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Government contributions for workers on the job retentions scheme will fall again from this month, as the Chancellor prepares to axe support for good this autumn. From today, the Treasury’s support will drop from 70% to 60%, prompting employers to
Tackling the NHS backlog risks another Mid Staffs scandal, former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned. The Commons Health Select Committee chairman feared the mammoth challenge of clearing waiting lists in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic could trigger a
A royal superfan woman has amassed a treasure trove of more than 3,000 items of memorabilia celebrating the Queen. Sarah Grant’s mammoth collection charts the entire life of Elizabeth II and includes original family photographs, busts, coins and portraits. Handwritten
Travellers returning via red list travel hubs will be able to dodge quarantine on their return, it has been reported. Ministers are said to be agreeing a plan which will let people passing through travel hubs in United Arab Emirates,
Tens of thousands of job vacancies need filling “urgently” or require an “immediate start” as the pingdemic is blamed for staff shortages. More than 1.1 million posts are available as bosses struggle to recruit, according to an employment search engine.
More patients are opting to pay for expensive life-saving surgery because of crippling NHS waiting lists, it has been reported. So-called “self funded operations” have risen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to private providers. And some patients faced
Just seven per cent of reported crimes led to anybody being charged last year, according to new figures. And violent crime saw less than seven per cent resulting in a charge or summons to court while sexual offences saw just
No traces of coronavirus were found in tests at four major railway stations and on intercity train services, Network Rail said. Places passengers regularly touch such as escalator handles, ticket machines and benches were swabbed, while hour-long air samples were
Anxious employers are offering up to £10,000 in introductory bonuses to help plug a chronic shortage of staff triggered by Brexit and the pingdemic. Scottish care home operator HC One is paying applicants on two registered night nurse roles £10,000
Twelve holiday hotspots have been tipped for the green travel list at an update later this week. Analysis of vaccination and coronavirus rates by The PC Agency, a travel consultancy, has concluded that a dozen more countries are in