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[ad_1] An estimated 4.7 million employees were laid off at the end of January, with women accounting for the majority of the number, according to provisional figures from the Treasury. They showed a jump in demand for the Job Retention Scheme during the month when England entered its third COVID-19 …

[ad_1] Shares of GameStop more than doubled in trading Wednesday afternoon, surprising those who thought the video game retailer’s share price would stabilize after a fierce rally and sharp slide that disrupted Wall Street in January. Stocks soared nearly 104% during the session where trading was paused multiple times and …

[ad_1] Almost half of people believe that those who lost their jobs during the pandemic likely performed poorly, according to a survey. In findings that will raise fears about inequalities in Britain, an attitudes study by researchers from Kings College London showed that a significant minority thought that a widening …

[ad_1] Facebook was “over-enforcing wrong” by removing links to hundreds of non-media organizations in Australia, Nick Clegg admitted, in a blog post advocating the company’s ban on short news stories from social media there. The former UK deputy prime minister, now Facebook’s vice president of global affairs and communications, said …

[ad_1] The Government is ready to announce this afternoon how children will be able to catch up on the learning they have lost during the confinement. With schools closed for two closures, students have missed months of face-to-face teaching. And since many are unable to access computers or the Internet …

[ad_1] The NHS faces legal challenge over its data deal with the controversial Silicon Valley firm Palantir, Sky News can reveal. Palantir, who has become famous for his close ties to security services and immigration agencies in the United States, struck his first deal to handle NHS data in March …

[ad_1] Horizon! Ratchet and Clank! Return! Plus? Sony has announced a State of Play broadcast scheduled for 10pm UK time this Thursday, February 25. The company promised updates and deep dives for 10 games coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, including new game announcements and updates on some of …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson has said he is “very optimistic” that he will be able to fully relax all of England’s coronavirus restrictions on June 21. He said the vaccination program had made “all the difference”, although he added that to achieve its goal successfully, the government would “follow the lead” …

[ad_1] When Liverpool fans walked away from Anfield following the Champions League elimination against Atlético de Madrid almost 12 months ago, they already knew it could be some time before they returned. However, few could have anticipated that his absence would be so long. The coronavirus pandemic was already causing …

[ad_1] Boeing 777s with the same engine as the one that caught fire after taking off from Denver will be temporarily banned from UK airspace. Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps announced the move on Twitter after a United Airlines 777 using Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines bound for Hawaii was forced …