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Chancellor unveils new scheme to save jobs
Rishi Sunak has unveiled his plan to protect jobs through the winter.
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Drakeford changes Covid alcohol rule for Wales
It took barely a few hours for the Welsh government to change one of their central messages last night, requiring restaurants and pubs to close at 10pm.
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‘Now is not the time to start raising taxes’ – former Treasury minister Mel Stride
We’re joined by Mel Stride and Frances O’Grady.
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Sunak replacement for furlough scheme more targeted and less generous
Our political editor Gary Gibbon joins us from Westminster.
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Sunak to announce replacement for furlough scheme as he cancels budget
There will be no budget this year. Instead, the Chancellor will focus on plans to protect millions of jobs in the sectors worst hit by the latest coronavirus restrictions.
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Indoor team sport banned in England
Indoor team sport like, five-a-side football, is now banned under the new coronavirus measures in England
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‘I’m worried about ever-changing rules and rule by decree’ – Wetherspoons’ Tim Martin
We were joined by Tim Martin, the founder and chairman of one of the UK’s biggest pub chains, Wetherspoons
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Hospitality industry hit by added burden of 10pm curfew
For sectors like hospitality that have just about been clinging on – battered by social distancing requirements and the absence of office workers – there is now the added burden of a 10pm curfew in England, Scotland and Wales, and no prospect of an end in sight.
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‘We cannot have another national lockdown’ – CBI president
With Covid-19 cases thought to be doubling every seven days and the possibility of stricter regulations nationwide, joining us are three experts from science, economics and business to discuss what might happen in the next few weeks.
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Fears ‘lost generation’ unemployment could top a million
No jobs, no training, no opportunities – in an economy battered by the impact of the pandemic there’s little wonder that young people are being called the lost generation.
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Google would ‘like to make bigger contribution’ on tax – Matt Brittin
Its corporate motto is “do the right thing” – but from allegations of promoting fake news and extremism, to claims of tax avoidance – Google is finding it hard to match its reputation to that ideal.
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Plans to build two new nuclear power stations in UK abandoned
Plans to build two new nuclear power stations in the UK are being abandoned – after the Japanese giant Hitachi pulled out of the scheme.Plans to build two new nuclear power stations in the UK are being abandoned – after the Japanese giant Hitachi pulled out of the scheme.
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Small businesses win court case against insurers over Covid payouts
It could be a financial lifeline for thousands of struggling small companies.
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Unemployment rises to two-year high as young suffer greatest number of job losses
Figures reveal that it’s the 16 to 24 year group who’ve also suffered the highest number of job losses. over the course of the pandemic.
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UK government accused of not backing airport testing because of concern about capacity
The travel industry has suffered its worst summer season in living memory, and the aviation sector is on its knees.