The number of UK workers on payrolls dropped by 56,000 last month and has fallen by 813,000 since March 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Boris Johnson will today host a round table with representatives from football governing bodies including the FA and the Premier League as well as fans’ representatives to discuss the proposed European Super League.
The Tory peer who chairs NHS England is facing demands to explain why he helped arrange for Greensill Capital to lobby senior health service bosses, with Labour branding his role “shocking”.
First-time buyers will be able to get Government-backed mortgages with deposits of just 5 per cent from five major banks and building societies from today.
(CNN)Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II sat alone through Saturday’s funeral of her late husband, Prince Philip, in what was an emotional yet muted affair that took place as a nation healed from a pandemic, and a rift that saw Prince Harry step back from the royal family.
A London council is set to become the first to scrap green roads after a review found they increased traffic jams, caused more pollution and delayed the emergency services.
Images of the Queen sitting alone with her thoughts at the funeral of Prince Philip dominate the front pages of the Sunday papers.
London Overground lines are to be renamed by Sadiq Khan if he is re-elected mayor as part of his plan to ensure the capital’s infrastructure better reflects its diverse history.
There’s not been any indication the Bank Rate would go negative, however financial experts have speculated about the possibility following the coronavirus pandemic. In August last year, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said there were not any plans to deploy negative interest rates in the coming months.
The government has denied it is planning to scale back rapid coronavirus testing after reports claimed senior officials are concerned about false positives.
