40% of households in four London boroughs claiming housing costs – report | Benefits
At least 40% of households in four London boroughs are having to claim help with affording a place to live…
Half of British workers had real-terms pay cut in 2020, study says | Pay
Half of British workers had a real-terms pay cut in the year to autumn 2020, despite official figures showing the…
Bouquets of flowers are now ‘substitute hugs’, says booming florist | Retail industry
Britons are sending bouquets of flowers as “substitute hugs” to friends and family during the pandemic, according to online florist…
Senate estimates sit as government under pressure to call veteran suicide royal commission – politics live | Australia news
The Morrison government plans to redraft part of the Family Law Act to “minimise confusion” about controversial changes made by…
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Allowing summer holidays abroad risks another lockdown, Johnson is warned | Coronavirus
Lifting the ban on foreign holidays in the coming months could risk another lockdown next winter, Boris Johnson is being…
Miami Beach imposes emergency Covid curfew to curb spring break chaos | Miami
Miami Beach commissioners were to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday, to determine whether to extend an unusual 8pm curfew…
EU export ban would delay UK Covid vaccine drive by two months | Coronavirus
Britain’s Covid vaccine programme faces a two-month delay in the event of an EU export ban, derailing the government’s plans…
Global shortage in computer chips ‘reaches crisis point’ | Technology sector
Consumers are facing price rises and shortages of products from TVs and mobile phones to cars and games consoles as…
Covid has made life far harder for single parents, says UK activist | Equality Act 2010
The mother who successfully campaigned for Dominic Cummings to change lockdown restrictions for single parents has said the economic future…