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BREAKING NEWS: NYC public schools will CLOSE tomorrow as test positivity rate approaches 3% and Cuomo warns he will also shut down gyms and indoor dining if it keeps going up All NYC public schools will switch entirely to remote learning on November 19, de Blasio announced on Wednesday Businesses are still open; Governor Cuomo … Read more
Loneliness in UK rises to highest level since start of Covid pandemic as figures show 4.2million people feel alone and isolated – compared to 2.6million in March The start of November saw 4.2 million adults always or often lonely, ONS reveals This represents the peak in levels of acute loneliness since the March lockdown Before … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: Inflation rises to 0.7%; RSA Insurance agrees takeover; Halfords profits more than double By This Is Money Published: 08:10 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 08:10 GMT, 18 November 2020 The FTSE 100 is expected to start the morning on the retreat as worries over the growing infection rate across Europe and the … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: The British economy needs a shot in the arm to recover from coronavirus, not tax rises By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:16 GMT, 14 November 2020 As pandemic’ weeks go – and boy have I had enough of them to last me … Read more
Teenage boy, 17, is stabbed to death in east London – as murder toll in capital rises above 100 for sixth year in a row A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Walthamstow, east London last night He was knifed on Westbury Road at 9.20pm and pronounced dead at the scene The comes as … Read more
Britain today recorded the highest number of coronavirus deaths in four months after another 150 victims were announced by health chiefs. Department of Health statistics show the grim milestone hadn’t been hit since June 10 when 164 lab-confirmed fatalities were added to the toll. For comparison, 81 deaths were registered last Saturday as well as … Read more
Fatcat lawyers are getting £142,000-a-year pay rises while taxpayers pick up bill for furloughed workers and junior staff get laid off Top lawyers have come under fire for getting pay rises of up to £142,00 a year Some firms laid of junior staff on grounds of Covid, an investigation revealed All but three of 33 … Read more
Unemployment rate is revised upwards by 138,000 – from 3.9% to 4.5% – amid fears MILLIONS more will be on the dole queue by Christmas By James Tapsfield and Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 07:24 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 07:28 BST, 13 October 2020 Advertisement Unemployment has risen by 138,000 after official figures … Read more
The UK today announced 13,972 new coronavirus cases and 50 more victims as millions of Brits were plunged into deeper lockdowns. Today’s new infections are up just 11 per cent from last Monday, when 12,594 cases were recorded, but triple the 4,368 recorded on Monday, September 21. Data on September 28 was rendered invalid due to a … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has a beady eye on investors for tax rises to balance the books after coronavirus is beaten By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 10 October 2020 As sure as night follows day, mighty tax rises will come once … Read more