Image copyright PA Businesses who have signed up to pay their employees the “real living wage” are being urged to continue doing so during the coronavirus crisis. The living wage is set by the Living Wage Foundation and is separate to the statutory National Living Wage, which rose to £8.72 an hour on Wednesday.. One […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The RAC’s Head of Roads Policy said: “This is part of a wider problem of people reporting overzealous enforcement,” Private car parks have been criticised for handing out penalty notices to vulnerable shoppers during the coronavirus outbreak. Norma Sinclair, 88, got a £70 charge for overstaying in a priority […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK has jumped by more than 100 in a day for the first time. The death toll has risen from 475 to 578, health officials have confirmed, with 11,658 confirmed cases. The latest figures came after Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled an aid programme to […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Anisha Vidal-Garner, from Epping, died at the scene A man has admitted running over and killing a woman as he fled from police in south London. Quincy Anyiam hit 20-year-old Anisha Vidal-Garner on Brixton Hill after he sped from officers on 19 February. The 26-year-old, of Wolfs Wood, Oxted, […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Primark’s 189 UK stores have closed “until further notice”, as demand drops due to social-distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. It has already shut stores elsewhere and said it wanted to protect the health of employees and customers. The fashion chain’s CEO Paul Marchant said it faces “unprecedented, and frankly unimaginable times”. […]
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Alec Stewart played 133 Tests and 170 one-day internationals during his playing career The Hundred and the T20 Blast could be the only domestic cricket competitions played this summer, says former England captain Alec Stewart. On Friday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) delayed the start of the season until at least 28 May […]
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Several EFL clubs have shut completely following the coronavirus outbreak The English Football League is to release a £50m short-term relief fund to help clubs with cash-flow issues because of the coronavirus outbreak. The fund includes the early release of award payments, and an interest-free loan facility. The announcement was made after an EFL board […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Prime Minister said Londoners should pay special attention to “no contact advice” Transmission of Covid-19 is happening more rapidly in London, the Prime Minister has said. Addressing the UK, Boris Johnson said London is weeks ahead of other regions in terms of the virus curve, meaning transmission is […]
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Caroline Dubois is the sister of professional heavyweight Daniel British teenager Caroline Dubois won in the first round of the Olympic qualifying event at London’s Copper Box Arena. The 19-year-old, fighting at senior level for the first time, defeated Ala Staradub of Belarus. She will face Finland’s Mira Potkonen, who won lightweight bronze at the […]
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