July

Furlough costs soar by £2billion with more than 100,000 new claims in the last week of July

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The cost of furloughing millions of British workers rose by more than £2billion in the last week of July,  new figures show. 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. The cumulative … Read more

Almost 20 per cent of workers still on furlough and just 7% returned to work in first half of July

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Almost a fifth of workers remain on furlough despite Government attempts to bring the economy back to life, new figures revealed today. Roughly one in three furloughed workers in Britain returned to their jobs in the first two weeks of July as the hospitality industry began to reopen to the public after a coronavirus lockdown, … Read more

CBI reports UK retail sales grow just 4% in July

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High Street retailers staggered back into growth in July but face a long uphill battle to return to their pre-coronavirus normal, news figures revealed today. Sales for the year to July were up by just 4 per cent as shoppers returned, according to a closely watched survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).  The … Read more

Google will keep its 200,000 employees working from home until at least July NEXT YEAR

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Google will keep its 200,000 employees working from home until at least July NEXT YEAR amid coronavirus pandemic By Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com and Reuters Published: 14:15 BST, 27 July 2020 | Updated: 15:29 BST, 27 July 2020 Alphabet Inc’s Google will keep its employees home until at least next July due to the ongoing … Read more

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s Montecito mansion was BURGLARIZED over the 4th of July holiday

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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s Montecito mansion was BURGLARIZED over the 4th of July holiday The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office believes DeGeneres, 62, and de Rossi, 47, were targeted due to their ‘celebrity status’ according to TMZ The value of the items stolen was not revealed, but it was believed that a number … Read more

Coronavirus England: 10% July hospital deaths at Kent NHS trust

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One in every 10 Covid-19 deaths in English hospitals in July have been at a single NHS trust in Kent, data has revealed. Some 37 patients have died from coronavirus at the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust this month, accounting for 10.8 per cent of the 340 Covid-19 deaths across England in July … Read more

Learners can take driving tests again from 22 July

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Back on the road: Learners will be allowed to take driving tests again from Wednesday after FOUR-MONTH coronavirus suspension Driving tests will resume in England from 22 July for all learners, DVSA says Tests have been suspended since 20 March to prevent the spread of Covid-19 Only critical workers have been allowed to take their … Read more

Kanye West to release his tenth studio album DONDA on July 24…and unveils complete track list

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Kanye West to release his tenth studio album DONDA on July 24… and unveils complete track list in a now deleted tweet By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 01:33 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 01:33 BST, 19 July 2020 Kanye West took to Twitter on Saturday to announced the July 24 release of his … Read more

Vodafone brings its 100% renewable electricity target forward to July 2021

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Mobile giant Vodafone has brought forward its target to have its entire European network to be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity.  The telco will create a green network for customers across 11 European markets using only power from wind, solar or hydro sources by no later than July 2021. This is more than … Read more