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COVID crisis: The economic emergency and 5 days of Christmas

On Wednesday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his spending review – his economic plan for the year ahead.  The UK is having to face up to the scale of the financial cost caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Britain’s economy is expected to shrink by more than 11.3% this year, while unemployment is predicted to rise to […]

COVID crisis: The economic emergency and 5 days of Christmas

On Wednesday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his spending review – his economic plan for the year ahead.  The UK is having to face up to the scale of the financial cost caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Britain’s economy is expected to shrink by more than 11.3% this year, while unemployment is predicted to rise to […]

Prince Harry heartbreak: Royals comforted Duke after Meghan’s miscarriage

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Duke of Sussex spoke to members of senior royals about the tragic news, a source told The Daily Beast. They also knew of Meghan’s intentions to write an op-ed telling her story […]

Calls for end to plastic sample sachets which will ‘pollute planet for centuries’

Top politicians, business leaders and campaigners are calling for an end to the use of plastic sample sachets, which they say will “pollute the planet for centuries”. Sample sachets are a lucrative tool for the beauty and cleaning industries to drive sales, with Euromonitor estimating beauty samples are the third-largest driver for people purchasing full-size […]

COVID-19: Unpaid carers have saved the UK £135bn during the pandemic

Unpaid carers have saved the UK taxpayer £135bn during the coronavirus pandemic, according to research. The saving equates to around £530m for each day of the crisis and is based on an online survey of 5,741 people by YouGov during October and November. It has prompted charity Carers UK to call for more government help […]