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The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced that the government will extend the furlough scheme until October. The UK wide scheme pays 80% of the wages of employees, which have been placed on temporary leave due to the coronavirus outbreak. Across the country more than 7.5 million employees have been furloughed,

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced the initial steps towards an easing of the lockdown restrictions across the country. A variety of key rule changes have been made, although further information and clarity is expected in the coming days. After more than a month of tough measures introduced to

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced that the UK is past its peak of the coronavirus outbreak. As of 30 April, the total deaths in the UK due to coronavirus had reached 26,722, a figure which highlights the severity of the outbreak. To help you understand the rapidly developing

The global death toll from Covid-19 has exceeded 183,000, with more than 18,000 deaths here in the UK. With the country currently at the peak of the outbreak and case numbers beginning to plateau, the government is expected to release details of a lockdown exit strategy. However, the timing of

Today, 10 days earlier than planned, HMRC have given access to business owners to begin claiming much needed cash grants for employees who have been placed on furlough leave. Within the first 30 minutes HMRC received 67,000 furlough claims! The news is welcomed by many businesses, who can now go

The government has announced that the UK lockdown will continue for at least three more weeks, with all current restrictions extended until early May. This means people will only be able to leave their homes for essentials and many businesses will need to remain closed. The extended measures followed the

This week we have seen the number of UK-wide deaths rise to close to 900 each day, suggesting that lockdown measures are likely to remain in place. Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific adviser, has explained that the peak of the outbreak could still be two weeks away and measures

Yesterday the government announced a total of 55,242 infections and a further 854 deaths, making yesterday the deadliest day since the outbreak began. However, the number of new cases has fallen to its lowest level this month. The Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance has described the latest increase in cases

In yesterday’s daily press conference, the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced that more than 51,000 people have so far tested positive and sadly 5,373 have died. The rising figures combined with the announcement that Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care are a powerful reminder of why the country