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[ad_1] Piers Morgan criticized CNN for canceling its interview with the network after it said they and other American media outlets were being biased for not covering a story about a laptop that supposedly belonged to Hunter Biden. During an appearance on Fox & Friends on Friday morning, Morgan was …

[ad_1] Marston’s – 2,150 jobsOct 15: Marston’s, the brewery that owns nearly 1,400 pubs, restaurants, cocktail bars and hotels across the UK, said it would cut 2,150 jobs due to new Covid restrictions. The company has more than 14,000 employees. Whitbread – 6,000 jobsSept. 22: Whitbread, owner of the Premier …

[ad_1] Nicola Sturgeon has revealed the Scottish alternative to Boris Johnson’s tiered coronavirus restriction system. While England has three tiers of measures, the Scottish Prime Minister has chosen five. He said individual regions could rank below different, so “we don’t have to take a one-size-fits-all approach if it’s not justified.” …

[ad_1] Supermarkets say their staff will have to work “incredibly hard” to adhere to a new rule that emerged at a Senedd committee meeting Thursday afternoon. Prime Minister Mark Drakeford said the sale of non-essential items would be banned during the two-week firewall, meaning supermarkets will not be able to …

[ad_1] Barclays warned of potential cost cuts as the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic pushed its total bad debt provisions to £ 4.3bn. The lender has set aside another £ 608 million to help cover a possible increase in customer defaults. It came when Barclays beat its earnings forecast …

[ad_1] Close up of empty toilet paper shelves in a supermarket on September 30, 2020, in Llandudno (Image: Getty) Welsh supermarkets will be prohibited from selling non-essential items such as clothing and hardware during the firewall closure. Many retailers will be forced to close when the restrictions go into effect …

[ad_1] And so the great project of English devolution, of shifting central government power to cities and regions, ends where it began: in the heart of Manchester. In the long and bitter history of Westminster and Whitehall failing to value council work in England, 2020 has been the nadir. The …

[ad_1] Official figures show the biggest quarterly jump on record for retail sales, as the sector battles the coronavirus lockdown amid renewed restrictions. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 17.4% increase in volumes in the third quarter of the year from July to September. The broader numbers were …

[ad_1] Main story: ‘One of the most racist presidents in history’ Good morning to all. I am Martin Farrer and this is the main news this morning. Joe Biden and Donald Trump last met before the November 3 U.S. election in the final televised debate in which they offered contrasting …

[ad_1] The final presidential debate of the US election campaign happened overnight, with Donald Trump and Joe Biden clashing. And whether you missed it or want a recap, we’ve rounded up the defining moments and tried to assess who came out on top. Click or tap here to see the …