargoed to 2230 Thursday 2 July Chancellor Rishi Sunak must extend furlough arrangements in areas like Leicester which are forced into local lockdowns and offer targeted support for businesses and sectors …

Boris Johnson signalled today that the job furlough scheme that has paid the wages of millions at a cost of billions will not be extended any further. The Prime Minister complained that the scheme, due to run until October, was keeping people in ‘suspended animation’ and would come to a …

Care home residents are at risk of becoming ‘homeless’ if the Government doesn’t prevent the collapse of struggling chains which have lost income during the Covid-19 pandemic, an expert has warned. Adam Gordon, a professor of the care of older people at Nottingham University, said many frail, vulnerable people are …

Thousands of people in Britain are set to lose their jobs after a raft of companies announced plans to reduce the size of their workforce. Businesses in all sectors are struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but retail and aerospace are being hit particularly hard. Many firms across …

Council leaders in Bradford and Barnsley have said they are not following Leicester into a local lockdown after figures revealed they had the second and third highest Covid-19 infection rates in England. Bradford has said it is “working hard” to prevent another lockdown, while Barnsley stressed new restrictions are not …

Video has emerged showing hundreds of people attended a community cricket match in a district of Leicester hardest hit by the resurgent Coronavirus. The organised game, in which two local teams competed for a trophy, was watched by large crowds, who did not appear to observe social distancing rules. The …

China: MPs demand economic policy change MPs have demanded that Britain reconsider its economic relationship with China. Sir Iain Duncan Smith said:  “We run to China to buy goods and to invest, it is time for us now to review every single programme here in the UK and around the free …