Image copyright Getty Images Image caption This Budget is the first of two during 2020 Our finances, as a nation and individually, are affected significantly by what is said during an hour in Parliament and what is published immediately afterwards. The Budget updates us on the financial state of the nation and outlines the government’s […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The failure of Europe’s biggest regional airline Flybe could be the start of more casualties, analysts predict. On Thursday, a global airline industry body warned the financial hit from coronavirus could reach $113bn (£87bn) this year. The bleak prediction came on the same day UK-based Flybe went into administration. Airline experts
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A couple prepare for a flight by buying masks, hand sanitiser and wipes. A rush on hand sanitiser to protect against the coronavirus has seen homemade versions spring up, including one based on a handmade vodka. But vodka maker Tito’s quickly shot down a tweet suggesting the use of
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Image copyright Getty Images On her first day in a new job in the City, Kate (not her real name) didn’t know what to expect. Now a successful executive, she remembers being ready to roll with the punches, anything in order to get ahead. What she didn’t expect was unrelenting sexual innuendo. Whenever she wore
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Image caption Toilet paper seems to be top of the stockpilers’ shopping lists As coronavirus, and the fear of it, continues to spread, there are a growing number of reports of empty shop shelves as people rush to buy products such as hand soap, loo roll, pasta and rice. Some supermarkets have reported seeing spikes
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Image copyright Getty Images A Virgin Media database containing the personal details of 900,000 people was left unsecured and accessible online for 10 months, the company has admitted. The information was accessed “on at least one occasion” by an unknown user. The database, which was for marketing purposes, contained phone numbers, home and email addresses.
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Image copyright Getty Images The long-awaited National Infrastructure Strategy is to be further delayed, and not released next week as expected, the BBC understands. The detailed plan to invest £100bn by 2050 was to be published “alongside” the Budget, the government said at the Queen’s Speech in December. Three weeks ago, then chancellor Sajid Javid
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Image copyright Getty Images Dozens of routes serving the UK’s regions could be left without services after the collapse of Flybe. Scotland’s Loganair has committed to maintaining 16 routes, but many smaller airports still face gaping holes in their schedules. The carrier, Europe’s largest regional operator, went into administration early on Thursday, after a bid
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Image copyright PA Media The competition watchdog has warned retailers not to “exploit” fears about coronavirus by jacking up the price of protective goods like hand gels. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had been monitoring sales and pricing practices and would take action against those who break the law. It follows reports
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