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Universities at risk of insolvency without Government bailout amid crisis – IFS

Universities at risk of insolvency without Government bailout amid crisis – IFS

Universities at risk of insolvency without Government bailout amid crisis – IFS

05 July 2020

The higher education sector could face long-run losses of up to £19 billion due to Covid-19, analysis warns.


NHS celebrates 72nd anniversary after most challenging year in history

NHS celebrates 72nd anniversary after most challenging year in history

NHS celebrates 72nd anniversary after most challenging year in history

05 July 2020

People have been encouraged to applaud NHS and other key workers at 5pm on the institution’s anniversary.


Parking tickets issued by private firms soar 24%

Parking tickets issued by private firms soar 24%

Parking tickets issued by private firms soar 24%

05 July 2020

Analysis of Government data by the RAC Foundation indicated that companies handed out 8.4 million tickets to British drivers in 2019/20.


Too easy for fraudsters to post scam ads on Facebook and Google, Which? claims

Too easy for fraudsters to post scam ads on Facebook and Google, Which? claims

Too easy for fraudsters to post scam ads on Facebook and Google, Which? claims

05 July 2020

Consumer group said there are too few checks and ads can appear within hours, following an investigation using both firms’s systems.


Royal Mail launches fresh campaign to halt dog attacks

Royal Mail launches fresh campaign to halt dog attacks

Royal Mail launches fresh campaign to halt dog attacks

05 July 2020

Most dog attacks on postal workers last year happened at the front door, in the garden or in the street.


Fire chiefs call for cladding answers ahead of Grenfell Inquiry restart

Fire chiefs call for cladding answers ahead of Grenfell Inquiry restart

Fire chiefs call for cladding answers ahead of Grenfell Inquiry restart

05 July 2020

The hearings into the disaster which killed 72 people in 2017 will reopen on Monday.


Top sporting events and movie productions to go ahead with Covid-19 exemptions

Top sporting events and movie productions to go ahead with Covid-19 exemptions

Top sporting events and movie productions to go ahead with Covid-19 exemptions

04 July 2020

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden spoke to Hollywood star Tom Cruise about new rules.


Mission: Impossible filming to resume in UK under quarantine exemption plans

Mission: Impossible filming to resume in UK under quarantine exemption plans

Mission: Impossible filming to resume in UK under quarantine exemption plans

04 July 2020

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden contacted Tom Cruise to inform him of the new guidance which is due to be published this week.


UK poised to end use of Huawei technology in 5G network, according to reports

UK poised to end use of Huawei technology in 5G network, according to reports

UK poised to end use of Huawei technology in 5G network, according to reports

04 July 2020

The involvement of the Chinese tech firm in Britain’s 5G network also caused concern among a number of prominent figures on the Tory backbenches.


Restaurant’s new outdoor dining pods open to guests

Restaurant’s new outdoor dining pods open to guests

Restaurant’s new outdoor dining pods open to guests

04 July 2020

Four of the pods seat up to six people each and the fifth is set out for couples.


Minute’s silence observed in remembrance of coronavirus victims

Minute’s silence observed in remembrance of coronavirus victims

Minute’s silence observed in remembrance of coronavirus victims

04 July 2020

A nationwide round of applause is now set to take place on Sunday to mark the 72nd anniversary of the NHS.


Acting Lib Dem leader calls for Farage to be investigated over quarantine rules

Acting Lib Dem leader calls for Farage to be investigated over quarantine rules

Acting Lib Dem leader calls for Farage to be investigated over quarantine rules

04 July 2020

Sir Ed Davey questioned whether the Brexit Party leader had breached a 14-day quarantine period after time spent in the United States.


Witnesses describe ‘shocking’ moment young man shot dead near prison

Witnesses describe ‘shocking’ moment young man shot dead near prison

Witnesses describe ‘shocking’ moment young man shot dead near prison

04 July 2020

The man in his 20s died of gunshot wounds in Islington on Saturday afternoon.


Officers suffer broken bones as police attacked at illegal street party

Officers suffer broken bones as police attacked at illegal street party

Officers suffer broken bones as police attacked at illegal street party

04 July 2020

London mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the attacks against police as ‘disgraceful’.


Study: Brain haemorrhage treatment cuts long-term disability in premature babies

Study: Brain haemorrhage treatment cuts long-term disability in premature babies

Study: Brain haemorrhage treatment cuts long-term disability in premature babies

04 July 2020

Researchers in Bristol developed the drainage, irrigation and fibrinolytic therapy technique in 1998 and it was first trialled in 2003.


Pubs pour pints again but not all choose to open as lockdown eased in England

Pubs pour pints again but not all choose to open as lockdown eased in England

Pubs pour pints again but not all choose to open as lockdown eased in England

04 July 2020

The national chairman of the Camra said: ‘What you are finding is, some of the pubs haven’t even bothered opening today’.


PM’s father defends visit to Greece during lockdown

PM’s father defends visit to Greece during lockdown

PM’s father defends visit to Greece during lockdown

04 July 2020

Stanley Johnson said he wanted to ‘Covid-proof’ his property.


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