New furlough changes now in force as UK Government support drops for nearly 2m workers

furlough scheme that has paid the wages of more than 11million people in the UK during the coronavirus pande mic will come to an end. But as the scheme comes to an end, many fear that hundreds of thousands of people could be left redundant instead of returning to work.

Middle Earth is moving from New Zealand to the United Kingdom.

Lord Of The Rings TV show has confirmed that production on its second season will be relocating to the UK.The show, which takes place thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkien’s books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, has just wrapped shooting its first season in New Zealand.However, Amazon has announced that the next batch of episodes will begin pre-production in early 2022, with the show relocating to the UK.

Amazon Studios announced Friday it would film the second season of its original series, inspired by the books of J.R.R. Tolkien, to Britain.“The shift from New Zealand to the U.K.

told New Zealand’s “Morning Report” in April, which translates to roughly $465 million U.S. dollars.

Amazon Studios’ big-budget The Lord of the Rings TV series is leaving the franchise’s longtime home in New Zealand and moving production to the UK starting with the upcoming second season.

20th TV/ABC’s hit series Big Sky is moving production on Season 2 to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, the New Mexico Film Office said today. The first season was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. The series will film from August 2021 through April 2022.

iOS - Android Scottish Conservatives MSP Meghan Gallacher said: “As we continue to ease restrictions, it is welcome to see more employees in Central Scotland returning to work.“Ever since the pandemic began, the UK Government have stepped up to protect vital jobs and livelihoods in Central Scotland through the furlough scheme and that will continue until the end of September.“The crisis has shown the economic strength of the United Kingdom.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterCouncil bosses say they are “closely monitoring” the furlough numbers in Renfrewshire as the scheme continues to wind down.The Express revealed earlier this week how 5,500 people in the local authority area continue to have their wages propped up by the UK Treasury.Launched last April, the UK Job Retention Scheme sees people unable to work their usual hours paid 80 per cent of their wages up to a maximum of

Prince Harry and Meghan discussed moving to the South Pacific country during their 2018 visit, more than a year before the couple stepped back from royal duties and moved to the United States.Governor-General Patsy Reddy also told The Associated Press in an interview she believes the British monarch should remain New Zealand's head of state and described the hand-typed letters she sends to Queen Elizabeth II.Reddy, 67, will leave her largely ceremonial role representing the queen in New Zealand

Good Morning Britain presenter Ben Shephard has given an update over whether he’ll be taking part in the BBC dance competition Strictly Come Dancing this year.The ITV journalist hinted that if it hadn’t been for his football injury, he may well have been signing up to be one of the contestants on the show.The conversation arose when professional dancer-turned-judge Anton Du Beke joined Ben and Kate Garraway in the studio for an interview Tuesday morning.

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will begin on Sunday, August 1 as part of the UK Government’s plan to phase out its financial support by the end of September. The wind down in the furlough scheme comes after tens of thousands of businesses were given the green light to trade again as lockdown restrictions were eased further.

Wigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam is clinging to the hope that a solution is found to ensure the World Cup goes ahead this year.

Former England captain James Graham has been left annoyed and embarrassed after seeing Australia and New Zealand pull out of the World Cup.