Almost 700,000 jobs have been lost because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

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hereThis was the equivalent of around 22 per cent of the nearly 6.1 million FTE sickness days lost during the period across all staff groups in the NHS in England.The data showed that during the peak of the outbreak in April there were 690,569 FTE days lost due to Covid-19 - 30.6 per cent of the nearly 2.3 million absences recorded that month.At Stockport NHS Trust, more than a quarter (27.6 per cent) of sick days lost were Covid-19-related, the highest proportion locally.Both Stockport NHS

holiday destination in line to be axed from the travel corridor list due to a jump in the number of new coronavirus cases. As part of the UK government's new regional approach to its quarantine list, arrivals from seven Greek islands are currently subject to self-isolation.

Simon Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment expects no material hit from the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company, whose TV hit franchises include The X FactorandGot Talent, said in a U.K.

has drawn the ire of Sir Graham and others.Speaking to the BBC’s Radio 4 today programme on Monday, said: “What we have also seen over the last six months is the Government has got into the habit of, in respect to the coronavirus issue, ruling by decree without usual debate and discussion and votes in Parliament that we would expect on any other matter."The British people aren't used to being treated as children."We expect in this country to have a parliamentary democracy where our elected

Another 3,899 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the UK in the past 24 hours.As of 4pm on Sunday September 20, there has been a further 18 deaths confirmed in the past day - with the UK death toll now at 41,777.Figures from the Department of Health show that overall, 394,257 cases have been confirmed in the UK since the start of the pandemic.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,500 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19

David Cameron was ­yesterday accused of having a “brass neck” for ­volunteering at a ­food bank – despite his ­policies making them desperately needed.He presided over the largest increase in food banks in British history while prime minister.Asked about lockdown, Cameron told Times Radio: “My wife was battling hard to save and promote her fashion ­business, I was working less than that. "And so I cooked all the meals.

updated figures from Public Health England show that Bolton is the first place in the UK to record a weekly rate of more than 200 new cases for every 100,000 people.And yet, residents who are showing symptoms are still struggling to access the tests they have been told they must take.From the online failures which sent people miles from home to mobile centres in key infection areas failing to arrive, the entire testing project appears to have created confusion.One concerned Bolton mum told

Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher is strongly against wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic despite mandates in the United Kingdom where he resides. Gallagher, 53, also called a friend of his “cowardly” for doing his part to avoid spreading the novel virus.

Nicola Sturgeon has made a fresh plea for the UK Government to extend the furlough scheme to prevent thousands of Scots from losing their jobs next month.