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Unions and business groups have backed the government’s plan to bail out strategically important companies whose failure would “disproportionately harm the economy”.
Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is exploring plans for the taxpayer to step in and rescue struggling companies to prevent a wave of job losses in sectors that have been hardest hit during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown.
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A beach on the south coast has been “as busy as Notting Hill carnival” over the bank holiday weekend, with local residents saying a “rave” took place on Sunday night, as tourist hotspots across the UK reported a rise in visitors.
Residents of Botany Bay in Kent complain that their cove – popular for its rock pools, spectacular chalk stacks and clean swimming water – has been overrun by large groups of people ignoring social distancing and drinking, partying and defecating on the beach, with some camping overnight.
Related: ‘Busy as Notting Hill carnival’: Botany Bay residents bemoan packed Kent cove
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