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[ad_1] Thousands of employees at one of the world’s largest call center companies face being monitored by webcams to check if they are eating, checking their phones or leaving their desks while working from home, The Guardian found. In a sign of potential battles looming over remote staff surveillance after …

[ad_1] LLast week, senior figures from government, business and civil society from the UK, the EU, the US, Canada and China participated in a conference on UK-EU relations. Our goal was to articulate the steps that each of us could take to propel the new relationship to a better place. …

[ad_1] China has sanctioned individuals and organizations in the UK who it said “maliciously spread lies and disinformation”, days after the British government imposed sanctions on Chinese officials for alleged serious human rights violations in Xinjiang. Members of parliament, including former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith and Foreign Affairs …

[ad_1] EU leaders have told AstraZeneca that it must “catch up” with vaccine deliveries in Europe before it is allowed to export injections to other countries. Frustration is growing in Brussels over a huge deficit in the number of hits EU countries are taking, with the continent’s vaccination program lagging …

[ad_1] England had more than 30 shots in a game for the first time since October 2014, when they had 34 against San Marino. England’s 5-0 win over San Marino in World Cup qualification was so routine that manager Gareth Southgate won’t put too much weight on what he saw …

[ad_1] The “stay local” rule will be lifted as of Saturday. It means that people from Wales will be allowed to travel anywhere in the country for the first time since December. However, until April 12, only those with a reasonable excuse, such as going to work, will be able …

[ad_1] IIt had gone far as expected when the Commons debated the six-month extension to coronavirus regulations. Matt Hancock had opened up rather lackluster, safe in the knowledge that there was no chance of a government defeat as Labor had already pledged their support, and trying not to sound too …

[ad_1] Key points: Live updates Show the latest updates 1616677850 The vaccine passport report should not be submitted until June Downing Street said there would be an “initial update” on the progress of the coronavirus vaccination passport review next month, but a full report is yet to be delivered in …

[ad_1] Good Morning. When the government released the details of its review of the Covid status certificates case earlier this month, it didn’t attract a great deal of attention. In part, that was because Boris Johnson was already registered as a skeptic. And in part that’s because there has been …

[ad_1] The NHS National Medical Director urges those over the age of 50 remaining to sign up for their COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the vaccine slowdown starting Monday. Professor Stephen Powis has asked anyone who is eligible, but has yet to take a first hit, to book an appointment in …