The chancellor is expected to announce new measures to replace the furlough scheme which expires next month.
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There have been 6,178 cases in the UK in the last 24 hours, up 1,252 cases since Tuesday.
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The chancellor will give an update on Thursday about “protecting jobs” as the furlough scheme winds down.
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“Now is not the right time to outline long-term plans,” the Treasury says.
Read More »Asda to crack down on shoppers without face masks
Its staff will soon offer customers disposable face masks to be paid for at the end of their trip.
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His “non-partisan” plea has caused controversy, since royals are expected to stay politically neutral.
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Boris Johnson says “we must reserve the right to go further” with measures if virus cases keep rising.
Read More »Coronavirus: Whitty and Vallance faced ‘herd immunity’ backlash, emails show
Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance were alarmed by questions over the controversial concept, emails show.
Read More »UK sends US evidence on Islamic State ‘Beatles’
Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are accused of killing Western hostages in Iraq and Syria.
Read More »Pubs in Wales to close at 22:00 from Thursday
Pubs will be forced to close early every night in a bid to tackle the rising rate of coronavirus.
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