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Twitter mob rounds on Kirstie Allsopp after homeworking comments
08:58am, Thursday, 06'th Aug 2020
The Location, Location, Location presenter sparked a social media row after warning employers could replace Brits working from home with cheaper staff from overseas.
Unemployment to hit 7.5% but downturn not as bad as feared, says Bank of England
06:31am, Thursday, 06'th Aug 2020
THE Bank of England today offered fresh hope for the economy as its latest predictions show the impact of the coronavirus crisis may not be as bad as had been feared. It expects the economy to shri…
135,000 face the axe amid fear of 'economic Armageddon'
09:01pm, Wednesday, 05'th Aug 2020
Analysis of the threat of redundancies since the virus took hold has revealed 230,000 jobs are set to go both here and abroad at more than 100 of Britain's biggest firms.
One in 20 shielding Britons are not planning to return to work soon
03:17pm, Wednesday, 05'th Aug 2020
Official figures show some six per cent of those classed as clinically extremely vulnerable in England were not intending to return to their job in the next four months.
More British workers staying at home than in major European nations
11:20am, Wednesday, 05'th Aug 2020
Little more than a third (34 per cent) of UK staff are back at their desk, compared with 83 per cent of French office staff and 70 per cent of Germans.
Coronavirus map LIVE: UK records lowest Tuesday death toll since lockdown began
11:46pm, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
THE UK's coronavirus death toll has risen by 89 - the lowest Tuesday rise since the lockdown was ordered in March. THIS BLOG IS NOW CLOSED.
One-size-fits-all lockdown failed cities like Leicester and Bradford that are now shut down again
03:42pm, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
The cities hardest hit by recent spikes share deprivation, industrial heritage, high BAME populations - and no ability to apply local solutions to local issues
Disabled people can't be cannon fodder for Boris Johnson's economic recovery plan | Frances Ryan
10:59am, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
High-risk individuals may soon be reading headlines about rising Covid-19 infection rates – on their morning commute, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
UK corona deaths drop 26% in one WEEK to lowest level since before lockdown
09:52am, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
UK coronavirus deaths have dropped 26% in one WEEK to their lowest levels since before lockdown. The Office for National Statistics today revealed there had been 217 deaths involving the bug in the…
UK coronavirus: Second wave could be double the size of first
09:51am, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
A second wave of coronavirus could be more than double the size of the UK's first if schools reopen in September, according to a new modelling study.
Furlough costs soar by £2billion with more than 100,000 new claims
09:50am, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
Some 9.6 million jobs had been covered by the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) up to August 2, Government figures show. This was an increase of 100,000 on the previous week.
Weekly Covid-19 deaths fall more than a quarter in seven days
09:29am, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
Weekly coronavirus deaths have fallen by more than quarter within seven days, official statistics show. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, Covid-19 deaths in the
Weekly coronavirus deaths fall more than a quarter in seven days
09:11am, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
There were 217 deaths registered in the week ending July 24 involving Covid-19, the figures show.
Weekly coronavirus deaths fall more than a quarter in seven days – ONS - Evening Express
09:11am, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
Weekly coronavirus deaths have fallen by more than a quarter within seven days and remain at the lowest level since before the lockdown, official statistics show.
Extending the furlough scheme would cost little – and benefit the whole of the UK | Garry Young
09:00am, Tuesday, 04'th Aug 2020
Keeping the lifeline until June 2021 would save a million jobs and help growth, says Garry Young of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research
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