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Rishi Sunak warns jobs plan will not stem UK's rising unemployment Chancellor says Britain faces winter of business failures and job losses due to Covid impactKey points from Rishi Sunak’s winter economy plan – at a glanceWhat is Rishi Sunak’s job support scheme and how will it work?Analysis: Sunak tries to stop job losses hitting postwar recordRishi Sunak has warned that Britain faces a winter of rising unemployment as he said a new multibillion-pound spending package to boost an economy battered by Covid-19 would not be enough to prevent business failures and job losses over the coming months.The chancellor said his winter jobs plan – a combination of wage top-ups, cash flow support for companies and an extended VAT cut for the hardest-hit sectors – was needed after tougher curbs to t...

Covid scheme: UK government to cover 22% of worker pay for six months Rishi Sunak outlines plans that will take over from furlough programmeKey points from Rishi Sunak’s winter economy plan – at a glanceWhat is Rishi Sunak’s job support scheme and how will it work?Analysis: Sunak tries to stop job losses hitting postwar recordThe government will cover almost a quarter of pay for workers in “viable” jobs for the next six months, the chancellor said as he outlined plans that will take over from the furlough scheme when it finishes at the end of October.Unveiling a support package designed to help fend off mass unemployment in the wake of the new restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus, Rishi Sunak said he knew curbs on everyday freedoms were challenging and that the time had come ...

'Stark warning to us all': UK reports record daily number of Covid cases Figure of 6,634 comes as Public Health England says rates are rising across all age groupsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA record number of new coronavirus cases have been recorded, with a senior Public Health England official saying the increase in infections should be a “stark warning to us all”.The UK recorded 6,634 cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, the highest reported figure during the course of the pandemic, up from the highs of May. There were 40 deaths in all settings, bringing the total to 41,902. Continue reading... Go to Source

Top Republicans dismiss Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer Mitch McConnell insists ‘there will be an orderly transition’ while Trump ally Lindsey Graham says ‘I assure you it will be peaceful’Leading Republicans have sought to quell fears that Donald Trump could stoke violence in an attempt to cling to power if he loses the US presidential election – though they stopped short of rebuking Trump directly.The president sparked fresh anger and disbelief on Thursday after he refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday evening, before renewing a baseless complaint about mail-in ballots. Continue reading... Go to Source

Students wrongly accused of cheating in visa test take fight to Downing Street International students who lost right to live and study in UK fight to clear namesInternational students who lost their right to live and study in the UK after being wrongly accused of cheating in an English language test sent a letter to Downing Street on Thursday, as part of an ongoing campaign to clear their names.The 200 students are some of about 34,000 accused by the Home Office of cheating in the English language tests they needed to pass in order to secure their visas. More than 1,000 students have been removed from the UK as a result of the accusation, and many were arrested and detained by immigration enforcement officers, but large numbers say they were wrongly accused. Continue reading... Go to...

Alexei Navalny's Moscow flat seized as he recovered from poisoning Bank accounts also frozen as part of lawsuit filed by catering firm, his spokeswoman saysAlexei Navalny’s bank accounts were frozen and his Moscow apartment seized as part of a lawsuit while the Russian opposition politician was recovering from a suspected poisoning in a Berlin hospital, his spokeswoman has said.His assets were seized on 27 August in connection with a lawsuit filed by the Moscow Schoolchild catering company, Kira Yarmysh said in a video posted on Twitter on Thursday. The politician and his allies have been involved in a long-running dispute with the company. Continue reading... Go to Source