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Rishi Sunak considers extending stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales

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Rishi Sunak considers extending the stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales if they miss the March deadline The Chancellor fears transactions worth billions are at risk with current deadline He is considering extending the holiday until mid-May to help buyers The current March 31 deadline could cause a ‘completion trap’ … Read more

Jet2 raises £422m from investors after extending flight cancellations

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Budget airline Jet2 taps up investors for £422m finance lifeline days after it cancelled all flights until 14 April More than 35m placing shares and about 600,000 retail shares were offered   Jet2 flights were stopped last March before restarting gradually from mid-July   The firm made a pre-tax loss of £68.7million in its most recent half-year … Read more

Ministers say they ARE looking at extending school summer term

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Ministers today made clear they are looking at extending the school year in England amid fears the most vulnerable children have fallen further behind.   The government is looking at continuing the summer term for another two weeks, with the holiday time redistributed to existing breaks in the autumn and winter.   Study during the warmer months … Read more

Oliver Dowden rules out extending Brexit transition period

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Oliver Dowden today categorically ruled out extending the post-Brexit ‘standstill’ transition period to make more time for trade talks with the EU amid mounting fears the UK and Brussels are heading for a chaotic split on December 31.  The Culture Secretary said this morning ‘a further extension is just kicking the can down the alley’ … Read more

Eat Out To Hep Out October: Michelin-starred Aquavit, Franco Manca and The Real Greek extending deal

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Aquavit  Michelin-starred Aquavit London is offering £5 off the set lunch menu, making just £24 for two courses and £27 for three courses.  Zuaya Monday – Wednesday, each person will receive 50 per cent off, up to £10 per person. Kahani Fine dining Indian Restaurant Kahani are continuing to offer 50 per cent off up … Read more

We reveal the restaurants extending the Eat Out to Help Out scheme

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The Eat Out to Help Out scheme was vastly popular with millions of households making the most of discounted breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout August. Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced the scheme as a way of enticing consumers back out after months of staying in due to lockdown. It gave diners eating in a 50 per … Read more

Boris Johnson rules out extending furlough scheme beyond October 

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‘We can’t keep people in suspended animation’: Boris Johnson rules out extending furlough scheme beyond October The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will come to an end on October 31 It has cost £40billion so far, but has helped to pay the wages of almost 11 million The announcement comes despite repeated calls to extend the scheme … Read more

77% of Brits support extending the lockdown next week amid fears of widespread ‘Coronaphobia’

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More than 75 per cent of Britons support extending the lockdown next week, according to a new poll – amid fears widespread ‘coronaphobia’ could stop the country getting back up and running.  A new YouGov poll of 3152 adults has revealed that 77 per cent would like to see the lockdown continue while just 15 per … Read more

Cabinet split: Hawks warn UK faces irreparable damage while doves favour extending the measures

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Cabinet splits over coronavirus lockdown: Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns Britain faces irreparable damage if restrictions aren’t lifted soon – while Health Secretary Matt Hancock favours extending the measures to protect NHS workers Cabinet is split between hawks who want to lift lockdown in a few weeks and doves who want to delay until late May … Read more