[ad_1] Image copyright PA media It is understood that Chancellor Rishi Sunak is looking for options to replace the licensing scheme when it expires at the end of October. These include a salary supplement scheme similar to those already in operation by the French and German governments. During the Prime …
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[ad_1] A total of 486 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the most cases recorded in a single day, Nicola Sturgeon said. Speaking at the Scottish government’s daily press conference, the prime minister said that two more people died after they were confirmed …
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[ad_1] GRAMGood Morning. The FTSE 100 is projected to open higher as the UK prepares for the prospect of tighter coronavirus restrictions. Markets drifted overnight as the US dollar rose to a two-month high on lingering concerns about the global economic recovery. 5 things to start the day 1) The …
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[ad_1] Rishi Sunak is drawing up plans for a new German-style wage subsidy scheme to prop up the UK economy and prevent a wave of job losses when the leave ends, it was stated today. Business bosses are urging the chancellor to “ move around the table ” and agree …
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[ad_1] The European Commission is abandoning the idea of mandatory refugee quotas as it revives an attempt to change Europe’s asylum and migration rules after more than four years of stalemate. The long-awaited immigration proposals, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, would allow EU member states to choose between accepting refugees …
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[ad_1] Alexei Navalny was released from Berlin’s Charité hospital after spending 32 days as an inpatient, after German authorities say he was poisoned with a novichok nerve agent and with doctors suggesting he could make a full recovery. The hospital said in a statement Wednesday morning that the Russian opposition …
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[ad_1] Related topics Immigrant crisis in Europe media titleHas Greece become more hostile to immigrants? The European Union has called for a mandatory bloc-wide system to manage migration, after years of division over how to respond to a large influx of migrants and refugees. The German-backed pact would require the …
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[ad_1] The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated and armed police are standing guard after a man allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” and threatened to “blow up everything,” it was reported. Paris police agreed to a large area around the landmark in the French capital and urged people to stay away while …
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[ad_1] image copyrightRASHID BILAL / REUTERS ScreenshotRescuers have been trying to keep beached whales cool and moist About 380 whales have died in what is suspected to be Australia’s largest recorded stranding, authorities say. Since Monday, hundreds of long-finned pilot whales have been found stranded off the west coast of …
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[ad_1] Manchester United’s transfer activity, or lack thereof, is causing increasing frustration among the Old Trafford masses. After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer guided them back to the Champions League last season, many expected United to be active in the transfer market. Rumors of Jack Grealish and James Maddison dominated the early …
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