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Serco postpones dividend payment and returns furlough cash

Serco postpones dividend payment and returns furlough cash

Serco postpones dividend payment and returns furlough cash

The outsourcing giant, which won numerous Covid-19 Government contracts, has added it will pay a one-off bonus to 50,000 staff.

Patel: I would call police if people are flouting Christmas coronavirus laws

Patel: I would call police if people are flouting Christmas coronavirus laws

Patel: I would call police if people are flouting Christmas coronavirus laws

The Home Secretary denied that police would lessen their enforcement of coronavirus laws over Christmas.

‘Ugliest orchid in the world’ among newly named plant species

‘Ugliest orchid in the world’ among newly named plant species

‘Ugliest orchid in the world’ among newly named plant species

Gastrodia agnicellus, from a forest in Madagascar, is on a list of around 156 plants and fungi found by scientists this year.

Deputy First Minister cannot rule out tough restrictions after Christmas

Deputy First Minister cannot rule out tough restrictions after Christmas

Deputy First Minister cannot rule out tough restrictions after Christmas

The Deputy First Minister urged people to limit their social interactions over Christmas.

Drakeford: 11,000 missing Covid tests show ‘how serious’ crisis is in Wales

Drakeford: 11,000 missing Covid tests show ‘how serious’ crisis is in Wales

Drakeford: 11,000 missing Covid tests show ‘how serious’ crisis is in Wales

An additional 11,911 positive tests will be added on to Wales’s total for December 9-15.

Countdown to epic bid to make sure baby Marley’s first Christmas is not his last

Countdown to epic bid to make sure baby Marley’s first Christmas is not his last

Countdown to epic bid to make sure baby Marley’s first Christmas is not his last

Photographer Joe Giddens will undertake a mountain challenge on Saturday to help seriously ill Marley Powell access the ‘world’s most expensive drug’.

Revolution boss: Government actions towards bars ‘nothing short of scandalous’

Revolution boss: Government actions towards bars ‘nothing short of scandalous’

Revolution boss: Government actions towards bars ‘nothing short of scandalous’

The group said financial support for drinks-focused bars was ‘welcomed but totally inadequate’.

Father of Lockerbie bombing victim hopes for truth if US announces new charges

Father of Lockerbie bombing victim hopes for truth if US announces new charges

Father of Lockerbie bombing victim hopes for truth if US announces new charges

The bombing of Pan Am flight 103, travelling from London to New York on December 21 1988, killed 270 people.

Hancock expected to make only minor changes to Covid tier allocations

Hancock expected to make only minor changes to Covid tier allocations

Hancock expected to make only minor changes to Covid tier allocations

The Health Secretary will update MPs on Thursday morning.

BAE hiring record number of trainees as ‘national priority’

BAE hiring record number of trainees as ‘national priority’

BAE hiring record number of trainees as ‘national priority’

More than 850 apprenticeships and 400 graduate roles will be available across the UK next year.

TalkTalk agrees £1.1bn takeover by Toscafund and Penta

TalkTalk agrees £1.1bn takeover by Toscafund and Penta

TalkTalk agrees £1.1bn takeover by Toscafund and Penta

It comes more than two months after the broadband provider first said it was in talks over the sale.

Construction supply cartel fined £15m for price fixing

Construction supply cartel fined £15m for price fixing

Construction supply cartel fined £15m for price fixing

The Competition and Markets Authority said Vp and MGF (Trench Construction Systems) colluded over prices for nearly two years.

Number of men having suicidal thoughts doubles in 10 years, report finds

Number of men having suicidal thoughts doubles in 10 years, report finds

Number of men having suicidal thoughts doubles in 10 years, report finds

But men are now almost three times more likely to see a therapist about such problems, research from Mind showed.

Trump administration trying to secure mini trade deal with UK, US says

Trump administration trying to secure mini trade deal with UK, US says

Trump administration trying to secure mini trade deal with UK, US says

Tariffs on Scotch whisky could be reduced if a post-Brexit pact is successful, it has been suggested.

Study reveals temporary housing crisis in England

Study reveals temporary housing crisis in England

Study reveals temporary housing crisis in England

The charity Shelter has called for public help, saying more than a quarter of a million people in England are ‘trapped’ in emergency accommodation.

Family ‘grateful’ for Christmas with boy recovering from Covid-linked coma

Family ‘grateful’ for Christmas with boy recovering from Covid-linked coma

Family ‘grateful’ for Christmas with boy recovering from Covid-linked coma

Jack Fair spent a week in the intensive care unit after his heart began to fail and his vital organs became inflamed.

Britain urged to scale back Christmas as announcement on Covid tiers expected

Britain urged to scale back Christmas as announcement on Covid tiers expected

Britain urged to scale back Christmas as announcement on Covid tiers expected

Matt Hancock is due to announce the outcome of the Government’s review of the tier system.

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