The Joseph Rowntree Foundation calls on the chancellor to extend an increase to Universal Credit.
Read More »Covid-19: North East households mixing ban ‘confusing’
People face a maximum £6,400 fine for mixing indoors, but council bosses say more detail is needed.
Read More »Covid: Adults without A-levels to be offered free college courses
The government offer will be available from April and aims to support jobseekers during the pandemic.
Read More »Covid-19: Meeting others in pubs to be illegal in North East
The ban on households mixing in indoor settings will be enforceable by law and subject to fines.
Read More »Coronavirus: NHS faces pandemic ‘triple whammy’ this winter
Health bosses warn about rising Covid-19 cases, a major backlog in treatment and reduced capacity.
Read More »Coronavirus: Early pub closing ‘putting shop workers at risk’
Staff in stores selling alcohol after 10pm may be exposed to violence and infection, a union warns.
Read More »Lib Dems: Ed Davey promises ‘to be the voice of carers’
Sir Ed Davey draws on his personal experiences in his first leader’s speech at party conference.
Read More »Covid: About 40 universities report coronavirus cases
But students are assured they will be able to return home for Christmas holidays.
Read More »Covid: Manchester mayor calls for ‘urgent review’ of 10pm closures
Greater Manchester mayor says the curfew is doing “more harm than good”, but ministers defend it.
Read More »Covid in Scotland: Police break up hundreds of house parties
The indoor social gatherings are being held “in every community” and among every “age group”, say Police Scotland.
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