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Chancellor visits one of thousands of shops set to open on Monday

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak visited a Waterstones in London to see some of the measures they’ve put in place to ensure they are ready to welcome customers again...

Monday, 15 June 2020 09:17

DCN: Public urged to take extra care as high streets reopen

The public are being urged to take extra care when visiting high streets and town centres to avoid a second spike in coronavirus infection, as councils prepare for the easing of lockdown restrictions...

Monday, 15 June 2020 09:14

Loneliness Minister: Write letters to people isolating at home

Public urged to reach out to vulnerable groups this Loneliness Awareness Week...

Monday, 15 June 2020 07:21

Culture Secretary and the Duke of Cambridge join sports stars to talk mental health across UK sport

Culture Secretary and the Duke of Cambridge join sports stars to talk mental health across UK sport to discuss the issue of mental health across UK sport...

Monday, 15 June 2020 07:18

Reopening charity shops won't save sector says Chair of the DCMS Committee as it publishes "disappointing" response from government

The DCMS Committee has published the Government's Response to its report urging additional support for the charities' sector which has been hit by falling income and rising demand as a result of the Covid-19 crisis...

Monday, 15 June 2020 00:01

Government must act to help million-plus people who have lost livelihoods while being locked down and locked out of support, say MPs

The Treasury Committee has today published a unanimously-agreed interim report as part of its inquiry into the Economic Impact of Coronavirus called Gaps in Support...

Monday, 15 June 2020 00:01

IFS analysis: The geographic impact of the COVID-19 crisis will be diffuse and hard to manage

There is no simple North–South or urban–rural divide in the likely geographic impact of the COVID-19 crisis across England...

Monday, 15 June 2020 00:01

Home Office must end discrimination against social care and NHS support staff and include them in visa extension scheme – Home Affairs Committee

Excluding care workers and lower-paid NHS staff from the fee-free NHS visa extension scheme is unfair and fails to recognise the scale of their contribution to the UK fight against Covid-19, a report by the Home Affairs Committee has found...

Monday, 15 June 2020 00:01

New study to understand effect of COVID-19 on veterans

A new study to understand the effect of coronavirus on former service personnel is to be launched today...

Saturday, 13 June 2020 13:33

Trade Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage (Commons) as at June 12

Trade Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage (Commons) as at June 12...

Saturday, 13 June 2020 08:32