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UK employment drops by largest amount in a decade
The pandemic is continuing to wreak severe damage on the economy – as new figures show there are almost three quarters of a million fewer employees on company pay rolls than since lockdown began. And economists are warning of a “looming cliff edge” – once furlough schemes come to an end.
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New York attorney general seeks to dissolve National Rifle Association over alleged financial mismanagement
It is the most powerful gun rights group in the US, but now the National Rifle Association (NRA) is being sued for millions of dollars.
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Britain’s seaside towns struggle after coronavirus – despite boost in tourism
Britain’s beaches have been packed recently, as coronavirus prompts millions to swap foreign holidays for a staycation. But there has been precious little benefit for our struggling seaside towns.
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Bank of England governor: Coronavirus is ‘bigger immediate shock to the economy’
The relaxation of the planning rules is meant to give the economy a boost – and it certainly needs it if the Bank of England is correct.
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Automatic permission for new homes in ‘growth’ areas part of England’s planning laws overhaul
The government has revealed plans for sweeping changes to planning laws in England.
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‘I don’t believe we should be paying people to sit at home doing nothing’ – Pimlico Plumbers chairman Charlie Mullins
We were Joined from Marbella in Spain by the founder and chairman of Pimlico plumbers, Charlie Mullins, and the TUC’s head of employment rights Kate Bell.
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Coronavirus: Shielding ends for England as lockdown ease delayed
Today was meant to be a big milestone for the leisure and beauty industries in England, but owners are having to re-write their business survival plans and customers hoping for some more normality have seen it slip further away.
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‘Company felt it tried to do its best to improve its privacy practices’ – former Facebook public policy director, Matt Perault, on response to Cambridge Analytica scandal
Matt Perault is a former public policy director for Facebook and he testified before the same House committee last year.
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Tech bosses grilled together for first time by Congress
Today for the first time, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple and Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, which owns Google, are all appearing in front of the House subcommittee on market dominance.
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UK air passengers ‘playing quarantine roulette’ – Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye
Heathrow Airport has reported a £1 billion loss for the first half of this year, as the pandemic wiped out much of its business.
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New face covering rules for England come into force
With new figures showing the number of coronavirus cases in England is not going down, wearing a face covering has now been made compulsory
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‘Calorie counting is quite a blunt tool because calories are not bad’ – chef Thomasina Miers
Chef and food writer Thomasina Miers co-founded the Wahaca restaurant group and has campaigned for a healthy eating strategy.
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Johnson to announce new anti-obesity measures amid fears of coronavirus second wave
As part of efforts to protect against a second wave of the disease, Boris Johnson is set to announce a new strategy to tackle obesity
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Johnson accused of post-Brexit attack on devolution
Boris Johnson has defended a planned new law which he says protects jobs and prevents barriers between trade within the UK, as new rules on food and environmental standards are drawn up after Brexit.
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Sunak to carry out major review of public spending
The government is continuing to borrow tens of billions of pounds – another 35 billion in June alone – as the coronavirus lockdown plays havoc with our public finances.