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Coronavirus: Renters ‘need more help’ in UK’s plans 0
- BUSINESS
- March 18, 2020
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRishi Sunak: “We have never in peacetime faced an economic fight like this one” The government is being urged to do more for families and workers affected by the coronavirus crisis after it announced £350bn of help for companies. Ministers promised mortgage “holidays” for those in financial
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Working from home? The UK’s broadband and wifi will be put to the test 0
- BUSINESS
- March 18, 2020
The UK government’s announcement that people should work at home “wherever possible” shifts more focus towards the robustness of the country’s broadband network and its ability to cope with increased usage. In Spain, which entered a 15-day-plus lockdown of the population, calls were made for residents to reduce their use of the internet. And as
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Where are all the UK’s new homes being built?0
- BUSINESS
- February 25, 2020
Image copyright PA Media There is huge demand for more homes to be built around the UK. More people are living alone and growing numbers of young people are living with their parents because they cannot afford their own place. But where all the new homes should go is a source of much debate. Changing
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Virgin Trains: Final service departs as UK’s longest-running rail franchise ends 0
- BUSINESS
- December 8, 2019
Image copyright Getty Images Britain’s longest-running rail franchise came to an end on Saturday after more than 22 years. Virgin Trains, which began serving the West Coast Main Line in 1997, is being replaced by Avanti West Coast. Almost 500 million journeys have been made with Virgin Trains, which is co-owned by Sir Richard Branson’s
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The UK’s 2019 election cannot be a re-run of the 2017 campaign 0
- BUSINESS
- November 3, 2019
The UK is due to go to the polls on December 12 in an attempt to overcome parlaiment’s impasse over Brexit. Given the latest missed deadline of October 31, it seems inevitable that Brexit will dominate this campaign. Boris Johnson and the Conservatives are blaming parliament for blocking the passage of a Brexit agreement. Jeremy
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Brexit: Special sitting for MPs to decide UK’s future 0
- BUSINESS
- October 9, 2019
Image copyright UK Parliament MPs will be called to Parliament for a special Saturday sitting in a decisive day for the future of Brexit. Parliament will meet on 19 October after a crunch EU summit – seen as the last chance for the UK and EU to agree a deal ahead of 31 October deadline.
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