IPPR: Revealed – only 230,000 jobs will be saved by Sunak’s Job Support Schemes
New research from the IPPR think tank reveals the scale of the job losses under the Chancellor’s new Job Support Scheme and the Job Retention Bonus when the furlough scheme winds up at the end of the month...
Monday, 12 October 2020 08:25
EPP Group: Sanction Russian officials involved in Navalny poisoning and end Nord Stream 2
The EPP Group urges the Foreign Affairs Ministers of EU Member States to agree on sanctions against all persons involved in the poisoning of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny...
Monday, 12 October 2020 07:31
Jobs in hospitality and manufacturing to be hardest hit by Covid-driven automation, study warns
Hospitality, sports and recreation, and parts of manufacturing are the sectors most likely to face widespread job losses...
Monday, 12 October 2020 00:01
Disjointed heart failure care is needlessly costing lives, new BHF report warns
Disjointed and unequal care, likely exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, is leading to more people dying with heart failure...
Monday, 12 October 2020 00:01
UK and Kenya to host major education summit in 2021
The United Kingdom and Kenya will co-host a high-level summit next year to lead global action to educate every child...
Sunday, 11 October 2020 22:30
Prime Minister to set out latest measures to tackle coronavirus
The Prime Minister will today Monday make a statement to the House of Commons setting out further steps to control the spread of the coronavirus...
Sunday, 11 October 2020 22:30
Home Secretary and international partners tell tech companies to put child safety first
Seven countries, whose populations represent a fifth of Facebook’s users across the world, have today published an international statement...
Sunday, 11 October 2020 10:12
Business Secretary urges businesses to prepare for the end of the transition period
Businesses need to take action now to prepare for the UK’s new start on 1 January 2021, the Business Secretary Alok Sharma will write in a letter...
Sunday, 11 October 2020 00:01
Government pledges £1 million in response to ITV Help Our Helplines campaign
Inspired by ITV’s Help Our Helplines campaign, the Government is donating £1 million to charities across the country through the Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund...
Saturday, 10 October 2020 19:05
New report shows children responded with resilience throughout pandemic despite challenges
A new report published to mark World Mental Health Day today (Saturday 10 October) has provided an in-depth picture of the experiences of children and young people during the pandemic...
Saturday, 10 October 2020 00:01