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Facebook has blocked Australians from accessing and sharing news in protest at a new law which would have forced the site to pay for the content it hosts. Furious Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the move shows big tech companies ‘think they are bigger than governments and that the rules should not apply to them’. … Read more
Tens of thousands nurses have yet to receive a Covid jab, despite the Government aiming to have vaccinated all frontline health staff by next week. Some 15 per cent of nurses across the country have yet to be given a single dose of the coronavirus vaccine, a poll by the Royal College of Nurses found. … Read more
Slow start for government’s £2bn green homes drive: Just 20,000 grants have been given to households to make homes more energy efficient against target of 600,000 since scheme started in September Rishi Sunak’s £2bn grant scheme is part of £3bn green employment package It is focused on cutting emissions, improving the environment and creating jobs … Read more
Slow start for government’s £2bn green homes drive: Just 20,000 grants have been given to households to make homes more energy efficient against target of 600,000 since scheme started in September Rishi Sunak’s £2bn grant scheme is part of £3bn green employment package It is focused on cutting emissions, improving the environment and creating jobs … Read more
Planned legislation to establish new business areas in Nevada would allow technology companies to effectively form separate local governments. Democratic Gov Steve Sisolak announced a plan to launch so-called Innovation Zones in Nevada to jumpstart the state’s economy by attracting technology firms, Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday. The zones would permit companies with large areas … Read more
More than a million self-employed workers are missing out on financial support from the Government because they have another source of income leaving many facing ‘serious hardship’, warns the IFS Government set up Self-Employment Income Support Scheme during pandemic It provides payments once a quarter worth 80 per cent of pre-pandemic profits But Institute for … Read more
Government’s £2billion Kickstart scheme to get young people on universal credit into jobs has seen fewer than 2,000 start new roles in its first five months Kickstart programme launched in September and offers work placements Just 1,868 people have started their placements in the UK as of January 15 Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey … Read more
Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze was spotted appearing to breach the latest coronavirus lockdown restrictions while watching his former club Queen Park Rangers in the stands at their Loftus Road ground. Eze was pictured at the game in west London, despite the government placing the country under draconian stay-at-home orders, with only essential trips outside … Read more
Pubs should be allowed to trade as off-licences during England’s third national lockdown to avoid them having to close for good, industry bosses claimed today. The Campaign for Real Ale has urged the Government to allow pubs to sell beer and cider in sealed containers for customers to take away and enjoy at home. Camra … Read more
A mental health campaigner has described how his family have learned how to to re-write family celebrations such as Christmas since his younger brother died by suicide at the age of just 15. Ben West, 20, from Cranbrook in Kent, has campaigned for better mental health services since his brother Sam’s death in January 2018 … Read more