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Tax haven-based pub chain furloughs thousands of staff on government scheme
Stonegate Pubs, which owns Slug & Lettuce, Walkabout and Yates, has used government schemes despite being based in the Cayman Islands.
Public support in the government continues to tumble
The UK's official tally of coronavirus-related deaths passed 20,000 this weekend - a figure the chief scientist once said would represent a "good outcome".
Anti-immigration sentiment drops to all time low in Britain
Brits were found to have a “thermostatic relationship” with their political environment.
UK coronavirus death toll tops 20,000 as Govt faces calls for transparency over scientific advice
The figure was revealed as the UK continued its fifth weekend of lockdown.
‘Jaw dropping’ – Earth’s insect population ‘shrinks 27% in 30 years’
Insect declines are worst in North America, according to a new study.
Vulnerable children ‘hidden from sight’ during lockdown
Data published by the Children’s Commissioner aims to show the extent of vulnerable children in every local authority during the crisis.
Two Vietnamese children donate 20,000 masks to UK medical staff
Truong Thi Linh Nhan and Truong Cao Khoi used their “lucky money” to donate medical masks to help the UK tackle Covid-19.
Trump’s clashes with science again…& loses again
What the US president says and does often flies in the face of mainstream science.
Coronavirus test slots run out for second day as booking website reopens
Home testing kits and drive-through centre appointments are now listed as ‘unavailable’.