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AIC: Saturday Night Takeaway: Food delivery businesses see surge in demand from Covid-19

Investment company managers on Just Eat, Uber Eats, Deliveroo and more...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 11:28

Planning Inspectorate casework continues as first pilot digital hearing to take place in May

Whilst the UK is in its sixth week of lockdown this update explains what you can expect from the Planning Inspectorate...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 11:26

Labour set out 6 key areas to address Covid-19 crisis in social care

Following the publication of new ONS and CQC statistics showing one third of deaths due to Covid-19 were in care homes in the week ending 17th April...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 10:30

Students in England encouraged to apply now for student finance

Students in England are being encouraged to apply for student finance as soon as possible to ensure their finances are in place for the new academic year...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 10:29

UK Finance: Lenders grant 1.6 million payment holidays to mortgage holders

Lenders have given over 1.6 million mortgage payment holidays as of Friday 24 April 2020 to support customers facing financial difficulties due to coronavirus, UK Finance reveals today...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 09:47

LGA: Social homes may go unbuilt without "Right to Buy" extension due to Covid-19

Desperately-needed new social homes could go unbuilt unless councils are granted an extension to the time they are allowed to spend money from Right to Buy sales, the Local Government Association warns today...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 09:45

Written statement by the Welsh Government: COVID 19 Recovery Phase Planning: operation of schools - Apr 28

Kirsty Williams, Minister for Education: Our latest understanding of the rate of transmission of COVID-19 allows us to be hopeful but still requires us to be cautious...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 09:43

Covid-19 will last up to two years with massive long-term social, economic and psychological effects, says new IEA report

Historical precedent suggests another pandemic is likely at some point in the future, though steps could be taken to mitigate risk, says Institute of Economic Affairs paper...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 09:33

IOM in Italy to support UK nationals who want to regulate their status

New programme launched by the International Organisation for Migration with funding from the UK Government to assist British nationals in Italy...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 09:31

Labour: As in the general population, we need mass testing, contact tracing, shielding and PPE in prisons to make sure the virus does not spread out of control

Responding to a Public Health England report showing that the number of prisoners believed to have been infected with coronavirus may be up to six times as many as the published figure...

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 09:29